Reason, August 1st, 1999
Attorney Howard Siegel, in behalf of the family killed by James Perry, has filed a suit against Paladin Press for allegedly instructing Perry how to commit a perfect murder. Siegel argues that the books, 'How to Make Disposable Silencers' and 'Hit Man,' have inspired the crime done by Perry.
The courts take out a contract on free speech.
Is a publisher legally responsible for the crimes perpetrated by one of its readers? In America, the answer now is "yes."
After serving several years in Michigan's Jackson State Prison for violent felonies, James Perry was released and soon went into busine...
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