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    A top British government aide who helped create 10 Downing Street’s controversial policy to censor online pornography for the majority of British Internet users has resigned from his post on Monday after being arrested last month on charges of possessing child pornography.


    Patrick Rock, a longstanding Tory adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron, had served as the deputy director of policy.

    The prime minister’s office confirmed to British press that it had been “made aware of a potential offense relating to child abuse imagery” on February 12, and Rock was arrested the next day at home.

    “Subsequently, we arranged for officers to come into No 10 and have access to all IT systems and offices they considered relevant,” an anonymous spokesperson was quoted in UK media as saying. “This is an ongoing investigation so it would not be appropriate to comment further, but the Prime Minister believes that child abuse imagery is abhorrent and that anyone involved with it should be properly dealt with under the law.”

    However, the same spokesperson played down Rock’s role in drafting the policy on online filters, which as of January was shown to be overblocking.

    “Patrick Rock was one of a number of advisers and officials involved in dealing with this issue—but the work was led by somebody else, and decisions were taken by ministers,” the spokesperson said.






    UK is so stupid.

    You guys are like the catholic church
    To us, it is the BEAST.

  • #2
    not even a kentonio reply?

    what time is it there? 5-6 hours ahead?
    To us, it is the BEAST.

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    • #3
      Evening, it's the truth, so no need to debate.
      Socrates: "Good is That at which all things aim, If one knows what the good is, one will always do what is good." Brian: "Romanes eunt domus"
      GW 2013: "and juistin bieber is gay with me and we have 10 kids we live in u.s.a in the white house with obama"

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      • #4
        americans are so much easier to troll
        To us, it is the BEAST.

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        • #5
          Socrates: "Good is That at which all things aim, If one knows what the good is, one will always do what is good." Brian: "Romanes eunt domus"
          GW 2013: "and juistin bieber is gay with me and we have 10 kids we live in u.s.a in the white house with obama"

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          • #6
            So Sava is in favor of putting the Catholic church in charge? Interesting.
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            • #7
              GOD SAVE THE QUEEEN
              To us, it is the BEAST.

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              • #8
                Can anyone articulate whether this sets a precedent that allows the police to be arrested for taking drugs from me?

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                • #9
                  Sorry, Wiggy, but no.

                  Also, Ben's troll-fu is really pathetic lately.
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                  • #10
                    lately?
                    To us, it is the BEAST.

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                    • #11
                      I wasn't aware I had groupies.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Sava View Post
                        http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2...or-child-porn/





                        UK is so stupid.

                        You guys are like the catholic church
                        That's not a fair comparison. the church would cover it up and provide him with his own private harem of altar boys.
                        [Pets] can't be reasoned with when their instincts kick in and they remember that they're animals. Especially dogs which are genetically 100% wolves. - Al B. Sure!

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                        • #13
                          Brit politicians are always good for a sex scandal or two. In addition to children, they seem very fond of choke sex.
                          “It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”

                          ― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by 100% Wolf View Post
                            That's not a fair comparison. the church would cover it up and provide him with his own private harem of altar boys.
                            Who says top UK officials aren't molesting children?
                            To us, it is the BEAST.

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                            • #15
                              We're despicable in the UK, someone is suspected of committing an offence and is arrested for it.

                              I am so embarrassed.
                              Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
                              Jon Miller: MikeH is a shockingly revolting dolt and a masturbatory urine-reeking sideshow freak whose word is as valuable as an aging cow paddy.
                              We've got both kinds

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