The Beachwood Police Department reported on May 2 the man checked out the hundred books from the Cuyahoga County Public Library Beachwood Branch, and posted a video of him burning the books on social media.

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

Book burning is... Not what it used to be.

It's purely symbolic.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    ln general book burning is symbolic since books are relatively cheap and plentiful.

    However it’s not so symbolic when you’re destroying a library’s property, potentially trying to not only deprive patrons of knowledge but to instill fear and repression upon both the library and its patrons.

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