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Classroom searched by police after anonymous complaint about an “obscene” LGBTQ+ book (www.lgbtqnation.com)

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[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 57 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Stop, Consumer! You have comitted wrongthink! The Small Government ^TM^ is coming to protect your children from the woke contraband. Please stay calm. Your child has been exposed to empathy and understanding. We are taking every possible legal measure to ensure your child stays neatly within the Christian approved boxes designed 6,000 years ago when our Earth was created. This law was brought to you by the Kock Brothers and other conservative Super PACs.

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 37 points 10 months ago

Tell police there's a gunman in the classroom and they can't sit on their asses fast enough.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Maybe we should arm books with guns.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 32 points 10 months ago

Pearl-clutching MAGA Moms and police abusing their power. Name a more iconic duo.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

The accompanying photo, while inaccurate, is hilarious.

[-] finthechat@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago

No it's true. They sent a SWAT team in, busted through the door and threw flashbangs and smoke grenades.

Source: my dad is the CEO of Police

[-] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

12:05 we arrived on the screen. Subject: 9 year old white female, 4ft 3in, brown hair, pink dress. 12:10 we identified the lgbtq+ book the subject was reading based on the rainbow dusk jacket. 12:15 deployed flash-bang and smoke grenade. 12:16 assault team b breached the rear of the building and assault team a entered front of classroom 12:27 subject offered little resistance and was taken into custody. Medal of valor was awarded to all operation members for their bravery.

[-] Land_Strider@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Sounds like a SCP report... hmm, maybe this is how those conservatives see open-minded books.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not hilarious, kind of terrifying. It seems like something that could actually happen. Especially if Trump is elected

[-] cmoney@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago

Honestly what do these people think happens to someone who reads a book? Reading books seems like the least threatening way to get information, I mean you can stop reading the book at any time you feel like.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 23 points 10 months ago

They're afraid kids will pick up the idea that some people being LGBTQ is just a normal part of life.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They get ideas.

Which is why these idiots only want people reading their book.

[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago

From the people who love to say "it's just words, words can't hurt you" here comes "books and words are super dangerous and needs to be banned!"

[-] dhorse@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Wrong department was called. They should have called in the firefighters.

[-] ninja@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

firemen

[-] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 10 months ago

Should've called in the Navy. Seamen know what's up.

[-] PugJesus@kbin.social 9 points 10 months ago

I mean, I'm just saying... if I was a kid again, with kid motivations... I'd be making constant anonymous complaints about 'obscene' LGBT books to get out of a few minutes of classwork.

[-] Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Would you feel guilty when the first time you do this they shot four of your friends due to "resistance and possible weapons" and two of them are now dead?

[-] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 10 months ago

Great use of taxpayer money. Nothing like taking officers off of real problems like human trafficking to go check out if a book mentions "the gays".

Fucking worthless

this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2023

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