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To: LindyBill who wrote (262582)8/22/2008 5:13:10 PM
From: Condo  Respond to of 793888
 
A US woman has been arrested and handcuffed for failing to pay fines for two overdue library books.
Tyler Cowen on Books

"Drop those volumes of forgotten lore!" (And keep your hands where I can see them.)
.:.

"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others."
John Stuart Mill
.:.

BTW, I recommend Tyler Cowen's Creative Destruction: How Globalization is Changing the World's Cultures.
books.google.com

If you do borrow it from a library though, better read fast. ;^)
.:.



To: LindyBill who wrote (262582)8/22/2008 6:05:05 PM
From: MulhollandDrive  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793888
 
sheet....they really threw the book at her



To: LindyBill who wrote (262582)8/22/2008 6:06:24 PM
From: Tom Clarke  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793888
 
She was arrested for ignoring a court order. They hate it when you thumb your nose at them, no matter what the initial charge is.