Land of the Free they've heard of it By Nick Farrell: Friday 24 February 2006, 07:33 TWO UNIFORMED Homeland Security officers have created a bit of a stink after walking into a public library and telling computer users that in the interests of national security they were not allowed to visit porn sites.
According to the Washington Post, the pair entered Little Falls branch of the Montgomery County Public Library in Bethesda, called for attention and made their announcement.
They then went and looked at what each person was looking at on their PC. They challenged one man about a site he was visiting and told him to step outside.
It then appears that the Homeland Security officers encountered a force which was considerably more powerful than any charter they may have been given by the President. A librarian approached them and told them to be quiet. The police were called and the men were asked to leave.
Homeland Security has moved to distance itself from the pair’s action. It has confirmed that the two worked for their local county office but said they were operating way outside their authority.