Day: August 15, 2023

School Library Obscenity Specifically Allowed By Pennsylvania Law

School Library Obscenity Specifically Allowed By Pennsylvania Law — A broadcaster depicting sex acts or reading graphic descriptions of them would have its license yanked by the FCC.

A person showing explicit sexual images to a minor — this includes 15 year olds — would be arrested and find himself on Megan’s List.

How do public middle schools get away with putting this in their libraries?

Pennsylvania’s obscenity statue specifically exempts “any public library, any library of any school.”

The law also exempts museums and historical societies and we can understand that, but why “any” library of “any” school?

The exemptions go at least as far back as 2010.

Of course, the plan seems to have long been in the works.

School Library Obscenity Specifically Allowed By Pennsylvania Law

School Library Obscenity Specifically Allowed By Pennsylvania Law

Pennsylvanians May Photograph Public Records Says Open Records Office

Pennsylvanians May Photograph Public Records Says Open Records Office — The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records, yesterday, Aug. 14, issued a decision — Muenz v. Township of Reserve — which holds that requesters can photograph public records which they asked to inspect.

Under the Right-to-Know Law, agencies cannot charge requesters who wish to use their own equipment, such as a smartphone, to photograph public records which they asked to inspect, the agency ruled.

Just something to know if a clerk gives one grief about being a curious citizen.

Pennsylvanians May Photograph Public Records Says Open Records Office

Argument for leaving things William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 8-15-23

Argument for leaving things William Lawrence Sr Cryptowit 8-15-23

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