KY Library Fires Circ Staffers for Refusing to Check Out Graphic Novel

stupid wrote:

do you even know what the book is or is about

stupid wrote:

do you even know what the book is or is about

outraged wrote:

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It doesn't matter what the book or magazine or cd or dvd was. Fact of the matter is, it was in the graphic novel series and she was 11. They didn't feel comfortable checking it out to her. There are lots of movies rated "r" that some parents would not consider to be to explicit for their children, but the movies can't be bought by minors. It is the principle of the fact. They should not have lost their job for trying to sheild our youth. I have worked as a cashier and not sold cigarettes to pregnant women. It is against my believes, and I was told I had the right to refuse to serve them. Why are the library staff any different?

stupid wrote:

still nobody even knows what the literature is about it is a comic book based in the yr 1958 publishing began in the yr of 1999
what do morals have to do with anything if my "morals" are to smoke and i force them on you or anybody would you like that, probaly not so why is it okay for these ladies to force thier morals on an entire community why dont people keep to themselves and quit trying to raise other's children
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Ex...

Autumn wrote:

<quoted text> NOT to argue with your points, especially your statement that no one really knows what they are talking about concerning this magazine or even about 'morals' in your context. There is no doubt that these librarians exceeded their responsabilities.
BUT many morals, limitations or age of responsibilties are dictated by law such as needing to be 18 to buy tobacco, 17 to see an 'R' rated movie, 21 to drink legally, minimum ages to get married, enter 'adult stores', sign contracts or drive. There are good reasons for these limits.

stupid wrote:

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yes there are good reasons for these legal age limits that you mention but if this child is old enough to put this book on hold then this child is old enough to read the book and i say child bc she is a child and has parents that should enforce rules that they see fit not complete strangers that believe that what the church says goes and that is for everybody dont get me wrong i believe in god but sometimes these type of people can really get abnoxious but at least this child is at the library trying to read books

stupid wrote:

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yes there are good reasons for these legal age limits that you mention but if this child is old enough to put this book on hold then this child is old enough to read the book and i say child bc she is a child and has parents that should enforce rules that they see fit not complete strangers that believe that what the church says goes and that is for everybody dont get me wrong i believe in god but sometimes these type of people can really get abnoxious but at least this child is at the library trying to read books

outraged wrote:

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I have said nothing about the church. I agree that they can sometimes take things overboard. Have you ever heard the phrase, "It takes a village to raise a child."? Parents cannot see everything their child does. I like the idea that someone out there could give a care about my child. I would not want my child to be able to walk into the library and just check out any book they wanted, or to be able to rent any movie or CD. What if it had been a Kama Sutra book? Would we still be having this conversation?

Autumn wrote:

<quoted text> Pls let me start by saying that I am not arguing for arguments sake. Just having a 2 way conversation. Pls let me add that I am a very secular person. In fact my 'hackles' come up when someone says something like 'Gods word', or 'read the bible' because I can think of at least 5 different bibles; Eastern Orthodox, Gideon, Greek Orthodox, King James,& Roman Catholic,(alphabetical order) enough said there.
BUT, as far as a CHILD being able to check a book out...all that takes (depending on the library) is marking a box, filling in a line, swiping a card or whatever. That does NOT make it right, just possible.
How many 'kids' TP someones house, steal a Playboy from a friends house, gets a speeding ticket, shoplifts or whatever without the parent knowing? Just because they can do it, doesn't make it OK.
One of the BIG problems with todays kids IS the parents that say, "that's my kid & YOU have NO business telling them anything"? And the parent blindly defends their kid (NOT all parents) & then WE wonder why kids key our car, TP our trees, do drugs, have sex, stay out all night, make babies, wear their pants around their crotches instead of their waist, watch video's with extremely suggestive sex & think that having sex is the same as love since they have NOT learned Self Respect.
It's because of hands off parents or other adults that DO NOT teach respect & responsabilty to these kids.
Well, I am ready for the 'hands-off' parents to attack me now. BUT they are part of the problem. CHILDREN do NOT have the same rights as Adults. That is why Adults are responsible for children/minors. Thay are not expected to be rational & or mature because they are NOT mature.
Lay it on me parents!