Vandal Edits Swear Words in Library Books
Posted on: Tuesday, 20 July 2004, 06:00 CDT
LAYTON, Utah - A self-appointed editor of library books has given new meaning to "purple prose." The do-it-yourself censor is turning swear words into "darns" and "hecks" - in purple ink.
"They believe it's within their right to deface public property and impose what they believe on others," library director Pete Giacoma said.
"It's a crime. It would be prosecuted if we were to find who did it, by luck or accident," he said.
Destroying or defacing library materials is a class B misdemeanor. It's punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, but Giacoma said the library usually will settle for restitution.
"I think the worry of the public, every once in a while, is that we're doing it," he said. "We're not."
Giacoma said in cases like this, the vandals will usually tire of editing books and stop on their own.
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