A book that promises to "detail O.J.'s shocking late-night confession..." and "why (the author) stayed silent (about what the knew about the murders) for so long.."
Come on, people. Where's your sense of decency?
I noticed this on the Publisher's Marketplace site today, under "Deal of the Day":
Non-fiction: General/Other: O.J. Simpson's long-time sports agent Michael Gilbert HOW I HELPED O.J. GET AWAY WITH MURDER, promising to "detail O.J.'s late-night confession" and provide "shocking new proof that O.J. Simpson did indeed murder Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman" along with information on Gilbert's crucial role in obtaining the not guilty verdict and why he stayed silent for so long, to Regnery, with a portion of his royalties pledged to the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
If Gilbert had pledged 100 percent of his royalties to Make-A-Wish or perhaps an organization that benefits battered women and children, I MIGHT not have to supress the urge to throw up when I read that somebody actually has agreed to publish this book.
No..wait, just one moment.. NOPE, can't do it. In rereading the "Deal of the Day", that gagging instinct is still overriding my desire to see women or children benefitted by the dregs of society and their sordid lives.
(I say that with full knowledge that my novel, Courage in Patience (Kunati Books, September 08) has the issue of censorship as one of its themes. It even incorporates portions of the Freedom to Read Statement!)
Now that I have fully self-disclosed, I will go on to say that there has to be a limit..let's see, how about this: common decency, perhaps? that would make a publisher say, "Not no, but, HELL, no, I'm not publishing a book by anybody who could possibly justify helping an S.O.B. like O.J. Simpson get away with murder." I can't think of a good reason to stay silent for any amount of time, if Gilbert knew the "truth." And, no, I can assure you that my naturally curious mind will not be able to override the aforementioned vomiting impulse that the news of this books' sale brings about.
Maybe it's because I feel a kinship with abused women and children, but, really, now, the reading public's thirst for sensationalism aside (kinda like not being able to keep from looking at a horrible car accident as one putt-putts by it on the highway, right?), where does the role of decency and regard for the victims and their families come in to decisions to publish books such as the "Deal of the Day"?
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