What I mean to say is how do we know he is advocating relationships with young boys in his book, unless we have read it? Otherwise surely it's just a second hand opinion? I do feel generally there's a tendency to leap to conclusions about things before having all the facts. For example, there are people suggesting this man should be publicly flogged, but have they actually read the book?
Apart from anything else, it's a subject about which there is plenty of strong feelings but very little educated opinion. Of course it's an emotive subject, and I understand why people feel strongly about it, but a book in itself is not a bad thing.....I doubt that someone who wasn't a peadophile would read this book and decide to become one. I've read Mein Kampf recently, but that doesn't mean I condone Hitler's actions. The fact remains though that he did what he did, and I think it's important to try and understand how such a thing could happen. w -----Original Message----- From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 October 2002 11:50 To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Pedophiliac book on Amazon.com but if we know the book is about a man who advocates intimate relationships with young boys, why do we really need to read it to form an opinion? What ever arguments he gives in the book, how can he justify what he preaches? M -----Original Message----- From: Will Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 10 October 2002 11:13 To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Pedophiliac book on Amazon.com Has anybody actually read this book? Only surely if not none of us are in a position to judge it. I learnt a long time ago to form my own opinions about things...... w -----Original Message----- From: Beth F [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 October 2002 19:40 To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Pedophiliac book on Amazon.com > Maybe, Beth, but I wouldn't want him to profit from it, especially if I thought that money was going to aid or abet pedophiles. I guess I'd go >read this book in the library but I wouldn't buy it. > > Agreed. ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
