Now that I understand what the issue is about in general terms, we have seen so many pictures of naked babies in the bath that, please, do we have to see anymore- let alone watch population explosion unchecked – meaning more intolerable pictures of babies in the bath water. If I had a young child I most certainly would not put such a picture on the internet, because life has changed since our family pictures were taken - when they were put into the Kodak envelope after perhaps 5 or 6 people very close or actually in the family had seen them. But nowadays the photos stay on the internet ad infinitum unless the owner removes them. They stay in Cyberspace – a place where we cannot be certain if they really are protected. Well, government agencies have been losing personal records and will continue to do so. Peoples’ account details on Yahoo and Google are the latest victims. There are people working in confidential areas who will sell or leak information for evermore. MPs expenses come to mind. People’s bank account details get into the wrong hands, etc, etc. Now if someone does not care about their baby’s nudity becoming public property, I think they need their heads examining. They clearly are unable to think how the modern world goes round. They cannot engage with the importance of privacy, which is one of our modern diseases.But should the babies be protected. Should the unthinking parents be protected? Should, or more pointedly, can pedos be protected from seeing the material here or anywhere else? Are there more of them than 60 years ago when reporting was not as it is today? Do we have to go on being protected until we have no freedom at all? Where does it stop?I look after my own as best as I can, i.e. I take responsibility for my own but life sadly means death or tragedy for some. I cannot protect everyone. Neither can you. So, Simon, you perhaps have done your best. It’s probably time to move on. You cannot save the world. You would risk madness. Clearly you have a good point, and do not use your words casually as is the case in the last contribution to this thread.On my incidental point of Code of Conduct, I should have been clearer. I was talking only about the Code of Conduct which all English Councillors have to observe. In summary society expects them to behave with some decorum and ethically. There are some who palpably do not - all round the country and on the local websites. These some have completely forgotten that they are servants of the people. We have bear pit politics today which spill far too much into public life. Current affairs programmes, as fascinating and important though they are, have become characterized by gladiatorial battles. So have our main blog sites. Our leaders do not know enough about how to lead. Another thread perhaps.
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