$13 or Goto Jail - Jail FTW!

Another patron gets into trouble with overdue books. This time it is Shelly Koontz from Jesup Public Library. It would appear that Koontz was making some sort of statement when she chose jail time over a $13 library book. I figure the statement was something along the lines of "I like to make bad choices in life, here is another".

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The library stated that arresting somebody over an overdue book is unusual, but there were some extenuating circumstances. I would love to know what those were. I suspect she had used up all her friends on the library staff. Kinda like spitting on a cop and wondering why you get arrested. I know at my library it is very difficult to get arrested. You have to pretty much threaten somebody or go completely nuts... which happens. I would like to take a moment and point out the arresting officer. This was the actual picture they used in the article. Sgt. Boos looks way too happy for this to be an appropriate picture,,, either that or the arrest of Koontz marks a happy day in Jesup. His name seems appropriate in a way, at least from Koontz's perspective.

I also included a police report. I found the part about the derelict cars in the front yard to be,,, interesting,, if only for the mental picture it provided me.

Bomb Blown way Out of Proportion

I have seen patrons get upset about fines they have generated, but this individual takes it to a whole new level. Tonya Butts managed to rack up some fines for keeping her materials out too long. Instead of throwing a hissy fit at the volunteers running the front counter, she instead went ahead and issued a bomb threat.

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There are couple fascinating facets to this story. I would like to start with the mental logic used by this Butt. I just cannot grasp how one makes the leap from "I was late with some books, so I may complain" to "I am going to go ahead and do something that will for sure get me arrested, making things 10x worse". But she did it. And it did.

Second, the manner in which she issued the bomb threat is quite unique. Normally, to make a proper bomb threat, you call it in. That way, the odds of you getting arrested decrease significantly. What you don't typically do is trot on in there all uppity and submit it at the counter personally. She did. Hard core! ...and she was promptly arrested with $3500 bond.

There was never a bomb.

She should do what everyone else does....

smear fecal material all over the bathroom walls or pee into the book drop.