Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

@hauntedhideaway

I like the wording here "allegedly sexually explicit books from shelves?" so that implies the policy to remove books is not actually based on actual evidence, just someome saying these books are sexually explicit without actually providing evidence to back that up, or evidence that can be challenged with counter viewpoints again backed by evidence.

As a library you are a place where people can read, learn and develop, you can't make judgements without looking at different narratives and forming a conclusion. That conclusion doesn't have to take one side or the other, you conclusion can be depends on the situation and context for example.

@omniumgatherum

Not all policies work in every area, I feel the solution to that is to find out where a policy works and focus on the areas where it will work, then look at what may work in other areas and do the same.

@the_Effekt

This will just keep happening, as politicians are never the ones whos kids are slaughtered.

@paninid @UptownGirl

There was an article in the Daily mirror years ago, I think the front page was how the police / authorities had lost track of over 1000 paedophiles. Going through the paper there was a picture from Kirachi (sorry about spelling) a man knelt down, with a soldier, pointing a gun at the top of his head. The man had raped an 11 year old boy.

One way of ensuring there is no reoffending that.

I did an electrical course at college years ago, we were told to put faulty electrical kit of of action properly, even if this meant smashing it with a hammer, once smashed there is no way it can be plugged in and electrocute someone.

@drmaddkap
In Torbay Devon, during the pandemic, like everyone else we had to stay 2 meters apart from people (social distancing) or 1x Basil Fawlty.

@UptownGirl

Indeed, i hope they rot in Rikers, stories like this also fuel Homophobia and other hatred towards the LGBTQ+ communities as pepple get placed in the same boat. Hope these kids get the help they need and find a proper loving family.

Adoption polices must be robust, for everyone, if people want to adopt for the right reason(s) they won't mind the long process to do so.

@druid @thedragstate

Doh

@thedragstate

I can see how the logo fits in with the original album cover with the prism and light being refracted in to the colours of the rainbow.

@Midge

That reminds me of the episode of the Trap Door, (kids tv from the 80s) where Burke goes up to the thing upstaris, and it's eyeball falls out and goes down the trap door, burke goes to get it from beneath the trap door, once done he says at least he (thing upstaris) didn't see anything the reply comes, but I saw everything.

I have a DVD of all the episodes.

@rabble

NOT sure but there has been internet blackouts where home / landing pages have just been blank pages..

Not quite the same thing but still a life internet protest.