[citation][nom]HalJordan[/nom]As a father, perhaps I should pick up a copy...know thy enemy.[/citation]
Here's the conundrum, What does the book exactly do?
The text excerpt sounds like it is setting rules in order to keep people from drifting down the baby raper /murderer pants leg of Pedophilia, and more into the "Creepy Uncle" leg.
If it is more of a "How not to get caught", you can bet cops are wanting to read it and find out for those things to look for. It might go as far as to make pedophiles stand out if they start doing some of the things in the book, some things that cops will then be looking for? Would not regular citizens be able to read and look for people doing these things too and help report them? Its benefit is increased awareness for these people.
If the content is more a book to keep these people from becoming child murderers and less of a predator, censoring it is doing the wrong thing. The benefit means a smaller percentage of violent child murders from molesters. Any parent would tell you which type of call they'd rather get between the two.
Its the law of unintended consequences. You can't make pedophilia disappear by sweeping it under the rug. Censoring it means that people can't talk or discuss it, closing off dialogue. Instead of intelligent discourse on what is good and bad, you shut it down before any thinking happens. Maybe we'd have better ways to deal with this issue or reducing its occurance if we can have some thought put into it?
A book like this is not likely going to turn people into pedophiles, not unless they are pretty damn close to it already.
Here's the conundrum, What does the book exactly do?
The text excerpt sounds like it is setting rules in order to keep people from drifting down the baby raper /murderer pants leg of Pedophilia, and more into the "Creepy Uncle" leg.
If it is more of a "How not to get caught", you can bet cops are wanting to read it and find out for those things to look for. It might go as far as to make pedophiles stand out if they start doing some of the things in the book, some things that cops will then be looking for? Would not regular citizens be able to read and look for people doing these things too and help report them? Its benefit is increased awareness for these people.
If the content is more a book to keep these people from becoming child murderers and less of a predator, censoring it is doing the wrong thing. The benefit means a smaller percentage of violent child murders from molesters. Any parent would tell you which type of call they'd rather get between the two.
Its the law of unintended consequences. You can't make pedophilia disappear by sweeping it under the rug. Censoring it means that people can't talk or discuss it, closing off dialogue. Instead of intelligent discourse on what is good and bad, you shut it down before any thinking happens. Maybe we'd have better ways to deal with this issue or reducing its occurance if we can have some thought put into it?
A book like this is not likely going to turn people into pedophiles, not unless they are pretty damn close to it already.