letters
[first letter removed for lack of relevancy.]
library
doling out ala propaganda
regarding "brookfield library computers to
get privacy screens," (news, jan. 4): this is a fantastic
article perfectly illustrating how the american library
association (ala) endangers american communities in
a way that makes it look like unsafe libraries is what
the people really want for themselves. we see in this
article:
1.
filtering on children’s computers does not protect
children from adults using unfiltered computers, and
the exposures occur over and over again. which will
be the one that results in a child being raped or molested?
2.
the library is intentionally misleading the public that
the only real solution available, filters, violates
peoples rights.
3.
the library is citing the ala as the reason why it is
recommending anything but filters, proving again ala
policy drives local policy resulting in the incident
in this particular library and libraries nationwide.
4.
the library is using an acceptable use policy to give
the appearance that something is being done although
such policies are a failure everywhere unless tied to
the use of filtering software.
5.
the librarians are talking the good talk but refusing
to walk the walk, again fooling the public into thinking
the librarians are concerned for the community’s
children instead of the ala’s policies.
6.
the public is actually being misled to the point where
the mother of the affected child is satisfied with useless
solutions. the librarians here have successfully fooled
the public into believing ala propaganda and keeping
their own children exposed to criminal activity while
making it look like this is what the community wants
instead of the acluified ala.
[plan2succeed
citizen's group]
chatham, n.j.
[p2s:
amazingly,
see how the ala propaganda has again worked so effectively,
this time in the letter below that was printed on this
very same page on the same day! this is further
direct evidence of the pervasiveness and effectiveness
of the ala's propaganda machine.]
[third
letter removed for lack of relevancy.]
rights
of children need protection, too
as i was putting my last dish away, i couldn't
get rid of the thought that there was something awkwardly
wrong with the article in the paper about the way that
computers are being used at the brookfield library to
view pornography ("brookfield library computers to get
privacy screens," news, jan. 4). as most women, i do
a lot of thinking while doing dishes during the holidays.
i did quite a lot of thinking.
computers
are the best invention since the black-and-white tv,
but there is always a dark side to what is the best
information center we will ever have. i am all for the
first amendment rights. [p2s:
ala propaganda - the truth is the issue of first amendment
rights has been asked and answered in us v. ala, a case
the ala lost in the us supreme court years ago.
the court held, among other things, "[p]ublic libraries'
use of internet filtering software does not violate
their patrons' first amendment rights...." in a
case the ala itself lost on this very issue yet it keeps
pushing the big lie, can it be said this is anything
else other than propaganda?]
that
is certainly one of the strengths of our country, but
it's hard to believe that we must now provide
privacy screens (six at $185 each), so that kooky people
can sit back and relax in a nice environment adjacent
to the children's area and view pornography to
their hearts' content. next thing we will be providing
pop and pretzels. these computers and screens are all
being used at our taxpayers' expense.
as
i understand, you cannot put protective filters on these
computers because, if you restrict the word breast,
for example, someone would not be able to look up breast
cancer and read about their concerns. [p2s:
ala
propaganda - the truth is modern filters properly installed
and maintained allow
breast cancer through while inappropriate web sites
are blocked.] but what about looking
up the words (breastcancer) combined or concerns of
women. maybe i am wrong or i just don't get it.
a
couple of weeks ago, there was a program on tv; i think
that it was "dateline" or something like that. it was
about how pedophiles, sex offenders use the internet
to entice young children to meet with them, first in
public places and then the worst, lewd and immoral acts
that could happen to a child happens. nineteen offenders
were arrested in a few days.
i
was sorry to read that the incident at the library did
happen before. i wonder how many times some nut sat
at the computer and never got noticed? are the employees
watching?
the
state police of illinois reports 14 sex offenders registered
in brookfield. i understand people sign in to
use the computer, but they are purged at the end of
the day. why? [p2s:
ala
propaganda - the truth is the ala feigns interest in
privacy rights as a means advance a political agenda
while library
records are being used by libraries by the thousands
to hunt down those who have not paid library fees,
thereby ruining their credit ratings and invading their
privacy.] can't a list be kept in case
there is a pattern? as i read, the outlets for
the computers are in the floor, so the computers can't
be moved. i suggest that the children's area be
moved away from them-far away! [p2s:
ala
propaganda - the truth is pornogaphy does not belong
in a public library - there's no need to move kids anywhere.
just stop the porn. the criminals always find the children
in the common areas anyway. leslie
burger, president-elect of the ala, implies children
have a need for pornography. judith
krug, de facto leader of the ala for decades,
essentially says that parents
who care get their children playboy magazine.
on the other hand, the us supreme court said internet
filters may be used to enforce existing book collection
policies: "[a] library provides [internet]
access for the same reasons it offers other library
resources: to facilitate research, learning, and
recreational pursuits by furnishing materials of requisite
and appropriate quality. the fact that a library
reviews and affirmatively chooses to acquire every book
in its collection, but does not review every web site
that it makes available, is not a constitutionally relevant
distinction." whom do you choose to believe,
the porn-pushing ala or the us supreme court essentially
holding the ala to be part of the radical extreme left,
mainly because of the the ala's own actions after the
case in refusing to reform its policies in accordance
with the court's findings--what may have been a radical
view once is now just plain against the law, just plain
propaganda. and with statements like those the
ala leaders made above, there's no denying the ala is
pushing porn on america's children.]
everyone
has rights but we have the right to protect our children
and provide a safe environment for them. [p2s:
yes.
the writer has seen through the ala's propaganda here!
contrary to the letter writer's concerns, the top member
of the ala says, "i
get very concerned when we start hearing people who
want to convert this country into a safe place for children...."]
now until things are resolved, i will have to go into
the library with my grandchildren. it just goes
back to that uncomfortable feeling i had when i was
doing the dishes.
jane
harps
brookfield
• ed.
note: the adult services computers at the brookfield
public library are not located adjacent to children's
services. they are, however, located adjacent to the
copy machine and near the dvd section used by families
and children.
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