Amazon Defends Sale Of Pedophile How-To Guide

[adityas]

How sick can some corporates get...

http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/10/ama...-how-to-guide/

Link to the article on Techcrunch.

[Bill Roy]

Simple, I am sure to supply such material is against he law. Under such circumstances all offices and supply depots, carriers, etc., should be closed immediately by the courts or police. But then again it is Amazon, and we can expect no more than the shambolic result as with the Google spying case last week, or the Vodaphone let-off of £5 billion tax bill. But if you sell a goldfish to someone under 16 watch out, you will be arrested, charged, brought up in front of the courts and be punished with restrictions on your movements and be treated like a master mind criminal!

Yes, I am in a bad mood this morning, but even if I were not then the law should be enforced against these corporations.

[Raider]

I don't agree with Amazon selling the book, I think retailers need to hold themselves to a higher standard than that.

On the flip side of the coin, Take a look at the message were sending in the United States when the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) defends organizations like NAMBLA that promote pedophilia.

Don't know who NAMBLA is?;

North American Man/Boy Love Association
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAMBLA

When the ACLU vigorously fights for the rights of pedophiles abusing our Children, Amazon must look at that and say to themselves, "We don't want to sued by the ACLU for NOT selling the book do we?

Again, Pedophiles disgust me and I'm in NO way defending Amazon for carrying the book, I don't think it should of been allowed to be published in the first place.

[RobM]

Love the way it says 'I, for one, will not buy anything from Amazon until this and any similar titles are removed from their store. If you agree, comment below.' and then directly beneath that sentence and before the comments there are sales links to Amazon and their products
I agree that this is disgusting but, as Raider says, how on earth can such a vile book even be allowed to be published? I'm pretty sure if I wrote a book on the best way to rape women and get away with it there would be repercussions.

[Edited to add] Just read further into it. Apparently it's an ebook and Amazon have now removed it [/Edit]

[adityas]

I have no doubts that Amazon will have to bow down to public and media pressure, and will take the book down sooner than later.

But how in the hell did it get listed in the first place, and how in the hell did they hope to justify this and get away with it?