28 Apr 22
In the UK, the tory party have got themselves in a bit of a fix (again). Seemingly, during parliament, one of their members was watching porn. And some female ministers saw him watching it.
Now, obviously it’s the tory party and they’re morally more corrupt than a trumpian car salesman… but the issue at hand: is it wrong to watch porn at work?
Obviously civil servants and politicians shouldn’t. I’m on about normal jobs.
If you have a 10 minute break, nobody can see you, is it wrong to watch porn?
Or to relieve one’s self in the toilet?
I’m very much inclined to say: “Yes, it’s bloody wrong.”
But if I think about it, that seems an automatic response. Is it unnatural? Is it worse than watching a tik-tok film of someone hurting themselves?
What do you think?
28 Apr 22
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@shavixmir saidIf you have a 10 minute break, nobody can see you, is it wrong to watch porn?
In the UK, the tory party have got themselves in a bit of a fix (again). Seemingly, during parliament, one of their members was watching porn. And some female ministers saw him watching it.
Now, obviously it’s the tory party and they’re morally more corrupt than a trumpian car salesman… but the issue at hand: is it wrong to watch porn at work?
Obviously civil servants ...[text shortened]... tural? Is it worse than watching a tik-tok film of someone hurting themselves?
What do you think?
Or to relieve one’s self in the toilet?
I think it's wrong to watch porn at all, simply because of its addictive nature, doing it at work adds the risk of one running afoul of workplace rules, even if you are on a designated break.
As far as relieving oneself in the toilet, well...I hope you don't have a different location in mind. 🙂
28 Apr 22
@mchill saidMasturbating.
If you have a 10 minute break, nobody can see you, is it wrong to watch porn?
Or to relieve one’s self in the toilet?
I think it's wrong to watch porn at all, simply because of its addictive nature, doing it at work adds the risk of one running afoul of workplace rules, even if you are on a designated break.
As far as relieving oneself in the toilet, well...I hope you don't have a different location in mind. 🙂
Porn is addictive, you say?
Really?
28 Apr 22
@mchill saidLOL...how do you know watching porn is addictive?
If you have a 10 minute break, nobody can see you, is it wrong to watch porn?
Or to relieve one’s self in the toilet?
I think it's wrong to watch porn at all, simply because of its addictive nature, doing it at work adds the risk of one running afoul of workplace rules, even if you are on a designated break.
As far as relieving oneself in the toilet, well...I hope you don't have a different location in mind. 🙂
28 Apr 22
@shavixmir saidthats what you favorite news source cnn is best known for isnt it?
Masturbating.
Porn is addictive, you say?
Really?
28 Apr 22
@mchill saidI’m often on these forums when I’m at work, if someone else wants to watch porn who am I to judge.
If you have a 10 minute break, nobody can see you, is it wrong to watch porn?
Or to relieve one’s self in the toilet?
I think it's wrong to watch porn at all, simply because of its addictive nature, doing it at work adds the risk of one running afoul of workplace rules, even if you are on a designated break.
As far as relieving oneself in the toilet, well...I hope you don't have a different location in mind. 🙂
The problem with this particular case is that he was working alongside female colleagues who were aware of what he was doing and understandably felt uncomfortable about it.
Porn has the same problem as prostitution in that it can be based on exploitive practises and it’s difficult to know which cases are and which are not.
But doing something other than your job whilst at work will always be a very popular method of rebellion or getting one over on the boss.
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28 Apr 22
@shavixmir saidOn my break, no one else watching?
In the UK, the tory party have got themselves in a bit of a fix (again). Seemingly, during parliament, one of their members was watching porn. And some female ministers saw him watching it.
Now, obviously it’s the tory party and they’re morally more corrupt than a trumpian car salesman… but the issue at hand: is it wrong to watch porn at work?
Obviously civil servants ...[text shortened]... tural? Is it worse than watching a tik-tok film of someone hurting themselves?
What do you think?
'Ain't nobody's business but my own.'
@shavixmir saidIt depends very much on company policy regarding Internet usage at company expense. Some companies restrict Internet usage for private purposes, including sending/receiving personal, not-job-related, emails, or perusing ebay for not-job-related items. Banks, bio-tech labs, NASA, and other high-security installations, for example, have very strict policies. Other companies/institutions are more lax.
In the UK, the tory party have got themselves in a bit of a fix (again). Seemingly, during parliament, one of their members was watching porn. And some female ministers saw him watching it.
Now, obviously it’s the tory party and they’re morally more corrupt than a trumpian car salesman… but the issue at hand: is it wrong to watch porn at work?
Obviously civil servants ...[text shortened]... tural? Is it worse than watching a tik-tok film of someone hurting themselves?
What do you think?
The problem as I see it is distinguishing soft porn from hard porn from kiddie porn from really really hard porn (where the people being filmed are not willing participants). Many sites these days hardly make any such distinction and mix it all up; moreover, many porn sites automatically redirect visitors to a plethora of other sites which download in the bckgnd without the 'client' having any control over this. Laws as to what is allowable porn vary from country to country, but the Internet knows no political borders. So, people may be downloading contraband without knowing or intending to.
Legally, a company/institution is liable if an employee downloads kiddie porn or other Internet contraband. Legally, the police can confiscate all computers a company/institution owns and clone the harddiscs searching for contraband content, if there is a well-founded suspicion that someone, anyone, inside the company has been downloading forbidden content. So, many companies take a very prudent line on private surfing and use proxy servers which filter the content available to employees through the corporate net.
The hole in these security systems (proxies, firewalls, etc.) is the smart phone, which nearly every employee has these days. They are able to surf around the company proxy server and firewall by logging on directly via local service providers.
I know of a case in Switzerland in which a city bus driver was filmed (unbeknownst) playing a video game on his smart phone while on duty (I think he may have been stopped at a traffic light). The film was presented to the city transit authority, and the driver was dismissed from his job. Rightly so, imo. A bus driver should be concentrating on delivering passengers safely, not on racking up points in a virtual game.
28 Apr 22
@jimm619 saidUsing company resources for private amusement is very much the company's business. It's the same as using the company photocopier for your own benefit; makes no difference if you use it on your break. It still costs the company money to replace the toner and the paper and to pay for the maintenance and wear and tear.
On my break, no one else watching?
'Ain't nobody's business but my own.'
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@moonbus saidWell then, I suppose the same could
Using company resources for private amusement is very much the company's business. It's the same as using the company photocopier for your own benefit; makes no difference if you use it on your break. It still costs the company money to replace the toner and the paper and to pay for the maintenance and wear and tear.
be said of posting on Facebook while at work.....
Using their telephone, turning on the lights.......
...............Right?
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28 Apr 22
@shavixmir saidWell, at least it keeps them away from the pig carcasses.
In the UK, the tory party have got themselves in a bit of a fix (again). Seemingly, during parliament, one of their members was watching porn. And some female ministers saw him watching it.
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@shavixmir saidJust the thought of female ministers watching a Tory party member watching porn is getting me all worked up. Do you have a link/video of them watching? Asking for a friend. If possible please post it within the next 2 hours while I'm still at work. Thanks in advance.
In the UK, the tory party have got themselves in a bit of a fix (again). Seemingly, during parliament, one of their members was watching porn. And some female ministers saw him watching it.
@shavixmir saidThe heart of the matter is whether viewing porn is wrong or not. If he was watching a boxing match, music video or contouring tutorial, this wouldn't have been a problem.
In the UK, the tory party have got themselves in a bit of a fix (again). Seemingly, during parliament, one of their members was watching porn. And some female ministers saw him watching it.
Now, obviously it’s the tory party and they’re morally more corrupt than a trumpian car salesman… but the issue at hand: is it wrong to watch porn at work?
Obviously civil servants ...[text shortened]... tural? Is it worse than watching a tik-tok film of someone hurting themselves?
What do you think?
Is watching porn (regardless of the location), in of itself, wrong? No.
The issue is that we know virtually all societies have hang-ups about sex, nudity or even public displays of affection. Whether such feelings are rational or not, they exist, and the feelings about them are strong enough that the politician should've known watching it in pubic is inappropriate because of it.
@jimm619 saidYes, consuming bandwidth costs the company money. Watching videos is particularly bandwidth intensive and could conceivably starve some mission-critical application.
Well then, I suppose the same could
be said of posting on Facebook while at work.....
Using their telephone, turning on the lights.......
...............Right?