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muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts) Mon Mar 3, 2014, 07:44 PM Mar 2014

Senior Tory adviser Patrick Rock arrested on child pornography allegations

Source: The Independent

A senior adviser to David Cameron was arrested on child pornography allegations, Downing Street said tonight.

Patrick Rock, who had been involved in drawing up proposals for internet porn filters, resigned after being questioned by police. Officers from the National Crime Agency examined Downing Street’s computer systems and offices used by Mr Rock, 62.

He was an been adviser to the Conservative party for 30 years and got to know Mr Cameron in the mid-1990s when they were both worked for Michael Howard when he was Home Secretary.

The Prime Minister brought him into Downing Street in 2011 to work in the Number 10 policy unit. He took responsibility for home affairs issues and was among officials who were involved in drawing up controls against internet images of child abuse.

Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/senior-tory-adviser-patrick-rock-arrested-on-child-pornography-allegations-9166837.html

"involved in drawing up controls against internet images of child abuse"

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Uh-oh shenmue Mar 2014 #1

'involved in drawing up proposals for internet porn filters' tomm2thumbs Mar 2014 #2

Perverts against porn. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #3

The proverbial "fox guarding the chicken-coop" n/t cosmicone Mar 2014 #4

Maybe I'm wrong, but... CSStrowbridge Mar 2014 #5

You've missed the point Prophet 451 Mar 2014 #9

I'll give the dude minor props for one thing here ... brett_jv Mar 2014 #6

This & the Coulson/Brooks debacle should be enough to call into question *his decision making skills Turborama Mar 2014 #7

I'm just praying for his death Prophet 451 Mar 2014 #10

I think you're going to like this site... Turborama Mar 2014 #11

I had to stop reading domestic news entirely Prophet 451 Mar 2014 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Turborama Mar 2014 #12

Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2014 #8

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

1. Uh-oh

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 07:49 PM

Mar 2014

Doesn't look good for him.

tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts)

2. 'involved in drawing up proposals for internet porn filters'

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 08:05 PM

Mar 2014

I guess he should have worked a little harder

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,868 posts)

3. Perverts against porn.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 08:12 PM

Mar 2014

Just like the addicts that want to maintain the drug war. Trying to make up for past mistakes or choices, I guess.

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

4. The proverbial "fox guarding the chicken-coop" n/t

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 08:13 PM

Mar 2014

CSStrowbridge

(267 posts)

5. Maybe I'm wrong, but...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 08:27 PM

Mar 2014

Maybe I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be better to use NSA resources to track the people making and trading child porn rather than filtering it out.

Prophet 451

(9,796 posts)

9. You've missed the point

Reply to CSStrowbridge (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 10:38 AM

Mar 2014

The filters aren't really to protect kiddies, that's just the excuse. They'll filter out porn and "esoteric content" and yes, the government DOES decide what counts as "esoteric". Such as minority faiths or far-left political views.

brett_jv

(1,245 posts)

6. I'll give the dude minor props for one thing here ...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 09:05 PM

Mar 2014

If anyone potentially has 'an excuse' to have such images on their computer it would be someone working on the project of national-level 'porn filters'.

The fact that the guy is apparently immediately biting the bullet, resigning his job, and not trying to blow smoke up everyone's ass with some BS about how it's 'all part of his job' ... there's something to be said for that.

Hopefully he finishes the job by pleading guilty and not costing the taxpayers a fortune in court costs.

Turborama

(22,109 posts)

7. This & the Coulson/Brooks debacle should be enough to call into question *his decision making skills

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 10:22 PM

Mar 2014

Hopefully one of 2 things are going to happen between now and next June, either a vote of no-confidence is held and/or he gets voted out of office by the electorate next May.

*David Cameron

Prophet 451

(9,796 posts)

10. I'm just praying for his death

Reply to Turborama (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 10:41 AM

Mar 2014

If Lord Lucifer answers my prayers, Cameron's demise will be drawn-out, excruciatingly painful but, above all, soon.

Turborama

(22,109 posts)

11. I think you're going to like this site...

Reply to Prophet 451 (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 11:52 AM

Mar 2014

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Prophet 451

(9,796 posts)

13. I had to stop reading domestic news entirely

Reply to Turborama (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:40 PM

Mar 2014

I'm on benefits for mental illness and physical disability and the news was so often about how Cameron was trying to make our lives even harder, which tended to set off a self-harming cycle.

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muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts)

8. Kick (nt)

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Tue Mar 4, 2014, 05:54 AM

Mar 2014

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