What do you think about book censorship?

Question

Is it justified? Fair?

Answer 1

I believe the US Supreme court has already answered this question. It is not free speech to yell "Fire" in a crowded theatre. Apply that principle to the production of books and you might find that censorship might well be justified in a few instances. I certainly believe it is.
Is it free speech to incite others to hatred?

Answer 2

True censorship (As opposed to restricting juvenile access to mature material) is NEVER justified.

A free society is absolutely dependent on the free exchange of ideas. Some of those ideas may be repugnant, but that is never justification to hide them. The opposite, in fact is true - the more repugnant an idea the more important that the full light of public disdain be shone upon it.

Richard

Answer 3

I don't believe in book censorship. The US is built upon freedom of speech and when people start censoring books, I feel it's going against that ideal. I also think that when you censor or ban things, you just make that particular book that more popular and attractive to people. This just gives a book a larger audience than it would normally have.

Answer 4

Of course it isn't fair. Most often, it seems to be done by mindless school boards terrified of letting their kids experience real life. Jus head to a public library.

Answer 5

I don't agree with it at all. I believe that authors should be able to write whatever they want and it is up to the reader to decide if they want to read it. Most adults are intelligent enough to make choices about what they read.