A Crisis of Innocence

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Discusses the unanimous support that the bill proposed by Fulton received in the House of Commons.

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Discusses a meeting between six comic book dealers and 8 home and school associations, which took place in Oakville, regarding the sale of horror comic books.

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Claims that the blaming of juvenile delinquency on comic books is absurd. Miles notes that radio and film are far more likely to influence children to act violently.

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Features the opinions of two psychologists, and a policeman, who have been studying the effects of comic books on children.

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Discusses a government decision to lift the ban on the importation of comic books from the United States. Outlines the anxieties present in censors about the amount of questionable comic book material that will soon be imported into Canada.

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Discusses comic book censorship, and the fact that it is infringing on people's ability to read whatever they want.

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Looks at the British initiative to morally clean-up their country. There is also mention of the fact that there are attempts being made to ban the sale of horror comics in Britain.

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Discusses moral issues in Britain, including subjects of prostitution, homosexuality, pornography and obscene literature.

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Two boys aged 11 and 13 shot a 63 year old farmer while reenacting a story from a comic book. The jury members for the murder case state that violent comics should be banned.

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Highlights 25 comic book titles that will be banned due to the lewd content being depicted in them.
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