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Jailtime for overdue books
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/19/lib....ap/index.html
About friggin't time I say.
"BAY CITY, Michigan (AP) -- Keeping library books too long could soon land some readers in jail.
Frustrated librarians want the worst offenders to face criminal charges and up to 90 days behind bars.
"We want to go after some of the people who owe us a lot of money," said Frederick J. Paffhausen, the library's system director. "We want to set an example...." etc.
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Well the "people who owe a lot of money" should face some consequences, even if it's just a court driven order to pay up. It's not fair to the other users of the public facility.
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Mr. Bookman must be pleased.
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Why stop there? Give them the chair! They are depriving us from education and learning!
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Originally posted by the_glassman:
Why stop there? Give them the chair! They are depriving us from education and learning!
save death for the prisoners with overdue books from the prison library, ya know, since they're already there
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