Florida Man Arrested On Overdue Library Book Charges

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[chance33_98]

Florida Man Arrested On Overdue Library Book Charges

Posted: 9:54 a.m. EST January 24, 2003

A man who had overdue library books was arrested. Kevin Crookman was five years overdue on returning three books to the Clearwater Public Library.

The 27-year-old had ignored a letter sent in 1998 ordering him to appear in court on the charges.

Crook was a passenger in a car pulled over by a Pinellas sheriff's deputy. When his name was run through a computer, it showed he was wanted for failing to show up in court on the overdue library book charge.

Crook spent the night in jail before a judge released him. He faces charges under a 1996 ordinance allowing libraries to prosecute the worst scofflaws in county court, where they face a 500 dollar fine per book.

However, Clearwater officials said they don't intend to pursue the charge against him, meaning it probably will be dismissed.

[chance33_98]

I notice there is nothing about you on your profile page, maybe it's because there is nothing about you.

Hmmmm what does my profile page say about me :)

[Kevin Curry]

Bong Quixote, tilting at the evil windmills of public libraries.

And you wonder why libertarian candidates are scorned and ridiculed by 97 percent of the American public.

[Roscoe]

"All Property, indeed, except the Savage's temporary Cabin, his Bow, his Matchcoat, and other little Acquisitions, absolutely necessary for his Subsistence, seems to me to be the Creature of public Convention. Hence the Public has the Right of Regulating Descents, and all other Conveyances of Property, and even of limiting the Quantity and the Uses of it. All the Property that is necessary to a Man, for the Conservation of the Individual and the Propagation of the Species, is his natural Right, which none can justly deprive him of: But all Property superfluous to such purposes is the Property of the Publick, who, by their Laws, have created it, and who may therefore by other Laws dispose of it, whenever the Welfare of the Publick shall demand such Disposition. He that does not like civil Society on these Terms, let him retire and live among Savages. He can have no right to the benefits of Society, who will not pay his Club towards the Support of it." -- Benjamin Franklin to Robert Morris, 25 Dec. 1783

[krb]

Book 'im, Danno!

[Roscoe]

Only the most over zealous brain-dead ideologue could oppose publicly supported libraries on philosophical grounds.

The fake TJ is apparently ignorant of the fact that the real Thomas Jefferson sold his collection of books to the government as the nucleus of what became the Library of Congress, our nation's greatest public library.

[Boot Hill]

Sorry if it seems like I've been raggin' on you, TJ, but certainly you can appreciate that anybody that makes a statement this damn stupid, "The problem with libraries is not the royalies [sic], but the socialism", especially when they fail to offer any justification or explanation, kind of deserves what they get. (Then again, maybe you aren't capable of appreciating that.)

--Boot Hill

[Boot Hill]

Truly a blot on the memory of his namesake.

Boot

[Cultural Jihad]

The fake TJ is apparently ignorant of the fact that the real Thomas Jefferson sold his collection of books to the government as the nucleus of what became the Library of Congress, our nation's greatest public library.

Doh! Maybe he can change his name now to Uncle Joe. ;)

[Boot Hill]

Roscoe reminds us that:   "The fake TJ is apparently ignorant of the fact that the real Thomas Jefferson sold his collection of books to the government as the nucleus of what became the Library of Congress, our nation's greatest public library."

He sold them? You can't be implying that our great founding father was paid with taxpayer money that was "immorally taken at gunpoint to pay for someone else's reading material". The horror...the horror. Do they have no shame?

Boot

[Cool Guy]

The fake TJ is apparently ignorant of the fact that the real Thomas Jefferson sold his collection of books to the government as the nucleus of what became the Library of Congress, our nation's greatest public library

You are still missing TJ's point. The Government did not take away the books from him. He gave it away. There is a big difference.

[Roscoe]

He gave it away.

Wrong. He sold the books for money from the public treasury and the books were used to start a public library.

[Roscoe]

You can't be implying that our great founding father was paid with taxpayer money that was "immorally taken at gunpoint to pay for someone else's reading material".

Not only that, as President he was paid with - GASP! - taxpayer money!

[Roscoe]

Well, Hillary Clinton falsely claimed to be named after Sir Edmund Hillary.

TJ is just following her lead.

[Cool Guy]

Thanks for pointing out the SOLD section of that statement. I overlooked it.

[patton]

LOL. you have got to be kidding.

Thomas Jefferson was broke and about to be homeless, so congress bought his book collection - "The Library of Congress," as it were.

Libraries are community memory banks - I don't mind paying for them.

Broke ex presidents, now - I say, let them sleep in the gutter.

[Roscoe]

"In the course of an attack on Washington by the British during the War of 1812, the Library of Congress was totally lost to fire. The library survived due to the purchase of Jefferson’s private collection of 6,487 volumes for the price of $23,950 in the winter of 1814."

http://www.ala.org/acrl/crlmar01.html

[Cultural Jihad]

That statist socialist! ;)

[Boot Hill]

No, Roscoe is not missing the point and neither am I.

Thomas Jefferson willingly participated in a government scheme to use tax dollars to create, build and support libraries. Thomas Jefferson gave his books to the government in exchange for tax money that was "immorally taken at gunpoint to pay for someone else's reading material".

--Boot Hill

[Roscoe]

That statist socialist! ;)

All of the Founding Fathers were socialists according to the Rand cultists and their ilk.

[Hostage]

"Your tickets sir and passport."

Ok, here they are.

(Enters flight and passenger codes)
"Uh...sir eh..."
(Picks up the counter phone)
"Yes, this is T# #47 we have a PA code 7"
"MR. Bookman sir,uh it'll be just a minute. Would you stand over here while I wait on the next passenger?"

What's the problem?

"Just a minute sir, please stand over here, thank you."

(Several minutes later a federal TSA agent appears)

"Mr. Bookman, the CAAPS computer indicates there is a problem. Here is copy of the travel hold. Please call the number listed within. By law we must inform you that you will not be permitted to travel until you contact the number listed and get clearance. In the meantime, we must retain your passport."

(Looking with shock at the paper just handed to him he reads:)

HOMETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY PROPERTY ALERT. CONTACT TSA (800)URBUSTED.