Amazon Under Fire for Selling Kids' Book Written by Convicted Serial Killer

Wow! I'm speechless. :o angeldeb82

did someone dig up shel silverstiens basement and find all the bodys?

I love how everyone in amazon is reviewing the book and giving it one stars just because it's written by an inmate. Where's the logic in that? I guess we should void everything Albert Einstein has put worth into math and science, he did have a learning disorder.

Because a serial killer wrote a book about it, and I feel surprised, as if I didn't know it. Besides, another guy (whose name starts with an "H" and ends with an "R") wrote "Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" in the '30s, you know.angeldeb82

Didn't a former leader of the Crips serving a life sentence write a bunch of children's books and get a Nobel Peace Prize?cd_rom

Didn't a former leader of the Crips serving a life sentence write a bunch of children's books and get a Nobel Peace Prize?cd_rom

I don't understand why its a big deal.

people are f***ing stupid, nothing new here.

Because a serial killer wrote a book about it, and I feel surprised, as if I didn't know it. Besides, another guy (whose name starts with an "H" and ends with an "R") wrote "Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" in the '30s, you know.angeldeb82

Speaking of "Mein Kampf" you can buy that on Amazon, why aren't people up in arms about that?

"The killer also allegedly told Burtinshaw that he prefers "to write in semi-darkness, alone in the nude."" AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA!xTheExploited

Well, there's your problem right there! :lol:

And the big deal is what exactly?

Because a serial killer wrote a book about it, and I feel surprised, as if I didn't know it. Besides, another guy (whose name starts with an "H" and ends with an "R") wrote "Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" in the '30s, you know.angeldeb82

so let me get this straight, you object to a convicted criminal productively contributing to society and you compare a childrens book to mein kampf?

coulda sworn this happened before.Allicrombie

Doesn't surprise me. I'm pretty sure if Casey Anthony wrote a book it could have nothing to do with the case and be the best book ever but people would boycott it just because she wrote it. Same thing with this guy, he's a serial killer so nobody wants to support his work.

Well at least he was doing something productive with his time.

The author of something should matter far less than its content...unless it's Fox News; then we can dismiss whatever is said without even knowing what was said.

I think if the author offends people they shouldn't purchase the book. But it's not up to them to decide what others chose to purchase. LJS9502_basic

But LJS, think of the children!!

[QUOTE="angeldeb82"]Because a serial killer wrote a book about it, and I feel surprised, as if I didn't know it. Besides, another guy (whose name starts with an "H" and ends with an "R") wrote "Mein Kampf (My Struggle)" in the '30s, you know.SaintLeonidas

Speaking of "Mein Kampf" you can buy that on Amazon, why aren't people up in arms about that?

:lol: I was thinking exactly this.

Don't see what all the fuss is about...

The author of something should matter far less than its content...unless it's Fox News; then we can dismiss whatever is said without even knowing what was said.Palantas

One's a fictional story and the other is a "news" channel that's been caught out on several occaisions running misleading stories or outright lies. See the difference?

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The author of something should matter far less than its content...unless it's Fox News; then we can dismiss whatever is said without even knowing what was said.worlock77

One's a fictional story and the other is a "news" channel that's been caught out on several occaisions running misleading stories or outright lies. See the difference?

I see the difference, but I'm not sure what point you're making. Are you saying that we can dismiss the content of a body of data without actually taking any steps to determine its merit?

He's a murderer, not a child rapist. People who murder people can still write books, you know. Some of the most twisted people ever are wonderful writers.XilePrincess

He's a murderer, not a child rapist. People who murder people can still write books, you know. Some of the most twisted people ever are wonderful writers.XilePrincess

On that subject, what would it matter if he were a child molester? He's not going to molest anybody via novel, unless there are some recent innovations in book making that I don't know about.

Unless the book gives in depth descriptions of how he killed people then I don't see what people are getting offended about, it's just a childrens book.

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The author of something should matter far less than its content...unless it's Fox News; then we can dismiss whatever is said without even knowing what was said.Palantas

One's a fictional story and the other is a "news" channel that's been caught out on several occaisions running misleading stories or outright lies. See the difference?

I see the difference, but I'm not sure what point you're making. Are you saying that we can dismiss the content of a body of data without actually taking any steps to determine its merit?

I'm saying that when a known liar tells me something I'm disinclined to believe them, at least until I hear the same thing from someone else. I'm not really sure what point you were trying to make ether in comparing two completely different things.

I'm saying that when a known liar tells me something I'm disinclined to believe them, at least until I hear the same thing from someone else. I'm not really sure what point you were trying to make ether in comparing two completely different things.

worlock77

I assume you mean "disciplined not to believe them." A bunch of people on the Internet are disciplined to disbelieve a known murderer, apparently. My point is that we can't dismiss the content of a body of data without taking steps to determine its merit. You can doubt the veracity of a source based on past experience, which might lead you to investigate it,but you can't automatically dismiss it. I think the situation here is similar enough to make the analogy. You seem to have understood it. People have a prejudice against a source, so they assume some information issued by the source is suspect in some way, without actually reviewing the information.

Unless the book gives in depth descriptions of how he killed people then I don't see what people are getting offended about, it's just a childrens book.

toast_burner

The only reason I can see people being so offended is because of the idea that purchasingthe book will somehow add money to him or his estate, which is the main reason people were calling for protests of anything Casey Anthony-related in terms of interviews, books, etc. after her acquittal out of concern she would profit.

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I'm saying that when a known liar tells me something I'm disinclined to believe them, at least until I hear the same thing from someone else. I'm not really sure what point you were trying to make ether in comparing two completely different things.

Palantas

I assume you mean "disciplined not to believe them." A bunch of people on the Internet are disciplined to disbelieve a known murderer, apparently. My point is that we can't dismiss the content of a body of data without taking steps to determine its merit. You can doubt the veracity of a source based on past experience, which might lead you to investigate it,but you can't automatically dismiss it. I think the situation here is similar enough to make the analogy. You seem to have understood it. People have a prejudice against a source, so they assume some information issued by the source is suspect in some way, without actually reviewing the information.

No, I mean "disinclined", as in "not inclined to". And I still don't know what point you're attempting to make. You're comparing a book of fiction, by its nature a made up story, to a channel which purports to be news, news being, or supposing to be, a factual account according to avalible data.

No, I mean "disinclined", as in "not inclined to". And I still don't know what point you're attempting to make. You're comparing a book of fiction, by its nature a made up story, to a channel which purports to be news, news being, or supposing to be, a factual account according to avalible data.

worlock77

Yes, you have identified the particulars of the situations. I am not referencing the particulars, but a principle common to both situations. If you have an issue with what I said...

People have a prejudice against a source, so they assume some information issued by the source is suspect in some way, without actually reviewing the information.

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...then write it down.

I love how everyone in amazon is reviewing the book and giving it one stars just because it's written by an inmate. Where's the logic in that? I guess we should void everything Albert Einstein has put worth into math and science, he did have a learning disorder.

Fightingfan

He's a murderer, not a child rapist. People who murder people can still write books, you know. Some of the most twisted people ever are wonderful writers.XilePrincess

Not a big deal. It's not like it's a kid book about murdering people.