Two uniformed and baseball-capped officers of Montgomery County’s Homeland Security Division entered a Bethesda-area library and announced to computer users that viewing pornography was illegal in the library.
When challenged by a library customer, the customer was asked to “step outside”.
Eventually a librarian intervened (librarians are the true heroes), the cops were called, the Homeland Security boneheads left, and their boss says they were reassigned for their “regrettable” actions.
We all grew up with people like this.
“It tells me that goose-stepping morons like yourself should try reading books instead of burning them.” – Prof. Henry Jones
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Spotsylvania County, Virginia, is probably not reeling with the news that Sheriff’s Deputies received sexual services from massage parlor workers in the process of gathering evidence to bust prostitutes. Some officers left tips as large as $350, which could help with the bail.
Sheriff Howard Smith said similar practices have been in use across the country.
An Associated Press story noted that cops in Montgomery County (see above) tried similar stings, all resulting in charges being dropped.
I don’t think happy endings, while necessary, are a prudent use of taxpayer dollars.
Previously: New York: 40 percent smutty, Porn for protest webmaster jailed, That dick stays in the picture
See also: Policing porn is not part of job description, Spotsylvania deputies receive sex services in prostitution cases
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