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Library Chief Criticized for Requiring Subpoena

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the by-the-book dept.

sudnshok writes "Hasbrouck Heights (NJ) Library Director Michele Reutty is under fire for refusing to give police library circulation records without a subpoena. Her lawyer explained, 'Reutty did the right thing... At no time did Michele Reutty say to any police officer or anybody else that she would not give the information if it was properly requested.' However, borough labor lawyer Ellen Horn, who also represented the library trustees, said Reutty was 'more interested in protecting' her library than helping the police. 'It was an absolute misjudgment of the seriousness of the matter,' Horn said."

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  1. I have the solution. by ChrisA90278 · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Here is my plan when I'm in charge.....

    We've heard medical people all tell us how much better prevention is then cure. Better it eat well and exercise then to get that double by-pass surgery. Same with crime but more so. Even if you catch the gang banger who shot the clerk at the store to robe the register it don't help the clerk. So when I'm in charge we will prevent crime. Yes we will. My plan is to put the thugs in jail BEFORE they comit the crime and there by prevent it. Police will be impowered to simply grab people off the streets who look like they may commit a crime in the future. With potential criminals eliminated we will all finaly be safe.

  2. Re:Sad fact but... by DerekLyons · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Citizens of the United States of America, you do realize you live in a fascist state, don't you?

    Things are getting a bit dodgy - but it's currently far from a fascist state. In fact, I suggest you learn the definition of fascism - as you lack any clue as to it's meaning.
  3. Re:Protecting privacy by Cadallin · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Oh Please! because the british "subjects" throughout the rest of the world are REALLY so much worse off now than we citizens of the USA. The American Revolutionary War was a propagandized crock of shit. Could the Brittish government have handled things better? No doubt, but the problems were really more fundamental and related and gold reserve banking and trade issues of the day, which continued to plague the brittish empire until its collapse in the 1950's, and the United States until we moved to fiat money in the '30's. Although arguably that just shuffled things around, and contemporary politics is still grinding out the consequences gold banking in the 17th and 18th centuries. But back to my point, none of this is strictly the Brittish's fault, and certainly talk of "regaining freedom" and "fixing the tax system" through the revolutionary war is a load of baloney.

    Unified Germany, particularly east germany is certainly much better off than under the USSR, pretty much everything else about the collapse of the soviet union has been a disaster. I'm still holding out hope for a new communist revolution, maybe this one will work, and maybe this time, Europe won't back the wrong the horse in this race.

  4. Re:Protecting privacy by mrchaotica · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Hey dumbass, YOU are harming America MORE than the people at Gitmo EVER could!

    --

    "[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz

  5. Re:Protecting privacy by popeguilty · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I find it interesting that you equate accusing people who've yet to be charged with any crime of being evil terrorists with saying good things about America.

    Have you been a fascist prick all your life, or is being a whore for those who'd like to take your rights away a new thing for you?