Pedophile Handbook, now in Kindle edition!

[Placid Dingo]

I dunno, I'm not sure that harassing mourners is really best expressed as 'symbolic speech.'

I would think it would be 'harassment'.

But that's me.

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

Necrobumping for some news.

Surprise, surprise,

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/20/florida.obscenity.arrest/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

the author was arrested.

[Phox]

Necrobumping for some news.

Surprise, surprise,

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/20/florida.obscenity.arrest/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

the author was arrested.

Well, there may in fact be justice in the world.

[Disco Pickle]

Necrobumping for some news.

Surprise, surprise,

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/20/florida.obscenity.arrest/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

the author was arrested.

Well, there may in fact be justice in the world.

yeah, but apparently it has to be dealt out from Florida.   

[Phox]

Necrobumping for some news.

Surprise, surprise,

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/20/florida.obscenity.arrest/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

the author was arrested.

Well, there may in fact be justice in the world.

yeah, but apparently it has to be dealt out from Florida.   

Minor details.

[hooplala]

That's bullshit.  Shouldn't the detectives that ordered the book be busted for buying illegal products, if that is the case?  Since this is all currently on the theoretical crime level, aren't they just as "guilty"?  Oh man, I love when people are busted for Thought Crime.  No, wait, scratch that and reverse it... I don't love that.

He's gross, his book is (from what I have read) vile and reprehensible, but as I said before he should be allowed to write it and publish it, and people should be allowed to read it. 

[BadBeast]

That's bullshit.  Shouldn't the detectives that ordered the book be busted for buying illegal products, if that is the case?  Since this is all currently on the theoretical crime level, aren't they just as "guilty"?  Oh man, I love when people are busted for Thought Crime.  No, wait, scratch that and reverse it... I don't love that.

He's gross, his book is (from what I have read) vile and reprehensible, but as I said before he should be allowed to write it and publish it, and people should be allowed to read it. 

In that case, he should be allowed to reap the consequences when someone decides their children would be safer with him swinging from a lamp post.

[Disco Pickle]

That's bullshit.  Shouldn't the detectives that ordered the book be busted for buying illegal products, if that is the case?  Since this is all currently on the theoretical crime level, aren't they just as "guilty"?  Oh man, I love when people are busted for Thought Crime.  No, wait, scratch that and reverse it... I don't love that.

He's gross, his book is (from what I have read) vile and reprehensible, but as I said before he should be allowed to write it and publish it, and people should be allowed to read it. 

In that case, he should be allowed to reap the consequences when someone decides their children would be safer with him swinging from a lamp post.

I sat for a few minutes and tried to think of a good way to say what I thought about that post.  You've done it better than it came out in my head.

[LMNO]

Uh, sadly no.

Unless you're comfortable with allowing people to kill anyone who writes something that they disagree with.



LMNO
-why do you fuckers insist on saying stupid shit that leaves me having to defend other stupid shit?

[hooplala]

That's bullshit.  Shouldn't the detectives that ordered the book be busted for buying illegal products, if that is the case?  Since this is all currently on the theoretical crime level, aren't they just as "guilty"?  Oh man, I love when people are busted for Thought Crime.  No, wait, scratch that and reverse it... I don't love that.

He's gross, his book is (from what I have read) vile and reprehensible, but as I said before he should be allowed to write it and publish it, and people should be allowed to read it. 

In that case, he should be allowed to reap the consequences when someone decides their children would be safer with him swinging from a lamp post.

Are you serious?

[Adios]

Uh, sadly no.

Unless you're comfortable with allowing people to kill anyone who writes something that they disagree with.



LMNO
-why do you fuckers insist on saying stupid shit that leaves me having to defend other stupid shit?

I'm torn on this one. On one hand I always protect freedom of speech, on the other hand this is a little like yelling fire in a crowded theater. Personally I am not comfortable with the author enabling sick people to hurt children. I wonder if it wouldn't have been better to just track who purchased the book and keep an eye on them.

[LMNO]

There are probably laws against "incitement" or to somehow advocate illegal acts (an overview of such a law is here).  Of course, it would be a difficult case to make, as well it should be.  

However, I would prefer to see the book brought to trial this way than to use the obscenity laws.

[AFK]

Was the author/collator/whatever of the Anarchist Cookbook ever arrested for advocating or promoting domestic terrorism?  Should he have been?  

Look, as a father of two kids, I can assure you this guy is not on my list of winners.  But LMNO and Hoops have it right.  I don't think we should be in the business of meting out justice for thoughtcrime.  They should be ridiculed and flogged publicly.  They should be mocked mercilessly.  They should be shunned and the scorn of society.  But until they actually do something, they should be free men.  That's how our justice system works.  This isn't Minority Report.  

[hooplala]

Well, I also think it should be legal to yell fire in a crowded theatre, and to incite violence but not actually commit violence.  But again, I'm admittedly a fucking nutball.

Busting this guy over this book seems like thought crime to me, and I don't see how someone can reasonably consider stringing him up as a justifiable act.

[hooplala]

They should be ridiculed and flogged publicly.  They should be mocked mercilessly.  They should be shunned and the scorn of society.  But until they actually do something, they should be free men.  That's how our justice system works.  This isn't Minority Report.  

Yes yes yes... this.