“When the buyer looked at it, he saw it was a serious and empathetic look at how the other half lives. We were really impressed with how scholarly and journalistic it was.”
“For us, the safety and security of our customers and employees is a top priority, and we believe that carrying this issue could challenge that priority.”
“We absolutely respect our customers' right to choose what they wish to read and buy and we support the First Amendment. And we absolutely support the rights of Free Inquiry to publish the cartoons. We've just chosen not to carry this particular issue in our stores.”
