Councillors raise porn alarm
COUNCILLORS have vowed to crack down on computer misuse after more than 230 computers at Notts County Council were found to contain pornographic or violent images.
Since May 2008, the council has used a package called Pixalert to scan and monitor computers.
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Coun Barnfather called for software to raise the alarm earlier
But Conservative councillor Chris Barnfather told a standards committee meeting that more should be done to flag up inappropriate material when it arises.
This could be done with software which identifies trigger words or images at the time.
He said: "We're coming along and seeing past the event but maybe we should be stopping it arriving on the scene."
Councillor Stan Heptinstall said staff should be encouraged to report any inappropriate material they have received in e-mails. He said: "First of all, people accessing or attempting to access inappropriate sites – that's one issue to be dealt with.
"The other is receiving e-mails – we all receive e-mails – if that does happen, in a sense it's a bit hard on the recipient."
Council officers said this is already council policy but councillors said it should be strengthened and made clear.
It was also recommended by councillors that line-managers are given more training on the matter and that council policy should come up on screens when staff log-on as a reminder.
Charles Daybell, independent chairman of the committee, said it was important for the group to understand what was being done and how it was being done.
"We need to be sure the measures taken are effective. Policies need to be looked at again to check they are robust enough."
The recommendations made by the Standards Committee have been passed on for further review.
Twelve county council staff have been disciplined or are in the process of being dealt with.
Images found include those of graphic nudity, sex acts, extreme injury and mutilation, and hate and violence.
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by Just pointing out, a bit more Truth!
Monday, December 28 2009, 12:00PM
“so why don't your Muslim brothers do some thing about it " j, leic " and weed out the scum within ...
then there would be no need for these radical groups that keep popping up ...”
by MadBadger, The Sett
Sunday, December 27 2009, 10:40PM
“Racist j., leics.,
You're too dumb to see it, but the Daily Mail is a state safety valve.
They are constantly and correctly going on about illegal immigrants, but try and show they're balanced by criticising groups like the EDL (themselves operated by the State) and bangng on about the 'racist' murder of Saint Stephen Lawrence.
Fortunately for the State, thick stupid virgins like you swallow it hook, line and sinker.”
by MadBadger, The Sett
Sunday, December 27 2009, 10:31PM
“Anyone seen my copy of 'Big Black Boys Weekly'?”
by Just pointing out, the Truth!
Sunday, December 27 2009, 9:54PM
“'IRA' J ....
Just add 'Hamas' to the 'Nazi Salute' for a start, when you google ....
I could put countless links for you to look at ...”
by Just pointing out, the Truth!
Sunday, December 27 2009, 9:43PM
“Or, there's loads of pictures and video's on the internet of Muslims giving Nazi salutes ....
Just google ....”
by Lesta, Lace Market
Sunday, December 27 2009, 9:39PM
“j, if you want to see video of masked, hooded and violent men then take a look at the Free Gaza, Pro-Palestine demo that occurred in London. Go on, Google it.”
by Just pointing out, the Truth!
Sunday, December 27 2009, 9:34PM
“Well done 'IRA' J!!
That 'report' doesn't sound biased at all, does it?
Just out of interest, do you still actively support organisations that kill children?”
by Mr. Sensible, The Real World
Sunday, December 27 2009, 9:34PM
“Bob I will not be drawn on things I don't know anything about.
I say again; if there is enough evidence that 'Islam for UK' is illegal, then the appropriate action will I'm sure be taken.
I'd be a bit careful about what factions of Islam are extremist and what are not; David Cameron recently had to go back on comments he made about 2 Islamic state schools, which he said were supporting extremism yet it turned out were not.”
by j, leic
Sunday, December 27 2009, 9:24PM
“Speaking of the EDL, I was shocked and horrified to learn that these good old wholesome boys were actually a bunch of criminal thugs.
From one of the national papers today (and as ashamed as I am to say it, its the Daily Mail, hardly left wing....):
On Platform One at Bolton station a mob of around 100 men punch the air in unison. The chant goes up: 'Muslim bombers, off our streets, Muslim bombers off our streets...'
Their voices echo loudly and more men suddenly appear; startled passengers move aside. The group march forward waving St George Cross flags and holding up placards. The throng of men around me applaud. A train heading for Glasgow draws up on the opposite platform and the men turn as one, bursting into song: 'Engelaand, Engelaand, Engelaand.'
Some of the men hide behind balaclavas, others wear black hoodies. A few speak on mobile phones, their hands pressed against their ears to block out the cacophony.
'It's already kicking off in Manchester. This could be tasty,' shouts one. These are some of the most violent football hooligans in Britain and today they have joined together in an unprecedented show of strength. Standing shoulder to shoulder are notorious gangs - or 'firms' as they are known - such as Cardiff City's Soul Crew, Bolton Wanderers' Cuckoo Boys and Luton Town's Men In Gear.
The gathering is remarkable, as on a match day these men would be fighting each other. But it is politics that has drawn them together. They are headed for Manchester to support a march by the burgeoning English Defence League.
The police are here in force, too. 'Take that mask off,' barks a sergeant to one young man. He does so immediately but protests: 'Why are they allowed to wear burkas in public but we're not allowed to cover our faces?'
'Just do what you're told,' the policeman snaps back.
An EDL demonstrator is arrested at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester in October
'It's always the same these days. One rule for them and another for us. I'm sick of this country,' a man standing next to me says in a West Country accent.
He draws on a cigarette then flicks it to the ground in disgust. He starts to complain again but when the tannoy announces the arrival of the train to Manchester Piccadilly he raises his hands above his head and starts another favourite.
'Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves... Britons never, never, never...' His companions join in. As the train comes to a halt the crowd surges forward.
The carriages are almost full so the men pack themselves into the aisles followed by policemen speaking into radios. A group of lads drinking beer at a table eye the new contingent warily.
One man wearing a baseball cap clocks their fear and reassures them.
'It's all right lads, nothing to worry about. We're protesting against radical Islam. Come and join us.'
Further up the carriage another bursts into song.
'We had joy, we had fun, we had Muslims on the run,' he starts up. Nobody joins in and a couple of his mates tell him to 'shut up' as they point to a woman dressed in a black hijab sitting at a table.
A man standing close to her is masked and holds a placard. It has a picture of a Muslim woman crying with red blood streaming down her face. 'Sharia law oppresses women!' the slogan reads.
The rise of the English Defence League has been rapid. Since its formation at the start of the summer the group has organised nearly 20 major protests in Britain's cities, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Luton, Nottingham, Glasgow and Swansea.
Its leaders are professional and articulate and they claim that the EDL is a peaceful, non-racist organisation. But having spent time with them, there is evidence that this movement has a more disturbing side. There is talk of the need for a 'street army', and there are links with football hooligans and evidence that violent neo-Nazi groups including Combat 18, Blood and Honour and the British Freedom Fighters ha”
by Bill Lawrenson, Keyworth
Sunday, December 27 2009, 9:19PM
“MadB and Capt ? Sensible, would you consider that it is improper to exhibit the paintings of Botticelli in a public place or on the walls of a Councillor's office?”