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 Streets 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"
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Doesn't look good for him.
tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)I guess he should have worked a little harder
ForgoTheConsequence
(4,868 posts)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)CSStrowbridge
(267 posts)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)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)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)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)If Lord Lucifer answers my prayers, Cameron's demise will be drawn-out, excruciatingly painful but, above all, soon.
Turborama
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Prophet 451
(9,796 posts)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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