judges sacked for watching porn on work computers

Suspect that IT had a trawl through their office and picked them up. You could probably get over the permission thing by telling everyone in the policy that the network will be monitored from time to time.
There are some professions in which a higher standard of ethics and behaviour are expected than ordinary jobs. Teachers, doctors, judges etc.
For people in other roles the disciplinary test might be "are their actions likely to endanger the organisation or bring it into disrepute".

It's sad really. Police commissioners over the limit who get waved through traffic police cordons, self-medicating surgeons, drug-taking pilots, politicians on the take, who can we trust really?

Me! I don't do any of that. Belgian buns are my only vice. I could be a judge. [retrievesblackcap]

As I said before it's a kind of theft, so could be illegal for that reason.
Whatever the moral rights or wrongs, if they want to watch porn they should watch it at home, on their own 'puters, in their own time.

Only of there is a charge TriciaF
Chat lines I assume are premium rates.

A theft of 'company' time, I presume.

Consensus on gransnet - hallelujah

Having suffered 10 years of my husband being addicted to porn on the internet, I think that the damage to its influence on relationships and degradation of women is very underestimated. Also it shows great lack of judgement and morality from those in a respected position. I am glad that they were sacked. If they have to indulge, it should be out of hours and not paid for by public services or the taxpayer.

wearingthin porn is not "victimless" is it. It seems to be invading our culture and affecting so many lives. Powerful voices promote it and make a fortune out of it, such as Desmond who owns the Express and various horrible celebrity magazines.

If you MUST watch 'porn', at least do it in the privacy of your own home. For anyone, watching it at work beggars belief! But for people in a position of respectability and trust?! Words fail me!

They may have been using work lap tops or logged on to work website from home. I suppose.