Sat Sep 19, 2015, 02:26 PM
Star Member DemocratSinceBirth (57,905 posts)
What kind of a cretin views porn on a public library computer?
I am at the library killing time and this cretin is viewing porn. This is the second time I have seen this...
I couldn't care less what a person does in private but c'mon...
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 02:29 PM
Star Member DemocratSinceBirth (57,905 posts)
5. When he saw me he switched to youtube.
What if I was a child?
I am in Los Angeles. In Florida it's a misdemeanor.
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 03:43 PM
MADem (116,673 posts)
28. Rat him out--**** him...if he can't behave like an adult, he shouldn't be treated like one.
Is your library "porn friendly?" If not, they'll shut him off.
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 03:48 PM
Star Member DemocratSinceBirth (57,905 posts)
29. I was conflicted.
Was the behavior so offensive that it would overcome my objection to being a snitch?
That's a moral dilemma. If i saw a kid stealing a cd from Wal Mart I am keeping my mouth shut. If I saw a kid pick some woman's purse I'm saying something.
Also, I would have had to point out the guy and make a scene.
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 03:55 PM
MADem (116,673 posts)
34. I can appreciate the conundrum.
I just don't understand why some people have to do their shit out in public.
Hell, there are kids in the library--take that crap to some skeevy place like STARBUCKS, or something!!!!
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 04:07 PM
Star Member DemocratSinceBirth (57,905 posts)
40. It was more stupid than evil.
But folks don't want to see that isht at the library. It's not as if they can't access it on their own.
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 05:51 PM
woolldog (7,666 posts)
52. What if they don't have a computer at home?
Should only the relatively well off be able to access porn?
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 04:26 PM
Star Member 47of74 (10,264 posts)
44. Yeah where I live the libary says no to it;
Where I live the local library had this to say on that question;QuoteThe library affirms the right of every individual to have access to constitutionally protected material; however, the library must also respect the right of patrons not to be inadvertently exposed to content that they may find objectionable. Exposing unwilling patrons or staff to pornography – defined as the depiction of erotic behavior intended to cause sexual excitement -- can be interpreted as sexual harassment. Users will not send, receive, or display text or graphics which may reasonably be construed as pornography. The library staff will be the arbiter of what may be construed as unacceptable content and reserves the right to ban patrons from using Internet computers who violate this policy.
I do remember when I was in college I remember a couple students came in to the open computer lab and were using the computers in there to look at porn. Didn't have enough sense to keep it in the dorm rooms. Ugh.
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 05:54 PM
woolldog (7,666 posts)
53. This violates the first amendment, imo. nt
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 02:40 PM
nichomachus (11,359 posts)
10. The same kind of cretin who reads porn on an airplane
Happened to me. Really creepy business guy too -- big, sweaty, rumpled suit, messed up hair. I saw more parts of more vaginas than an OB-GYN sees in a week.
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 07:38 PM
bklyncowgirl (7,292 posts)
61. As a librarian I've seen it all.
Porno peepers are pretty common. First You have the sneaky types. These are the ones that don't want to get caught. Probably don't have home computers so they can get their jollies in private. You can pick them out because every time you walk past they change the screen. If challenged and reminded that this is not appropriate in a public place they are contrite and apologetic.
Then there are the kids. They're doing what kids do-mostly standing around in a group giggling. Some librarians throw them out. I call their parents.
Then there the Exhibitionists these guys--and they're always guys--get their thrills by letting others see what they're looking at--including library staff. They get belligerent if you challenge them. I've called the cops on some.
Finally there are the creeps. They hang out near kids. They are very sneaky. I had one download a kiddie porn search engine on one of our computers. To this day I have no idea how he did it and neither do the cops. I only know that we had to get rid of it.
Some here will I'm sure accuse me of violating people's rights. I beg to differ. There is behavior that is fine in private but inappropriate in a public space. Viewing porn is one of them. Every library needs to have policies in place and enforce them.
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 03:55 PM
MADem (116,673 posts)
34. I can appreciate the conundrum.
I just don't understand why some people have to do their shit out in public.
Imagine, if you will,
(https://borgdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/rod-serling1.png)
the smaahtest, bestest, most biggest IQ people on Earf confronted with the inevitable consequences of the culture they seek to further debase.
Imagine, if you will,
(https://borgdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/rod-serling1.png)
the smaahtest, bestest, most biggest IQ people on Earf confronted with the inevitable consequences of the culture they seek to further debase.
Imagine, if you will,
(https://borgdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/rod-serling1.png)
the smaahtest, bestest, most biggest IQ people on Earf confronted with the inevitable consequences of the culture they seek to further debase.
Many years ago, I remember being in the NYS Library on the 'Net, and the old hippie next to me was viewing images of child porn. As soon as I saw his screen, he clicked off and left the building in a hurry before I could get someone at the desk. About two weeks later, he was busted in said library by the New York State Police while he was viewing the stuff.
I've often wondered what his DU name was/is . . .
Three words, DUmbass: Gay. Pride. Parade.
Many years ago, I remember being in the NYS Library on the 'Net, and the old hippie next to me was viewing images of child porn. As soon as I saw his screen, he clicked off and left the building in a hurry before I could get someone at the desk. About two weeks later, he was busted in said library by the New York State Police while he was viewing the stuff.
I've often wondered what his DU name was/is . . .
John Adams gave us fair warning: “We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion.†“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious peopleâ€. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.â€
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 05:51 PM
woolldog (7,666 posts)
52. What if they don't have a computer at home?
Should only the relatively well off be able to access porn?
Sat Sep 19, 2015, 05:51 PMThe newest entitlement program. I don't know if I should laugh or cry.
woolldog (7,666 posts)
52. What if they don't have a computer at home?
Should only the relatively well off be able to access porn?
The newest entitlement program. I don't know if I should laugh or cry.
Not that new. Don't they get porn on their free 0bamaphones?ObamaPorn... every tenth video is either Michelle or Reggie.
There are so many over there it is hard to keep track.
You don't have a right to free porn. You want a computer for this type of luxury, earn it. But leave me out of it.Internet porn is a basic human right.
Internet porn is a basic human right.