I live in Australia where any sexual act between consenting adults is legal. That makes it easy for me to decide. Thankfully slavery was never legal here although we didn't treat the indigenous population with any respect. We have tough censorship laws here but it hasn't stopped some horrific pedophile acts. I don't think we have the right to say that something that might be seen as legal here, should also be legal in a other country. And the reverse. That is their right to determine their own legal system. We do not have the right to carry arms here for any reason unless you are a police officer. Same with knives. But do I have the right to say that law should also apply in the States? I am guessing No.
yes I was comparing apples and oranges but was following that argument from an earlier post. While some argue this was a work of fiction, it wasn't. It was a how-to guide based on a person's knowledge.
You say that just because something is law, doesn't make it right. I agree with that. Just because this book might be allowed under one of the Amendments, doesn't make it right that it is allowed. And while I am Australian, I will say, even though I have no right to say so, that if the Amendments allow such things to be freely available, ie works that describe how to commit a serious crime, then maybe that needs to change. Such books are certainly banned here.
Last edited by Pushka; 01-01-2011 at 07:11 PM.
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