Couple arrested for overdue books.
I find the comments to be the most amazing part about this story. People trying to defend them or say the cops were wrong or tax payer money could be better spent elsewhere...
1. These people were called multiple times and received regular mail including a certified letter informing them of the overdue books and what would happen if they didn't return them. This went on over a period of months.
2. Due to this being a constant problem for the library the entire city was put on notice that they'd be turning these cases over to the cops.
2. After all the notices, they turned the case over to the cops in an effort to get back taxpayer property.
3. The cops didn't arrest them, they simply told them to come down to the station to self report.
4. The couple paid their fines, but don't want to pay back the cops for their time, which is what the fee covers. Again, that's taxpayer money...
So should the library have simply stopped trying to get the books back? Should the cops not be involved in stolen taxpayer property? Should they have handcuffed these people instead of politely asking them to stop by the station to sort this out? Is it wrong for them to then try and get the couple who caused all of this to pay the taxpayers back for the cops' time?
At what point is it ok to blame the couple?
I just don't understand how people can be so short sighted that they think it's a waste of taxpayer money to involve the law, but don't get that the couple was essentially stealing from taxpayers...
Return Your Books!
Return Your Books!
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
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Our library caps fees at $10 per account. My wife and I have paid that several times. But it literally never goes past that. We've gotten much better since our children are no longer sleep-depriving infants.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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Tecumseh is a really small town. It's actually really nice too. Very well kept. I drive through it all the time in the summer on the way to and from the lake. I imagine that their budget is small for the library.
I have no issue with them charging full price for a book that isn't returned. I also have no problem with them charging a fee to cover costs of trying to get the book returned. Anything more I would disagree with.
I have no issue with them charging full price for a book that isn't returned. I also have no problem with them charging a fee to cover costs of trying to get the book returned. Anything more I would disagree with.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
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When you hit your max fees, do they suspend your borrowing privileges?
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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Who the fuck reads physical books anymore?
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
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People.Malcolm wrote:Who the fuck reads physical books anymore?
It's not me, it's someone else.
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I like buying used hardbacks on amazon for a penny (+$3.99 shipping).
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."