Alright, I'll give you this tweet and headline exactly as it was supposed to be seen:
(For a minute there I thought it said "libertarians" and I got my hopes up.)
The state house passed a law to make the prosecution of librarians legal in West Virginia because, according to this headline, librarians enjoyed some sort of legal immunity that made them non-prosecutable.
Because librarians should NEVER be questioned and NEVER be prosecuted for anything?
And Republicans are just ANTI-BOOK and ANTI-READING BIGOTS?
Yeah, as you probably guessed there's something pretty important missing from this headline.
What is it that librarians would be prosecuted for?
Luckily, the story DOES answer that question.
The West Virginia House of Delegates debated the merits of removing protections for public librarians and school librarians from criminal prosecution in the off chance a minor encounters books and content some consider to be obscene.
The House passed House Bill 4654 - removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to a minor of obscene matter - in a 85-12 vote Friday, sending the bill to the state Senate.
Yeah, if you're a librarian who keeps pornographic materials where kids can get to them, you would be liable for prosecution.
I love the way this is phrased "in the off chance" that kids find porn in libraries.
Hey, school librarians, we've seen what you put on the shelves!
HB 4654 would lift criminal liability exemptions from schools in the presentation of local or state-approved curriculum, and public libraries and museums displaying obscene matter to a minor when the child is not accompanied by a parent/guardian.
State Code defines obscene matter as anything an average person believes depicts or describes sexually explicit conduct, nudity, sex or certain bodily functions; or anything a reasonable person would find lacks serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.
AKA every book that Republicans supposedly want to "ban" from schools.
According to State Code 61-8A-2, any adult who knowingly and intentionally displays obscene matter to a minor could be charged with a felony, fined up to $25,000 and face up to five years in prison if convicted.
Well, this is one way to get those pornographic books off shelves, and quick. Throw a few of these woke groomer librarians in jail and the rest will get the message!
Man, I didn't know West Virginia could be this based. This is how it's done.
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