Ohio man accused of burning 100 books on Black, Jewish, LGBTQ history

[highplainsdem]

Source: NBC

An Ohio man is accused of burning 100 library books on African American, Jewish and LGBTQ history, sparking a public outcry.

The Beachwood Police Department said the man checked out the books in April, days after he went to the Beachwood library branch on Shaker Boulevard and got a library card, NBC affiliate WKYC of Cleveland reported.

He allegedly told the librarian that his son was a member of the LGBTQ community and that he was trying to learn more about it, the news station reported.

The library was informed that the man had posted a photo showing a car trunk full of books on the site, Gab.com, according to WKYC. The books had Cuyahoga County Public Library stickers on them. The library was later informed that the man posted a video that appeared to show him burning all of the books he checked out.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-man-accused-burning-books-black-jewish-lgbtq-history-rcna206716

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Wikipedia on Gab:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gab_(social_network)

Gab is an American alt-tech microblogging and social networking service known for its far-right userbase. Widely described as a haven for neo-Nazis, white supremacists, white nationalists, antisemites, the alt-right, supporters of Donald Trump, conservatives, right-libertarians, and believers in conspiracy theories such as QAnon, Gab has attracted users and groups who have been banned from other social media platforms and users seeking alternatives to mainstream social media platforms. Founded in 2016 and launched publicly in May 2017, Gab claims to promote free speech, individual liberty, the "free flow of information online", and Christian values. Researchers and journalists have characterized these assertions as an obfuscation of its extremist ecosystem. Antisemitism is prominent in the site's content and the company itself has engaged in antisemitic commentary. Gab CEO Andrew Torba has promoted the white genocide conspiracy theory. Gab is based in Pennsylvania.

[Balatro]

1. Is Ohio Man gonna become like the new Florida Man?

Because with headlines like this, it's where we are heading.

[msongs]

2. 100 counts of theft and destruction of public property nt

[JoseBalow]

3. He will owe the replacement cost of each one when he fails to return them

idiot

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. Is it normal for a library to lend someone 100 books?

For me, it's a big deal if I check out three books.

[JoseBalow]

6. My library's lending limit is 100 books

It's lower for ILL material and other media. I thought it was kind of high too when I saw this headline, so I checked.

[DoBW]

5. past is prologue

we've been here before. really don't need it again

The two pictures are 11 years apart.

On 10 May 1933 the Nazi party staged ideological spectacle of burning of 'un-German’ books.

2nd image: Auschwitz II-Birkenau, burning pits outside gas chamber V, 1944.

#Auschwitz warns us of where ideologies of hatred can lead to.

— Auschwitz Memorial (@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social) 2025-05-10T10:00:54.506Z

[HeartsCanHope]

7. Thanks for this.

I plan on donating to help them buy more books. Thanks for posting, highplainsdem.

[slightlv]

8. Remember back in the 60's where the big thing was to

burn "evil rock and roll records"? There was book burning then, too. some people just can't keep their nose out of everybody else's business.

[Boomerproud]

9. Well, the books aren't overdue yet so...

What have we become?