ACHTUNG! INTERNET PORN IS VERBOTEN!

[Standing Wolf]

After the two men made their announcement, one of them challenged an Internet user's choice of viewing material and asked him to step outside, according to a witness.

Probably just couldn't think of any other way to set up a date for the week end.

 

[spartacus2002]

Welcome to the new America.

 

[Shweboner]

alt-tab... ALT-TAB!!

You aint lying buddy

 

[torpid]

...first they came for the pornography, but I said nothing because I was too focused on the pornography to notice them...

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[CAnnoneer]

There always are psychos hiding in the wings, waiting for an opportunity to impose their own visions of "propriety" on the unsuspecting public...

 

[texgunner]

Anyone see the DHS agent get picked up during a child sex sting in Riverside County?

This happened with an LEO here in the Houston area recently.

 

[Brother in Arms]

First of all I have to agree the Gestapo are all around us.

Secondly that poster that was posted, Looks like ww2 soviet propaganda!! Reminds me of the posters on the buildings in Red Dawn. I think things like this point to the fact that we are all ready in trouble and something to take serious note of. Vigilance is not even the word at this point.

Brother in Arms

 

[ScottS]

...first they came for the pornography, but I said nothing because I was too focused on the pornography to notice them....

That there's funny, I don't care who you are.

 

[ravinraven]

There is no way these two could be this stupid and have gotten a job with Homeland Security. Someone put them up to this.


This means that someone stupider is working further up the food chain. How'd he get his job?

 

[USMCRotrHed]

Supreme Court defines porn

Wonder how Homeland Security defines porn?

D

The Supreme Court defines porn as "You know it when you see it."

 

[joab]

I have to wonder if these fellows were wearing brown?

Ah yes more proof that we live in a Nazi police state, but wait a minute

A librarian intervened, and the two men went into the library's work area to discuss the matter. A police officer arrived. In the end, no one had to step outside except the uniformed men.

chief administrative officer, Bruce Romer, issued a statement calling the incident "unfortunate" and "regrettable" -- two words that bureaucrats often deploy when things have gone awry. He said the officers had been reassigned to other duties.

Romer said the officers believed they were enforcing the county's sexual harassment policy but "overstepped their authority" and had to be reminded that Montgomery "supports the rights of patrons to view the materials of their choice."

Montgomery plans to train its homeland security officers "so they fully understand library policy and its consistency with residents' First Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution," Romer said in his statement.

It's the SS run amuk I tell you. Jack Booted Thugs stepping on constitutional rights with impunity

 

[JohnBT]

"Welcome to the new America."

Nah, it's just Montgomery County MD. More of the same old same old. Monkey county pops up here like a recurring nightmare populated by meddling dogooders.

John
Richard Montgomery H.S., Class of '68

P.S. - I remember when the annual Fireman's Carnival held in front of the high school had a .22 shooting gallery. Now they probably have espresso-sipping contests.

 

[crucible]

Security guards on power trips aside, yea, it's a great thing when my 10 year old daughter is at the library and walks by as some creepy man is looking at bukkake and gang bangs.

That's perfectly okay right? Freedom to look at one wants to in public with no interfering standards and all that.

 

[ConserVet]

There is no way these two could be this stupid and have gotten a job with Homeland Security. Someone put them up to this.


This means that someone stupider is working further up the food chain. How'd he get his job?

Wow, what a couple of worthless boobs.

You're wrong, Raven. Its absolutely amazing the low caliber of people that get into law enforcement. Really the only requirement these days, other than a pulse, is a clean criminal and financial record. It sucks that buffoons like this tend to overshadow those of us who actually give a rat's ass and try to do right for the citizenry. As a public employee, I take very seriously the fact that I work for American taxpayers.

I'm a corrections officer, and we refer to some of our co-workers as "warm bodies". They're handy for guarding harmless items, carrying heavy objects, and sending on meaningless errands. Its a shame they're employed on John Q. Public's dime.

The two little Hitler's in the story need to be reassigned to something harmless, like checking all the fleet vehicles to make sure all the pretty lights and sirens work.

 

[edwardyoung]

Ah yes more proof that we live in a Nazi police state, but wait a minuteIt's the SS run amuk I tell you. Jack Booted Thugs stepping on constitutional rights with impunity

I'm not sure if there's a lot of sarcasm being interjected here, or do some of you really think that degenerate scum looking at pornography in the library is some kind of noble pursuit that the Founding Fathers fought and died to guarantee. Let them buy their own computers and stay at home. Objectification of women is not something worthy of praise or defense.

 

[MechAg94]

Personally, I would rather see the library get rid of the public use computers if they can't figure out how to restrict viewing of pornographic material. I would rather not have my tax dollars paying for that. You wouldn't think it would be that difficult to restrict it. Probably some idiot judge told them they couldn't. You can read whatever you want in the library. I don't care. However, the library doesn't carry porn magazines do they? Why should they allow this on their computers? If you want internet privacy, get your own computer. Used computers are cheap and dial up is cheap.

Were these two guys federal agents? Or just local guys? Sounds like nothing really happened in the end though.

You can read and view whatever you want, but my tax dollars don't have to pay for it. If it is not in the library, you can buy it or obtain it yourself.

 

[c_yeager]

Security guards on power trips aside, yea, it's a great thing when my 10 year old daughter is at the library and walks by as some creepy man is looking at bukkake and gang bangs.

That's perfectly okay right? Freedom to look at one wants to in public with no interfering standards and all that.

Yes, it is perfectly OK, if you want your daughter sheltered from the world, then you need to do the sheltering, not the state.

 

[ScottS]

Personally, I would rather see the library get rid of the public use computers if they can't figure out how to restrict viewing of pornographic material. I would rather not have my tax dollars paying for that. You wouldn't think it would be that difficult to restrict it. Probably some idiot judge told them they couldn't. You can read whatever you want in the library. I don't care. However, the library doesn't carry porn magazines do they? Why should they allow this on their computers? If you want internet privacy, get your own computer. Used computers are cheap and dial up is cheap.

I agree! And you shouldn't be allowed to look at gay sites, either. Or any site that anything to do with religion! The library doesn't carry religious magazines, do they? And, especially not anything Jewish! Because I think that objectifies Jews, and I don't want my tax dollars going for that. And No Guns or gun-related sites!! The library doesn't carry gun magazines, so no gun sites. No highroad.org!

If you're going to have public computers for public use, then you can hardly start deciding what's OK and what's not. Who's to say what's porn and what's not? Is Maxim's website? How about Victoria's Secret? Frederick of Hollywood? Some people consider guns to be pornographic, and to objectify violence. Brady site, that's OK, though, because that's the right side of "common sense" gun issues. That attitude OK by you?

...do some of you really think that degenerate scum looking at pornography in the library is some kind of noble pursuit that the Founding Fathers fought and died to guarantee. Let them buy their own computers and stay at home. Objectification of women is not something worthy of praise or defense.

Unfortunately for you, that's exactly the type of freedom the Founding Fathers had in mind, and there are plenty of SCOTUS ruling to reinforce it.

By the way, book burnin's going to be Thursday next week instead of Tuesday, on account of the heresy trial and witch burning. Mark your calendars accordingly.

 

[edwardyoung]

I agree! And you shouldn't be allowed to look at gay sites, either. Or any site that anything to do with religion! The library doesn't carry religious magazines, do they? And, especially not anything Jewish! Because I think that objectifies Jews, and I don't want my tax dollars going for that. And No Guns or gun-related sites!! The library doesn't carry gun magazines, so no gun sites. No highroad.org!

If you're going to have public computers for public use, then you can hardly start deciding what's OK and what's not. Who's to say what's porn and what's not? Is Maxim's website? How about Victoria's Secret? Frederick of Hollywood? Some people consider guns to be pornographic, and to objectify violence. Brady site, that's OK, though, because that's the right side of "common sense" gun issues. That attitude OK by you?Unfortunately for you, that's exactly the type of freedom the Founding Fathers had in mind, and there are plenty of SCOTUS ruling to reinforce it.

By the way, book burnin's going to be Thursday next week instead of Tuesday, on account of the heresy trial and witch burning. Mark your calendars accordingly.

Personal attack removed

 

[torpid]

I'm not sure if there's a lot of sarcasm being interjected here, or do some of you really think that degenerate scum looking at pornography in the library is some kind of noble pursuit that the Founding Fathers fought and died to guarantee. Let them buy their own computers and stay at home. Objectification of women is not something worthy of praise or defense.

Do you really think that allowing women to have the vote is some kind of noble pursuit that the Founding Fathers fought and died to guarantee? Let them rely on the wisdom of their husbands and stay at home cooking dinner for when the men return from voting. Suffrage of women is not something worthy of praise or defense.

(a lot of sarcasm being interjected here...)

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[ScottS]

I guess the hit degenerate scum barks.

Does this sentence even make any sense?

 

[torpid]

Does this sentence even make any sense?

Yes, he just called you degenerate scum and a dog, I believe.

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[Derby FALs]

I'm not sure if there's a lot of sarcasm being interjected here, or do some of you really think that degenerate scum looking at pornography in the library is some kind of noble pursuit that the Founding Fathers fought and died to guarantee. Let them buy their own computers and stay at home. Objectification of women is not something worthy of praise or defense.

Bet you didn't know that women account for 80% of the XXX video rentals.

 

[edwardyoung]

Bet you didn't know that women account for 80% of the XXX video rentals.

They've come a long way, Baby.

 

[ScottS]

Yes, he just called you degenerate scum and a dog, I believe.

Ah, yes, the intellectual approach to argument. Very nice. Too bad THR isn't a moderated forum.

...wait a minute!