A librarian in a government school in Panchkula, India has been suspended for indecent behavior towards girl students.
"The girls of this school had collectively complained that the librarian should not take their adjustment classes as his behavior is inappropriate. The girls of classes 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 had indicated that during the adjustment period, he sends all the boys out of their class to the playground and girl students remain in the class itself. His behavior during this period is not appropriate," the spokesman said, quoting the complaint. NDTV
Oh, holy hell. Why the hell is this guy in charge of anyone? Without knowing exactly what he did, I know this guy looks creepy. He ain't no smooth talker. This is not James Dean kicking back and flirting with students just below his age. I bet you five dollars that this guy sports some type of comb-over and a creepy smile that he twitches his fingers together. Somebody adult should have noticed the creep factor before now. Bless the kids who spoke up and did not just accept it.
A Michigan library employee is suing for wrongful termination after being fired in 2008 for writing a book about her experiences in the library with unpleasant patrons. This brings up a question: do we, as librarians, have the right to talk about our job experiences in public?
I have not read the book in question. I have, however, seen many books, blogs, twitter accounts, and videos that discuss both the joys and hardships of being a librarian. A great deal of these librarians hide in the anonymity of the Internet. I myself stay relatively hidden as I make my snarky comments. Do I fear losing my job? Not really, but I do worry about undermining the integrity of my position and the confidence of my patrons, which is ironic considering how much trouble a few of them can be. I protect you so you can yell at me. Heart swells.
At the same time, I do not remember ever taking a vow of silence. Sure, I will protect your secrets to the best of my ability, but you don't get to walk into a public building and expect privacy. If I say something dumb to the guy at Walgreen's and it shows up on NotAlwaysRight the next day, then I should have watched what I was saying. The basic law of librarianship is the same as medicine, "Do no harm." I will give you the best information possible from the best sources possible. If you act like a jerk about my help, I need to have some place to vent or I might as well hand in my library decoder ring before I go crazy and start chucking bestsellers at people.
Now, what I promise to always do is vague it the hell up. The problem with "ole-miss-write-a-book" seems to be that she allegedly did not cover up her patrons enough when she wrote her "fiction." Again, I have not read the book so I can not give judgement on the matter, but crazy don't have color or age. You can spin that person who stole the first page out of 20 books around to look like your eighth grade math teacher and nobody would know the difference.
So that's what I have... I reserve the right to write. I like it. I can, on occasion, be good at it. I promise not to embarrass anybody that is not directly related to me. I cannot do anything more than that.
Answer: The "Gunslinger Law" often refers to the law of "open carry." This means that you can walk around with your pistol in hand, showing everyone you mean business. The name comes from the way it was once used. A gunslinger often faced off against an aggressor in a time when everyone carried a gun. If you were known to carry a gun and somebody shot at you, you were darn well within your rights to shoot him back. "Open carry" came along when guns became unacceptable to just wear around in civilized society but folks still wanted to protect themselves.
You are darn tootin this guy knows the meaning of "open carry"
Because you are showing everyone how manly you are, this law also means that you can shoot anyone provided you can prove he or she was going to do equal or worse harm to you. You openly displayed your gun, and the other guy had knowledge that you could shoot him if he tried something.
She was reaching for the gun in the basket, Officer, I swear!
This is also the reason a lot of public places have policies up saying no firearms. Every version of this law is different, especially about when and where you can display your weapon and how and when you can shoot someone. A lot of states, counties and cities have this law still on the books, so schools and libraries have to say you can not have guns on their property. When you see this policy and wonder who would do that, look around you. Chances are, you see someone who would and who is legally able to do so.
"I ever tell you about the time I shot some dude?"
As I said before, open carry is different in different places. Almost every level of government has in it the ability for a public citizen to gain a "concealed carry" licence, which means you can have a gun hidden away on you. The "open carry," though, is a bit of a grey area. Some read it as you have to tell someone you have a gun; others say it has to be in hand. Even a holster can be counted as concealed.
Shooting someone while "open" is also a bit in the grey. Most say if the other guy has a gun and you have a gun, and they were gonna shoot you, blammo, self defense, no worries. Still there are those cases that spring up like an episode of Law & Order where a dude shoots someone cause the defendant said the ventilated guy had a gun. They may not get off scott free unless they can prove the guy exercising with daisies wanted them dead. Cases where someone was shot in the back can also get complicated. Because you scared off the bad guy with your openly carried gun, you do not get to shoot him as he runs away. The courts often think the maniac running from a gun is no longer a threat. Ruins a Thrusday night.
Another law simular to this is the "Castle Law," not to be confused with the "Firefly Law" that also stars Nathan Fillion.
Who wants to bet there's a gun under that scarf?
Built off "a man's home is his castle," anyone in your house who you do not want in your house is able to become a piece of modern art by way of shotgun. Texas is an extreme example of this. You can have a gun anywhere in your house and if someone comes in, boom. No questions. Less formal states claim that you have to show that the person meant you harm and was on your property without your permission, so no shooting the maid because she wanted to vacuum at 3am.
Other states, like Mississippi, extend the "Castle Law" to vehicles as well. So if someone threatens you in your car, or more likely your pickup, you can pull a gun from under the seat and see how many holes a human body really needs. If you get stopped and the gun in your car is legal, the police can take it for a while just to see how legal it is, but with the right papers you can have Ole Bessie back and ready to take out car-jackers before it is time to go clubbing. Oh, and they can take you, too, if you do not tell them about it. This is why gun racks are popular. They are a simple way to say, "That's just what I decided to show you."
Answer: This is a question for the ages. Many a man has scoured the Internet ever since Gordie Lachance posed the question in Stand By Me in 1986. The path to this answer is many-fold.
1.) We must first look at Goofy Goof (his real name) in appearance. Sure, he drives a car, wears pants, speaks and laughs and has hopes and dreams. This must make him a man. According to my ex-wife, however, this does not make anyone a man. Especially if he cries at movies like Stand By Me. The erect posture and somewhat intelligent demeanor only make him humanoid, a sniveling wreck of a thing being capable of mediocre tasks but not proficient in the art of happiness.
The presence of a snout and floppy ears seem to indicate something, but only because they reach out to be noticed. Like a man who waters the flowers every day, hoping to create light in a dark world, only to have some bitch run them over with her car after a night at the bar with her "friends" Manuel and Chuck. Yeah, Goofy wants to be a man, all right, but certain features keep him less.
2.) Next, we look into his past. In his first appearance, Goofy was known as Dippy Dawg. Spelling aside, this name conveys much. The painful heartache his family must have inflicted upon him to name him "Dippy" is horrendous. Even if this was a nickname, given to him by his "friends" Manuel and Chuck, after a night out with his wife they should have cared more. Only a subhuman monster would allow such a moniker.
3.) The sounds he makes. Are they human? That laugh. Feel the pain as he "enjoys" himself night after night, alone, yuk yuking but deeply hollow. Soulless. Murderous. That cry. "Ya-ha-ha-hoo-ee" indeed, sir.
4.) His social circle. Between a mouse, a duck, and a Goofy, who is always the best friend? Who is always kind, forgiving, innocent of the world around him and the horrible, horrible ex-wives that beat the soul out of a creature? Who always has time to, say, help an ex-wife move out of his own house on his day off with his "best friends" Manuel and Chuck, who disappeared into the new bedroom as I set up the my own stereo system in a new house? Who goes and picks up the pizza when they take a break? Who? I'll tell you who!
A DOG! That's right, a damn dog. Enjoy a clip of this dog struggling.
A librarian in a government school in Panchkula, India has been suspended for indecent behavior towards girl students. 
A Michigan library employee is suing for wrongful termination after being fired in 2008 for writing a book about her experiences in the library with unpleasant patrons. This brings up a question: do we, as librarians, have the right to talk about our job experiences in public?
