Here comes Rodney King, again, saying, "Can't we all get along?" You remember Rodney, of course -- the guy who was beat up by the police way back in, what, 1992? Now, this time when he asks, "Can't we all get along, he's talking about books.
Way up in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Yes,they have a library up there. Five years ago, it was named the best small library in all the land. No small-town library from sea to shining sea was as fair as this one. And, now look: Armed vigilantes are up in arms to demanding that more than 400 book titles be banned.
Which, the recent library chief says, are not even on the shelves. "Not a single one," she says.
I say, "recent library chief," because she resigned when the vigilantes started showing up at her home -- guns on their hips and Bible tracts in their hands -- demanding that the books be banned, calling her to repentance.
Now, while the past director notes that none of the books are in the library, if someone were to request one of them, the library would order it.
And, that's where Rodney King comes in. He sure would like these two sides to get along. If he were alive today, I imagine Rodney would suggest that the titles not be available to children unless their parents gave their consent.
Sounds fair to me. Rodney's a fair man. Listen to him.
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