I'm not sure if the subject header's tone is pejorative or not lol...

That article doesn't say it's ok, it just says it's not a criminal offence.

Internal proceedings to follow....*snigger*

Uberman wrote:

That article doesn't say it's ok, it just says it's not a criminal offence.


It's "OK" in the sense (as you point out) that its not a criminal offence to waste your employer (and the public's) time, resources and money driving from London to Gatwick to have sex (during work time) with someone that you made contact with on a dodgy "dating" site !

Whether it's morally right is entirely another matter !

Like I said, internal proceedings to follow

*snigger*

Salesmen and other people who travel up and down the country and count their blessings for the Internet will be very disappointed with you ITK

Uberman wrote:
Like I said, internal proceedings to follow

*snigger*

Salesmen and other people who travel up and down the country and count their blessings for the Internet will be very disappointed with you ITK

But I'M NOT paying for the salesman's time etc, am I ?

There are two diferent arguments here.

My morality isn't offended in any way, but I'm certainly offended by the inappropriate use of my taxes.

Well then got off your bums and do something decent about it then because your tax money is wasted like you wouldn't believe and is used for plenty of things you wouldn't agree with in a million years so quit whining about one copper getting his end away while he was on overtime and grasp the bigger picture at play here.

And if you still want to play the indignant you don't actually pay taxes willingly you do it because you have to, so if you want to ensure it's done properly, go and work for the NAO!

And if the play on words was too subtle for you...

'internal proceedings' are set to follow by British Transport Police in which the rozzer may well lose his job.

We weren't discussing the bigger picture, just this one issue, which I gave my opinion on.

If only I'd known that by working for the NAO I could ensure that all UK taxes were used to my complete satisfaction, I'd have applied for a job there years ago. Why didn't you tell me this before?

Well you can go work for the NAO and find all those inefficiencies and then find out how noone is really going to listen unless it becomes a bit of a hot potato!

As for the one issue. The story reported that he was not found guilty of a criminal offence. Internal proceedings will still follow in which he might lose his job - which hopefully will satisfy you that justice for the public purse has been achieved.

Uberman wrote:

'internal proceedings' are set to follow by British Transport Police in which the rozzer may well lose his job.

Can anyone remember any policeman EVER losing his job?

I just posted a short throw away comment on the issue, that's all, Uberman. It's hardly an earth shattering story, and I won't be awake all night fretting over it.

I don't want to see the guy lose his job particularly. I know nothing about his previous record and assuming it is satisfactory, then a reprimand and the removal of his wage for the offending period of time would be sufficient, I should imagine.