NP "The Thought Police"

[Phil Wise]

I certainly know what you mean; it's one of those unresolvable difficulties,
possibly.  Certainly avoiding such behaviour ought to be set as a condition
of the probation (and it would inform any judgements on "rehabilitation",
I'd think) before he's told he's "breached" it, but the guy would appear to
have problems.

But read on further still, and ponder whether a Mr T Pynchon, visiting Ohio,
might be convicted on the very same counts with a copy of Gravity's Rainbow
as exhibit number one...

Phil

----- Original Message -----
From: "Samuel Moyer" <smoyer at satx.rr.com>
To: "Pynchon-L (E-mail)" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 5:31 AM
Subject: Re: NP "The Thought Police"


> I was disturbed reading the first few paragraphs here...
> Of course thinking Fahrenheit 451 and 1984...
>
> But read on... this guy is on probation for Child porno....  Gotta keep an
> eye on people like this... I think...  Afterall... what happens when he
> commits another child porno crime or worse and his probation officer says:
> "Well I knew he was writing these fantasies down, but he said they were
> private, etc..."  Then gangs of parents and concerned citizens walk on
town
> hall, call radio shows for days, etc...
>
> Known criminals should have their liberties restricted somewhat when on
> probation!
>
> S
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Millison" <DMillison at ftmg.net>
> To: "Pynchon-L (E-mail)" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 11:59 AM
> Subject: NP "The Thought Police"
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> > http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/19/opinion/19HERB.html
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