tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post8492419854380177441..comments2024-01-02T02:46:52.555-05:00Comments on Noctuary: a record of what passes in the night: ImprisonedReginald Harrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01318624469970165605noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post-3510032131472067442007-09-14T13:20:00.000-04:002007-09-14T13:20:00.000-04:00It is very easy to start this kind of censorship i...It is very easy to start this kind of censorship in prisons, since "no one cares" what happens to folks behind bars. Since we now seem to think that anyone in jail 'deserves to be there' (sans rehabilitation) -- so what? Its very disturbing. I think we all know that abuses of power such as this seldom stay contained, and if the administration had its way, many of us would be under similar restrictions.<BR/><BR/>Libraries were approached after 9/11 for lists of books read by suspected people, and computers were taken from a library in the DC suburbs used by one of the hijackers in an attempt to discover which websites he visited. Homeland Security has had an eye on public libraries and librarians for quite some time. We insist on allowing people to read what they want! Go figure...<BR/><BR/>Even if one can understand the impetus to look closely at Muslim titles, since we are 'at war against Radical Islam', the purging of Christian and Jewish titles makes zero sense. It smells like some in the Administration is attempting to promote, not just Christianity, but a particular brand of (right-wing, no doubt) Christian thinking. If that's not truly Un-American, I don't know what is.Reginald Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318624469970165605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post-42775191938485415072007-09-14T12:13:00.000-04:002007-09-14T12:13:00.000-04:00I'm mad I didn't get to this story first! Maybe I'...I'm mad I didn't get to this story first! Maybe I'll just do a post on your posting of this post instead. :) I'm sure the powers that be can't give specific titles of the books they want removed. "Yeah, anything with Islamic topics mentioned...you know what I'm saying?" So would Kite Runner go too or do prisoners not have access to bestsellers? <BR/><BR/>I didn't know that literature had a link to the 911 attacks. Learn something new everyday.<BR/><BR/>While I'm on my rant, might I also note that several authors read numerous books in prison, which eventually inspired their own literature...as opposed to terrorist attacks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post-42802838702977594932007-09-14T10:39:00.000-04:002007-09-14T10:39:00.000-04:00The prison system is an easy target. Most of the p...The prison system is an easy target. Most of the public don’t have much sympathy for prisoners (they must have done something to be in there). <BR/><BR/>However, this action is a cause for alarm because it reveals how the government would like to censor “unacceptable” writings overall if they could only figure out how to get away with it. They will reach into as many areas as they can (schools, federally–funded organizations, etc.)jbrotherlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02913784044030414746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post-86986036490221922162007-09-11T14:27:00.000-04:002007-09-11T14:27:00.000-04:00Should we really be surprised by this. I mean, al...Should we really be surprised by this. I mean, all over various liberties have been quietly eroding under the current administration's war terror.<BR/><BR/>All it takes is one domino to fall. Now it is the prison libraries. What will be next under the guise of public concerns. Already, every now and again, there is a squirmish to see what books are checked out of the public libraries.BronzeBuckaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536210616142873792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23443331.post-72165949606435486432007-09-10T19:02:00.000-04:002007-09-10T19:02:00.000-04:00Is anyone protesting these actions?Is anyone protesting these actions?Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09946533513680444100noreply@blogger.com