A couple of weeks ago we reported that a public library was waiving late fees in exchange for cat pics. Today we have a similar story for you. Except instead of trading in cat pics, you trade in prison time.

A mom in Texas had a warrant issued for her arrest over a library book. And I wish I was joking.

I also know what you are thinking. And I agree. This could have made a great Seinfeld episode.

According to the New York Post:

A mother of five in Texas recently found herself in hot water after learning that she could go to jail over library books that her county claims were never returned.

Kaylee Morgan took out books about Vincent van Gogh from Navasota Public Library in Grimes County, Texas, in March 2023.

We can safely assume that it took less than a year of having the books before the state deemed her to be a risk to public safety. It was not even a year before the state decided to put an end to her thug-life ways….

She told Fox News Digital that she did, in fact, return all the books that she borrowed, but that one was too big to fit in a returns box.

Court documents obtained by Fox News Digital show that the combined value of the two books was $60, but Morgan was slapped with a bill of $569.50 – mostly fines and court fees.

It was $60. That was the value of the books - $60. That’s it.

She was also charged with a city ordinance violation.

The whole writing “stealing library books is a crime” into the municipal code always seemed like a fear-mongering tactic to me. That’s the kind of “law” where it's mostly a public relations stunt. Kind of like the Gainesville law where it's apparently illegal to eat fried chicken with a fork but then a 93-year-old lady got arrested for it.

Getting charged for late library books is almost as asinine as getting arrested for eating fried chicken.

The mom said that the issues began when she went through the innocent task of renewing her driver’s license last week.

“So I go in and the DMV tells me that they cannot renew my license because I have a warrant out for my arrest, and I audibly laugh,” she explained in a video posted to Facebook. “And I’m shocked because I haven’t been pulled over, haven’t got any tickets. It just doesn’t make sense.”

“I mostly stay home. I homeschool my kids, so it just didn’t compute, what she was saying.”

Morgan then called the local court to see what the trouble was – and was told that she had two past-due library books.

When she finally realized this was not a dream and was in fact real life, she made an appointment with the judge. She actually claims that she did end up returning it but it was just a bit late because it would not fit in the drop box. However, when she returned it the system was down and government employees are notoriously the worst of the worst. So of course, if she did return it, the employee never likely updated the system.

But none of that matters because she was charged with theft of government property. The judge even told her to stop making excuses because this was no different than stealing from a business.

Except, it is different. Because this is America and we don’t have a prison in regards to debt. So now we see this fake charge of property theft when it’s just a library book and is a nothing burger.

It was not even an expensive book. It was worth $60. And it was probably worth less than that because of how many people touch it without washing their hands.

I never thought I would have to Google the phrase, “Can you get arrested for not returning a library book?” But I did it for the first time in my life. And it appears that you can get arrested for not returning a library book.

But we are not allowed to hold the government accountable for never fixing the potholes or refusing to do even the bare minimum. Government employees are never fired for their incompetence. But this little town in Texas wants to crack down on thuggery and arrest moms for a nonissue.

Jokes on the mom because had she lived in California or New York she could have moved into the library and claimed to be a tenant. But she lives in Grimes, Texas and I guess over there they crack down on the most pressing issues in today’s society.

This is why people should never trust the government. Pathetic.

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