Argument Against Book Burning

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I am against book burning because books are full of knowledge and information and we should not want to burn that. Books are defined as freedom of press and knowledge. We should ban stuff about drugs, sex and alcohol. We should censor what are children watch and listen to but, if we censor too much stuff then they won’t be ready for the real world. If they go out into the real world after there parents censored so much stuff the won’t know how to respond to everything that is happening around them. Censorship helps to keep society safe. I think all of the hateful content should be blocked. If censoring was gone there would be an increase in bullying and there would be fewer suicides around the world.
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