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Policing Porn Is Not Part of Job Description



Policing Porn Is Not Part of Job Description
Montgomery Homeland Security Officers Reassigned After Library Incident
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/16/AR200602
1602066.html

By Cameron W. Barr
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 17, 2006; Page B08

Two uniformed men strolled into the main room of the Little Falls 
library in Bethesda one day last week and demanded the attention 
of all patrons using the computers. Then they made their 
announcement: The viewing of Internet pornography was forbidden.

...

Later that afternoon, Montgomery County's chief administrative 
officer, Bruce Romer, issued a statement calling the incident 
"unfortunate" and "regrettable" -- two words that bureaucrats 
often deploy when things have gone awry. He said the officers had 
been reassigned to other duties.

Romer said the officers believed they were enforcing the county's 
sexual harassment policy but "overstepped their authority" and 
had to be reminded that Montgomery "supports the rights of 
patrons to view the materials of their choice."

...

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Chuck Hamaker