Seriously. This started a year ago.
From the Lewiston Sun-Journal:
A local woman said Wednesday she's prepared to go to jail rather than return a library book about sexuality that she calls "dangerous" to children.
JoAn Karkos, 64, was confined to a courtroom at 8th District Court for about an hour after she was ordered by a judge to hand over the borrowed book: "It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health."
Judge Valerie Stanfill revised her order shortly after noon, giving Karkos until the end of the week to produce the property of Lewiston Public Library. Karkos also was ordered to pay a $100 fine within a month.
I'm dying to know how this will play out.
[Later: Okay. No jail for Karkos. But you have GOT to watch this video and see who she compares herself to -- seriously. Seriously. Make a guess first, then watch it. I'm still in shock.]
[Even later: I suppose it would help if I actually included the video link, huh? My shock was so great that I forgot!]
Oh. My. God.
Color me stunned. And mortified.
Posted by: Kelly Fineman | 30 August 2008 at 12:02 AM
Who??!! Who does this woman think she is?
I can't get the video to play. :(
Posted by: LH | 30 August 2008 at 12:47 AM
I was going with Gandhi. There's probably a certain amount of grave rolling going on right now!
Posted by: Lazygal | 30 August 2008 at 12:48 AM
Good gracious! I can't even begin to understand what goes on in this lady's head. I was expecting her to use the term 'civil disobedience', but she never did. I just don't see her comparison. The oppression of an entire race of people does not equate to her situation.
And I'm laughing at the color me stunned comment. :-)
Posted by: amanda | 30 August 2008 at 01:06 PM
Oh, no, she didn't!
The suspense was killing me, so I just watched the video while at work. My jaw hit the keyboard.
Posted by: LH | 02 September 2008 at 09:33 PM
Oh, no, I can totally see her point. She is just like Rosa Parks. You know, she is being treated badly because of hundreds of years of oppression against the stupid and self-righteous. She is standing up for all those who feel they are entitled to their opinion and no one else is entitled to theirs. I totally get where she is coming from.
Or, I think she is a crackpot.
Posted by: Lady S | 03 September 2008 at 12:09 PM