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Originally Posted by teh603
It may be ridiculous, but who wants to be the guy that gets lynched by a mob of angry parents because a pedo tried to use, "Well I read it in this book and thought I'd try it..." as a defense in court?
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People of the criminal persuasion latch onto these sort of witch hunts and use them as an excuse in their defence. "I done it after watching horror films" was a common defence during the hysteria over horror films in the UK in the mid-80s, as was "I done it after reading comics" in the 50s. America probably had a fair few people saying "I done it after talking to a Communist" too.