Amazon Selling Pedophile Book

[Texsox]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/10/a...k_n_781727.html

 

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/amazon...py-creepy-title

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40112145/?gt1=43001

 

NEW YORK — 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" by Philip R. Greaves II, 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.

 

The author's description (misspellings included) reads:

 

"This is my attempt to make pedophile situations safer for those juveniles that find themselves involved in them, by establishing certian rules for these adults to follow. I hope to achieve this by appealing to the better nature of pedosexuals, with hope that their doing so will result in less hatred and perhaps liter sentences should they ever be caught."

 

Amazon issued a statement that will no doubt fuel the outraged comments multiplying on the "Pedophile's Guide" Amazon page. "Amazon believes it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable," it reads. "Amazon does not support or promote hatred or criminal acts, however, we do support the right of every individual to make their own purchasing decisions."

 

As a private company, Amazon has the right to sell whatever it wants as long as it's legal, and as such, offers books that cater to Holocaust deniers and other hate groups, as well as graphic dog fighting and cock fighting videos. Adult (legal) pornography, while available in book and magazine form, is not permitted in the Kindle e-reader store. This is possibly because of its iTunes partnership with the notoriously porn-free Apple which removed both "Ulysses" and the "Kama Sutra" from its own book store.

 

 

[lostfan]

22 5-stars, 3 4-stars, 9 3-stars, and 1,331 1-stars

 

Seriously though what the f***?

[Balta1701]

Probably a symptom of what happens when you have an enormous supply of merchandise. You offer up 1000 retailers the opportunity to use your software, you have millions of items in your system, and unless they're all individually reviewed by a person, some things you might not want will slip through there.

 

There's a reason why Apple maintains such firm control of what apps get into its marketplace, for example.

[Soxy]

I saw this yesterday on Jezebel. I went to the site, read the description of the book (which is in a very loosely defined English) and was totally skeeved out. But he has a right to write it (and a right to get investigated and put away for writing it) and amazon has a right to sell insane nutters self-published books. Won't affect my shopping there.

 

And, yes, Amazon grocery is awesome and they do have bacon.

[StrangeSox]

I saw this yesterday on Jezebel. I went to the site, read the description of the book (which is in a very loosely defined English) and was totally skeeved out. But he has a right to write it (and a right to get investigated and put away for writing it) and amazon has a right to sell insane nutters self-published books. Won't affect my shopping there.

 

And, yes, Amazon grocery is awesome and they do have bacon.

 

I don't think writing a book advocating the subject is illegal.

[Texsox]

I don't think writing a book advocating the subject is illegal.

 

 

Actually a how to break the law book may actually be illegal.

[LittleHurt05]

There was a Law & Order:SVU episode along the exact same lines. IIRC, the guy had a website with pictures of random kids in everyday situations, but it was used to try to help pedophiles from actually breaking the law, but admitting they have a problem and trying to control it. They tried to shut it down but didn't have an actual legal right to do so until he did something else illegal.

[StrangeSox]

Actually a how to break the law book may actually be illegal.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Anarchist-Cookbook-C...l/dp/0962303208

 

[Soxy]

I don't think writing a book advocating the subject is illegal.

 

No, but I think it would give the authorities probable cause to look for child pornography or other misdeeds.

[lostfan]

From the description I read it doesn't sound like the author is showing people how to do anything illegal but it's still really creepy to read.

[EvilMonkey]

From the description I read it doesn't sound like the author is showing people how to do anything illegal but it's still really creepy to read.

I am not clicking the link, but from that description, it sounds to me like he is trying to 'offer' a set of 'rules' for pedophiles to voluntariloy follow to make the situation 'safer' and sentences if caught possibly lighter. I don't get it.

[lostfan]

I am not clicking the link, but from that description, it sounds to me like he is trying to 'offer' a set of 'rules' for pedophiles to voluntariloy follow to make the situation 'safer' and sentences if caught possibly lighter. I don't get it.

To be honest I was too creeped out to read the rest of it. lol.

[BigSqwert]

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the author one day will be found beaten to death and stuffed in a dumpster.

[Steve9347]

They seem to have removed the book.

[Chisoxfn]

Actually a how to break the law book may actually be illegal.

What about the computer hacking books that exist?

 

The author is disgusting though and anyone who buys the book has serious issues.

[Chisoxfn]

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the author one day will be found beaten to death and stuffed in a dumpster.

Your probably right.