People of New York can now watch internet porn at the city's public libraries, thanks to a policy of free speech, official said. Brooklyn Public Library spokeswoman Malika Granville said, "Customers can watch whatever they want on the computer".
The New York Post reported that people are free to watch anything on computers at the City's 200-plus libraries. However, the rule has angered religious leaders and library patrons, Catholic League president Bill Donohue said, "What they are doing is publicly funding an appetite for the most debased fare available". He said, "It's not like a Playboy centerfold anymore - it's far worse".
Library visitor Daisy Nazario, 60, said she was disgusted when she found she was sitting next to an elderly man watching porn at the Brooklyn Central Library. Nazario said, "I could hear the voices. It is very disrespectful to children".
Under American law, libraries that use federal funding only must install filters on publicly used computers to block content that have obscenity and child pornography. Library officials said it is a free speech issue.
New York Public Library spokeswoman Angela Montefinise said, "In deference to the First Amendment protecting freedom of speech, the New York Public Library cannot prevent adult patrons from accessing adult content that is legal".
The New York Post reported that people are free to watch anything on computers at the City's 200-plus libraries. However, the rule has angered religious leaders and library patrons, Catholic League president Bill Donohue said, "What they are doing is publicly funding an appetite for the most debased fare available". He said, "It's not like a Playboy centerfold anymore - it's far worse".
Library visitor Daisy Nazario, 60, said she was disgusted when she found she was sitting next to an elderly man watching porn at the Brooklyn Central Library. Nazario said, "I could hear the voices. It is very disrespectful to children".
Under American law, libraries that use federal funding only must install filters on publicly used computers to block content that have obscenity and child pornography. Library officials said it is a free speech issue.
New York Public Library spokeswoman Angela Montefinise said, "In deference to the First Amendment protecting freedom of speech, the New York Public Library cannot prevent adult patrons from accessing adult content that is legal".
