It\’s that age-old story: Racist guy wants to speak in library, library says okay, library changes mind and says no, racist sues library. The Chicago Tribune reported this week that a judge has denied the Schaumburg Township District Library\’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the library by Illinois\’ favorite white supremacist, Matt Hale. Here\’s the story.
What the Trib story doesn\’t say is that the Schaumburg library board turned Hale down the day after his appearance at the Peoria PL turned into a nasty clash between his supporters and protesters. Chairs were thrown, mace was sprayed, and the local TV news cameras were there. I\’m wondering if Schaumburg would have a better case if, instead of outright denying the request for Hale to speak there, they had made their approval contingent on Hale or his supporters putting up some money for extra security.
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