Mr. Billingsley is aware of this and is of the opinion that maybe this would not have happened had she done her job. Perhaps it would have happened anyways, but in this case, it would have been nice had she come to work once in a while.

There are many freedoms that we have that are unfortunately abused. Freedom does not mean liberty to what one pleases outside given parameters; the freedom to own a gun does not define killing anyone at will; freedoms must be governed in order to protect one another against abuse. When they are exceeded, it is no longer freedom; it is disobedience of the laws of the land. Our infringement on real freedom is also against the law, and anyone within that framework is also ideally protected. There must always be a balance against the right to do whatever one pleases and the imposition of too much restraint. You can go 55 MPH or under, but not too much under or too much over before getting a ticket. You can walk across any street at the appropriate location, but you cannot J-Walk. I cannot go to a bank and take money that does not rightfully belong to me, but I can withdraw all money that is already mine.

Whether the Librarian was watching every computer or not does not make her responsible for the wrongful actions of others; those actions are individual choices. If one does what is right, he is left alone; if not, he pays the piper.

The law says that if the perpetrator is caught, he suffers the consequences if he is found guilty in a court of law. The milkman who delivers milk is not liable if the customer is poisoned because of poor-quality bottling at the warehouse.

Should I care? Am I my brother’s keeper? In a manner of speaking, yes. I should want to protect my neighbor from harm’s way. If I am a librarian who sees wrong-doing, I now become responsible for what I know, and am obligated to do what I know is right. By ignoring my responsibilities, I am participating in what I know is wrongful, but if I am unaware, then I do not possess such knowledge and should not be held liable. So there is willful intent, which also must be proven. In this way, I do care, and I am my brother’s keeper.

At this point, there is insufficient information about what the librarian knew or did not know to form any just decision on whether she was at fault.

As the network admin for a local school district, it amazes me that public libraries are not required like we are to content filter public access pc’s. Federal funding provides our internet access, and part of the requirements is to limit what internet browsers are able to access. Seems it should be the same with public libraries. The recieve the same federal technology funding as school districts do.

Well, Thank you.