Phoenix not Getting Support from Nearby Town

More reaction to the Phoenix city council’s decision to mandate filtering for all library computers comes from the nearby city of Wickenberg (AZ) where the city council was asked to send a letter of support.

The issue of sending a letter supporting the Phoenix City Council on its decision to censor material at its libraries died after 3-3 vote last week.

What makes this story a little more interesting is what I assume is a poorly worded statement from Wickenberg Library board Vice President Helen Dudley (emphasis mine)

It’s our opinion that we have no problem in the Wickenburg library with persons using our computers to secure pornography…. Furthermore, it is our opinion that the Wickenburg library staff is very capable of monitoring the computer room.