From opposite sides of the Washington, D.C. metro area comes news of innovative methods of law enforcement in the age of the War on Terror.
First, from Maryland:
Two uniformed men strolled into the main room of the Little Falls library in Bethesda one day last week and demanded the attention of all patrons using the computers. Then they made their announcement: The viewing of Internet pornography was forbidden.
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After the two men made their announcement, one of them challenged an Internet user’s choice of viewing material and asked him to step outside, according to a witness. A librarian intervened, and the two men went into the library’s work area to discuss the matter. A police officer arrived. In the end, no one had to step outside except the uniformed men.
So, who were these men ?
In the post-9/11 era, even suburban counties have homeland security departments. Montgomery County will not specify how many officers are in the department’s security division, citing security reasons. Its annual budget, including salaries, is $3.6 million.
Apparently, the war on terror is over in Montgomery County, Maryland, and Homeland Security is able to devote its resources to that true threat to the Republic, Hugh Hefner.
Meanwhile, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia:
In Spotsylvania County, as part of a campaign by the sheriff’s office to root out prostitution in the massage parlor business, detectives have been receiving sexual services from “masseuses.” During several visits to Moon Spa on Plank Road last month, detectives allowed women to perform sexual acts on them on four occasions and once left a $350 tip, according to court papers.
Not surprisingly, this has subjected my neighbors to the South to not a small degree of ridicule:
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh weighed in Monday, assuring listeners that he was “not making this up.”
“I know it’s a dirty job, somebody’s gotta do it, can you imagine the waiting list?” Limbaugh said. “I bet there’s no unemployment in Spotsylvania, Virginia.”
Hey, its a tough job but somebody’s got to do it.
