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The dying gasps of NY Public Library Social Media (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 153 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Can't they just sell one of those sound-weapon equipped tanks from the NYPD to cover the entire library budget?

[–] [email protected] 107 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The fascists don't want to. They love weapons and hate books.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Can't we just fill the libraries with more books about weapons to increase the funding? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Sell it to whom? They're the only buyers.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Idk, Uvalde police might need it to cover up childrens' screaming next time.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Why do that when the news will do it for you?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

FUCK that got dark. Christ, I gotta go find religion after that one

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

check public schools for that, now.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sell it to the library? Wait.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, I'm more okay with heavily arming librarians than heavily arming cops I guess?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I'd watch that show

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The Librarians?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't remember Eve being heavily armed, if we could give her the gun Vasquez from aliens had, I'd be a happy camper.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Pretty sure the only guns Eve carried were her own biceps but she'd make use of anything available. Flynn and Jenkins have both wielded Excalibur. Ezekiel would rather use evasion but has been known to steal a weapon. Mild-mannered historian Jacob knows how to use weapons of any age and besides we all know him from Leverage. Cassandra has non-weapon skills but she's been known to bonk a baddie on the back of the noggin.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I'd play the game. Play as a librarian in a library under siege by cops. Traps activated by pulling the right books.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yes, but they don't want to.