Pending the release of further information, it’s impossible to tell if McLaw did or said anything beyond authoring novels reflective of contemporary commercial fiction that gave authorities credible reason to believe he was a real threat to himself and/or others. Without such details, speculation about “Soviet-style punishment for a novelist” are to be expected, as is an equally likely possibility that this could simply be the type of zero tolerance insanity that results in bizarre gross official overreactions, like a student being suspended for writing about shooting dinosaurs. [More]This morning's Gun Rights Examiner report notes a case where truth may be stranger than fiction.
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Teacher’s arrest over future school shooting novel suggests antigun hysteria
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Might be more than meets the eye. However, if it's some kind of gateway to test whether authors can be regulated, that's something else.
They might not like Mike V's views nor mine, Matt Bracken's etc but there is such a plethora of fiction, I can't see it going anywhere. Still worth watching.
Besides, my stories have vampires in them. Might get sued for equal rights for bloodsuckers lol.
I wonder how they would treat Richard Castle?
In all seriousness, it's a good thing Jane Espenson wasn't arrested for writing 'Earshot' huh?
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