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06/28/2003 Archived Entry: "THE WILSON SQUABBLE"

THE WILSON SQUABBLE

"I've heard" that the information on the flyers that was put on windshields in Wilson during church services a couple weeks ago was the same information sucked from the internet that was presented to the county commissioners.

Heaven knows if you go looking for it, you can find almost anything on the internet about "adult book stores" that will offend people. It doesn't necessarily follow that it applies here. That's a pretty big assumption to draw. Who knows?

It seems it would have been better to contact the individuals who intend to own and operate the store to see what they have to say. It doesn't seem exactly fair to accuse them of something that has not yet happened, or may never happen. It's too much like yelling "FIRE" in a crowded theater and patently unfair.

I'm just wondering....if the claims (i.e. pornography, XXX videos, books and sex toys, on-site gay sex booths) these individuals have printed, distributed and reported about the Adult Book Store are not true, what action might the owner take when he finds out about it? What if he's the kind of person who might be very civic-minded and give generously to community projects? It seems a wait and see approach might be far better than the one being used now. He has every right within the law to open any kind of store he wants. Who is it who is so mighty powerful and moralistic to say otherwise?