Barred From Library For Reading Gay News

[freetobegay]

(Honolulu, Hawaii) A man who was kicked out of the Hawaii State Library for using its computers to access a gay and lesbian Web site has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that allows authorities to ban people from public property.

The law prohibits people from entering a public place for up to one year after a written warning or request to leave the premises has been issued. It was aimed at removing squatters from public campgrounds, parks and beaches.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, filing on behalf of Carlos Hernandez, said people or groups could be thrown off public property for no reason and said the law could be used to keep voters out of polling places or to bar groups such as native Hawaiians from the grounds of the state Capitol.

Attorney General Mark Bennett, who along with Gov. Linda Lingle was named as a defendant, said the ACLU's lawsuit is based on the flawed premise that authorities would abuse the law.

http://www.365gay.com/newscon04/09/091404libBan.htm

What is wrong with these fucking people!

[rpannier]

1. Sounds to me like authorities did abuse the law. n/t

[Warpy]

2. "oh my gawd, what if a CHILD had walked by!!!"

That's what's wrong with those people. They're bigots. And fools.

I sincerely hope that law gets tossed out and that idiot librarian has to find another line of work.

[roguevalley]

3. I read planet out every day. would that get me hosed?

[kayell]

4. There are *gasp* shirtless men on that website *gasp*

"A local gay rights organization complained and was told by a library official that the guard issued the warning because the Web site contained photos of shirtless men, the lawsuit said"

And

The official "also stated that although she believed the security guard was being too harsh, there was 'nothing that she could do' about the trespass warnings or the ban," according to the lawsuit.

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Jeez, it must be frustrating for all authority in the public library to come from the security guards. :eyes:

[truthspeaker]

5. quick, ban the online JC Penney catalog!

[kayell]

6. AIEEEE! Cover the childrens eyes!

http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/Products.aspx?DeptID=469&CatID=14980&CatTyp=DEP&ItemTyp=G&GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID=0a24d67&ProdSeq=5&Cat=boxer+briefs&Dep=men%27s&PCat=underwear-socks&PCatID=563&RefPage=ProductList&Sale=&ProdCount=15&RecPtr=&SearchIn=0&ShowMenu=&TTYP=&ShopBy=0&PersistenceID=&RecordID=&SearchString=

[freetobegay]

7. I'm going to have to report you for that infraction!