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A man checked out 100 books from Beachwood Library in Beachwood, Ohio, covering Jewish history, African-American history, and LGBTQ topics, and later posted social media videos showing the books with captions referencing “cleansing” libraries before burning them.

Princeton University’s Bridging Divides Initiative alerted the library about the posts.

The books were worth about $1,700. Since they are not overdue, the library will bill the man later.

Police say the matter is civil unless he fails to pay. He is now banned from returning to the library.

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[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If I were dictator I would announce a new LGBTQ and African American wing of the library and dedicate it to him, with a placard showing his payment to the library for the books he has to pay back, but he doesn’t deserve to have his name anywhere…

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

I think having his name represented on something in which he hates is absolutely deserved and hilarious.

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[–] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This fucking prick couldn’t read and unluckily could use fire, like a basic caveman.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

He is probably less than even some cavemen. There are some bits of late cave art that have been interpreted as proto-writing. There were possibly literate cave people.

[–] Lembot_0002@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

He can read. At least enough to not pick just random books.

[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The library should be taking this douches nozzle to collections, and replacing the destroyed materials.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I think that's the point. But legally they have to wait for them to be overdue. At least that's my understanding.

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[–] qevlarr@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This should be charged as a hate crime or incitement

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Meanwhile, the library just buys new copies of all the books out of tax money.

[–] jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 week ago

Assuming their budget doesn't get cut

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That’s assuming that all of the books are still in print and available.

If my personal collection was burned, there are several books that are not replaceable. Especially when you get to books about marginalized groups - things put out by small presses. Limited releases.

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[–] kruddman@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

1 year for every book seems an appropriate sentence

[–] riskable@programming.dev 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

1 year for every book seems an appropriate sentence

No! An appropriate sentence would end in a period, question mark, or exclamation point!

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Take away his library card!

[–] kerntucky@infosec.pub 12 points 1 week ago

"He is now banned from returning to the library."

It's in the article.

[–] KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago
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