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fallenone · True conversationalist Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 864

Your English isn't the problem, its your belief on what the book is about. I keep saying my book has virtually nothing to do with all the details of my case, and never speak directly about it. How can I explain this in a way you can understand.

ONCE FALLEN IS NOT ABOUT HOW ONE BECOMES A SEX OFFENDER! IT IS ABOUT THE EFFECT OF SEX OFFENDER LAWS!

Is that clear enough for you? And yes, I actually have a great deal of interest in my book. I'm merely having to revise portions of it to satisfy the requirements of a literary agency who is willing to accept my work. And America tends to have a rather unhealthy fascination with sex offender issues. Controversy sells. I don't care about the money and all but hell I still have to pay bills like everyone else, I just happen to owe 20 grand in student loans. Plus, running a non-profit takes money too. I've already had this project reviewed to meet ethical standards. However, I can't help that a lot of people are ultimately going to thing the same things you are about the book, thus I expect it to be controversial.
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tyciol · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:34 am Post subject:

stephanp3 · True conversationalist Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 187

tyciol · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:23 pm Post subject:

stephanp3 · True conversationalist Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 187

Making money by profiting from child sex / sex crime is immoral in my "book".
Nuff said.

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stephanp3 · True conversationalist Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 187

You know exactly what I meant.

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Dodger · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject:

Stephanp:

I must say, your comments have me scratching my head as well...

Would you suggest that if an author wrote about murders for a living, he would be immoral in accepting money for his work? (That would certainly put a lot of authors out in the cold...)

What about all the prison authors - There are hundreds, if not thousands of authors who've written books WHILE in prison - Books about their crimes, books about prison life, books about legal issues surrounding their crimes, etc. They make money form their work too - Are you suggesting that is somehow wrong?

To suggest that someone is "profiting from their crime" by writing a book about it after the fact is ludicrous. Unless they committed the crime with the intention of getting rich by writing a book about it afterward, or they write a book that attempts to glorify or justify their crimes, your contention is groundless.

Dodger
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fallenone · True conversationalist Joined: 06 Jan 2008 Posts: 864

If OJ can write a book about "If I did it" what is the problem with me writing about sex offender laws? I'm not writing some memoir about child molestation, so the question of ethics is answered. this isn't some dumb schmuck you are talking to. I've taken every step to ensure I wrote within the boundaries of ethics. For example, I decided not to say exactly what I did in the book because I believed there is no possible way to explain the situation without a bunch of clods thinking I'm minimizing, justifying, or condoning my behaviors. Seriously, I could write the book without even using my story at all. I merely use my case to illustrate the message. Have you ever experienced being told where to live, being labeled as the scourge of society, etc.? I have lived it. If I wanted to know about an event, say, the Holocaust, wouldn't you find it of value to read the story of someone who experienced it? That is what I'm trying to do. I'd do it for free-- hell, in all honesty, most of the stuff in my book is online either at my website or in the forums I participate in. However, my purpose should have been clear as to what Once Fallen is all about. That is why I'm having to edit the entire book, because some people got the impression that it was a child molester's memoir rather than a research project, despite safeguards such as appointing an advisory committee to read it cover-to-cover.
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Dodger · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject:

This thread has been "purged" of the ignorant and vicious accusations by Stephanp3, as well as the responses to those accusations.

Stepanp3 will be spending some time in the CJ time-out corner.

Personal attacks and unfounded accusations are not allowed here.

Please continue with the intended direction of the thread.

Dodger
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tyciol · Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject:

SupremeJustice · Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:30 pm Post subject:

OJ was found to be guilty in a civil court case but was acquitted in the criminal case.
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In the big picture, not only does TCAP have no discernable effect on child molestation, but similar to many laws passed in haste in response to public outrage, it may even be counter productive.