Amazon is selling a self-published book defending pedophiles, sparking discussions about the retailer's obligation to vet items before they are sold in its online stores, and threats of boycott from Amazon customers if the book is not removed.
The book, " The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct" offers advice to pedophiles afraid of becoming the center of retaliation. It is an electronic book available for Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle e-reader. Amazon has refused to ban the book, saying the site "believes it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable" and that the site “supported the right of every individual to make their own purchasing decisions”.
What a bunch of horse shit!!! This isn't a first ammendment issue, this is an issue about what material a good corporate citizen should be making available to the public. And that's the kind of decision Amazon should be making.
Pedophiles prey on those who are unable through the fact of their vulnerability as a child to make enlightened decisions on who with or how they should express affection. While an attraction to children may (or may not) be something one can control, as an adult it is your legal and moral duty to NOT act on it and seek help if necessary. We are not talking about sexual preferences, we are talking about abuse. Heterosexuality, homosexuality, bi-sexuality, are all sexual preferences. Pedophilia is little different, It’s abuse by the fact of lack of consent. I haven’t read the book so I don’t know if it condones sexual acts with children but by using the word’s Pedophile and Pleasure in it’s title it indicates to me that it is about sexual gratification though some sort of stimulus that is connected with children and this has to be illegal.
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