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should michael pearl be held accountable

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should michael pearl be held accountable
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RE: should michael pearl be held accountable
November 10, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.

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RE: should michael pearl be held accountable
November 10, 2011 at 1:42 pm
(November 10, 2011 at 12:53 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: I'll say the same thing I said about the Bible and Atlas Shrugged: "It's long been my observation that it's not the book that causes the problems, but the readers who fuck everything up for the rest of us."

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RE: should michael pearl be held accountable
November 10, 2011 at 1:51 pm
She never convinced anyone to beat their child but her avid followers hurt my brain.
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RE: should michael pearl be held accountable
November 10, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Quote:Well, being hateful isn't illegal, but due to the fact that their book was influential, and people have died as a direct result of following their instructions


The legal concept is "Clear and present danger." So how many people read his book and did NOT beat the shit out of their kids? That is the defense.

We generally regulate conduct in this country not speech. If he were addressing a mob of jesus-stoned fundie morons and urging them to break into a school and beat up kids the cops would arrest him for inciting a riot.

Writing a book does not reach that level.
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