TechCrunch
reported that Amazon is selling an eBbook titled The Pedophile's
Guide to Love and Pleasure. The book itself is a disgrace – a
how-to guide for pedophiles. It includes, among other things, tips on
how to get away with it and how to avoid sexually transmitted diseases
by purchasing condom-like products for children too small to use actual
condoms.
The story hit the internet and prompted Amazon.com to
issue the statement:
Amazon believes it is censorship not to sell
certain books simply because we or others believe their message is
objectionable. 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.
For the moment the eBook remains available for sale
and download.
Update: Removed
12th November 2010. Based on
article from samueljscott.com
Amazon later removed the e-book in question from its
store but has seemingly not commented further to the media on the
matter.
Offsite: Arrested
21st December 2010. See article
from telegraph.co.uk
A man who wrote a how-to guide for paedophiles was
arrested and will be extradited to Polk County, Florida to face
obscenity charges, after police there ordered a copy of the book that
has generated online outrage.
Florida' obscenity law – a third-degree felony –
prohibits the distribution of obscene material depicting minors
engaged in conduct harmful to minors.
Legal experts questioned whether Greaves' right to
free speech would come into play if there's a trial. If prosecutors can
charge Greaves for shipping his book, they ask, what would prevent
booksellers from facing prosecution for selling Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita,
Update: Convicted
11th April 2011. See article
from bbc.co.uk
Phillip Greaves has been sentenced to two years' probation. He
pleaded no contest to a charge of distributing obscene material
depicting minors engaged in harmful conduct. Greaves will serve the
sentence in Colorado, his home state, and will not have to register
as a sex offender.
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