Posted on 02/03/2012 11:28:23 AM PST by ColdOne
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Washington state library district for not offering access to online porn, Seattle's King 5 TV reports.
When a user logs on to a computer at the Wenatchee public library, for example, and types "porn" into the search engine, the list of results will appear as if porn doesn't exist, according to King 5.
The search censorship by the North Central Regional Library also means some websites -- such as Google Images and YouTube -- are blocked too. The board decided the filter serves its mission to promote reading and lifelong learning.
"We believe having pornography in public places hurts our ability to accomplish our mission," Dan Howard, director of public services, told King 5.
The district won the case in the state Supreme Court two years ago, but the case is now pending in a federal court.
"We are a publicly funded institution," Director Dean Marney said in a statement published on the district website. " It is crazy to think that we should be required to use tax dollars to allow open access to Internet pornography or to become illegal casinos."
The ACLU is representing three library users and a nonprofit organization, and argues that federally funded libraries should disable their filters upon the request of an adult.
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OK....libraries are funded by PUBLIC MONEY! How many of those paying the taxes WANT TO FUND PORN. ANYONE who want to view porn can find it in multiple other places....it does NOT belong on the public dole. Gee, maybe we should have alcohol and pot available at the Library too!!!
OK....libraries are funded by PUBLIC MONEY! How many of those paying the taxes WANT TO FUND PORN? ANYONE who wants to view porn can find it in other places....it does NOT belong on the public dole. Gee, maybe we should have alcohol and pot available at the Library too!!!
I have never understood why any state or local government even bothers to respond to an ACLU lawsuit. What if they don’t show, and the ACLU gets a default judgment. How will they collect? If the mayor or governor refuses to enforce the judge’s order, what effect would it have?
The short answer to the ACLU: “We will NOT comply!”
Another library is being sued because it does allow porn surfing. Some kid saw it and told his parents. They’re now suing to stop porn from being viewed on library computers.
yes their own room blocked off from the resy of the library, maybe with a big sign and have to sign ibn to get a key access.
Actually, I think it’s about time to put an end to public libraries. Librarians are a bunch of left-wing jerks and there is simply NO REASON to keep spending tax dollars on them.
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