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I am also a child of the 60's (missed Woodstock because I WAS a farmer). My parents didn't try to get books pulled or TV channels blocked - they just shut off the TV. My understanding is the pedifilia book did not have child porn images, so just having the book on its servers would not make Amazon guilty of a criminal act. Why couldn't we just choose not to buy it? I see a lot of stuff on TV when I am flipping the channels at 2 am which causes me to say to myself "I can't believe they can put this stuff on TV" I switch the channel. That is the purpose of the 1st amendment - the majority should not be able to ban the speech of the minority.
I'm actually kind of curious about the banned book. Although I think the subject matter is horrific, I am getting kinda curious about the hoopla. I don't think I will turn into a raving child molestor just for reading the book. But I guess I will never know. Because I would never BUY such a book. I don't need the someone else to decide for me.
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