More On The Destruction of First Amendment Rights

Here's another thought on the Castillo case: "It's the ubiquitous slippery slope from here. First comic books that have sex. Then they'll come for the ones with violence. Then they'll come for the Richie Rich comics for showing our children class warfare. Then they'll come for the skimpy bathing suits Betty and Veronica wear. They'll come for the X-Men and the Ninja Turtles and then they will start on you local Borders or Barnes and Noble, tearing apart the children's area, burning Harry Potter and Goosebumps books."

Also, Peter David is still thinking about the problem, as is Franklin Harris. Neil Gaiman recounts almost getting a Swedish publisher sent to prison because he portrayed a rape recounted in the bible as a rape. There's also more about the international aspects of the case from Neil. And he also responds to a Texas resident who is surprised that Dallas was the locale for the sham. Mark Evanier weighs in, as do Bill Sherman and Sean Collins.

Update: Over at the Pulse, comic pros chime in, not very eloquently in all cases I'm afraid, on the Castillo decision.

Update Two: Now Slashdot has reported on it.