Would you have got this person sacked?

[Turion]

Not really. It amounts to gross misuse of company resources, use of company resource to access material of an offensive and possibly illegal nature etc...The OP says this is material of someone being beaten and burnt to death, hardly CUK discussion board is it?

What if he was using his own laptop and USB modem?

[rhubarb]

Depends on the circumstances really. He may have been watching a clip on BBC news or Sky and tut-tut'ing at the hideous treatment of the guy.

In which case, no issues with that.

If he was watching it and laughing, pointing and saying "haha, burn you crispy b*****d" then, I may have issues working with him too.

Rhubarb.

[d000hg]

So this women never surfs the internet at work? I've seen this type of footage on BBC news, FFS.

It was in his own time and not porn etc, so what is the problem. She should mind her own business. The women is more likey to get sacked as a trouble maker.

News shows brief seconds of a ruck in progress, not someone actually taking a beating and being set alight. It's a big difference, this sounds more like something out of Casino and I think that's just as reasonable to complain about as someone looking at porn.

[Pickle2]

So this idiot has internet without any content blocking and he is wasting his time watching movies when he could be getting on with some hardcore filth and pot noodle action.

Shows a lack of judgement imho, he deserves to go.

[pmeswani]

Someone I was talking to last night : said she went to see someone at lunch yesterday : at his desk in a large IB in docklands. They have no internet blocking. The chap was eating a sandwich : watching a film of someone in a riot being hit with baseball bats : then was set alight.

She was shocked and complained : adding that she did not want to work with someone with that little moral standards.

She was a bit upset as that person likely to be sacked.

What would you have done?

It depends on the nature of the clip and how it reflects with the company's AUP. Can it be considered to be as offensive as watching porn on the internet whilst at work? This is something that the company has to decide. If they do nothing (i.e. no disciplinary measures), then it opens the floodgates for abuse. It's down to perspective and whether or not the person is viewing the film for the purposes of work (even if it is during his lunch break or after work). Yes, we all take some liberties by surfing the net, but it's down to company's discretion how it takes action on a case by case scenario.

If what the OP is saying is a true reflection of what happened (which may be unlikely as it down to hearsay - 3rd party and not first hand experience), then the lady was right to complain.

[DiscoStu]

Never mind all this, how much is his house worth?

[Drewster]

.......watching a film of someone in a riot being hit with baseball bats : then was set alight.

She was shocked and complained

Presumably after she had watched for several minutes - just to ensure she could be truly shocked

......adding that she did not want to work with someone with that little moral standards.

Not sure what morals she is questioning.... Using ClientCo Internet? eek
Watching a "news" vid?....
Having a pot noodle (and sandwich) for lunch?

She was a bit upset as that person likely to be sacked.

Eh? What did she want to happen? She went out of her way to say she couldn't work with this person and then gets upset when she gets her way.

Smells of hypocrisy IMO.

Agree with PL

What would you have done?

See above - either ignored it or (if "bad" enough Do Something About It) but not DSAI and then get prissy....

JMO

[Turion]

News shows brief seconds of a ruck in progress, not someone actually taking a beating and being set alight. It's a big difference, this sounds more like something out of Casino and I think that's just as reasonable to complain about as someone looking at porn.

Newsnight, few years back, South African black drug dealer got dragged out of house in township by mob, clubbed and set on fire. Showed the whole thing with sound!

[Bagpuss]

What happened to having a quiet word with someone?

[Churchill]

Who voted her in as the "the internet police"?

"I was offended", "I reported it", "Now I'm worried he might get fired..."

Stinks of hypocracy imo, strikes me she's just an attention seeking bint.

There you are you see, Churchill is back to his usual form!