"Teachers and anyone in contact with children should have their computers searched"

[FlaminGreatGallah]

... according to someone I had coffee with last week.

Once a year apparently. Because that would put a stop to them accessing child abuse online.

Luckily I had some Pombears to offer. FFS though.

I completely agree, especially if they're male. Because all males who have laptops and come into contact with children are pervs. You can't be too careful

Interesting! I can see why your friend thinks this. Many pervs just haven't been caught and most keep their images on their computer so by checking them you catch the pervs.

However, surly they would just have 2 computers, one for their vile desires and another for everything else?

I sent my DD to a sleepover in the care of this person. Because I trust her. Should she have her computer checked? And every parent is in close contact with children. Honestly...

Thanks for the extra pombear slarty, I'm running low

Jeez does that mean I have to stop reading fanfiction lemons then

And Googling Dragon Butter

I see your FFS, Flamin, and raise you a Jesus Christ on a motorbike!

That wouldn't do anything. It's really easy to accidentally find things, I was looking for a tights site and kept finding 'barely legal' sites.!

I shudder to think what's cached on my hard drive.

Apparently you're only 3 clicks away from hard core porn. It's completely unenforceable.

And stupid.

I think all parents should have spot checks done by a special squad on a weekly basis to check their computers, the electronic stuff in children's bedrooms and the contents of the fridge.
They spend more time with children than teachers do.

Jesus and Mary on a speedboat, whatever next!

I don't think it was coffee your acquaintance was drinking, FGG.

I can never go back to teaching due to Twilight Lemons, Blue Waffle / Dragon Butter / Space Docking and... fucking hell I could go on and on.

My legal representative will be in touch MNHQ.

Well said Goblinchild - it's amazing how many people forget that children only spend 18% of their time at school.
Personally I'd also check the computers of scout/guide/cub/brownie/rainbow/beaver leaders. Oh, and school bus drivers - let's not forget them. And librarians.

"And librarians"

It really is a bit worrying though isn't it, this attitude?

And lollypop crossers, soft play/leisure centre staff, cabin crew, police, social workers, farmers (for those on school trips), supermarket workers...

"That wouldn't do anything. It's really easy to accidentally find things, I was looking for a tights site and kept finding 'barely legal' sites.!"

Can I recommend using the google safe search - it's not 100% - but it does filter most things out even if you just use moderate rather than strict

Oh yes, who knows what the lollipop man is doing when children are crossing. He could be taking pictures of them on his phone and sharing them via FB or email.

Why stop at computers?

"Put your Lollipop in the air and drop your phone you pervert!"

I am going to buy in some Jammy Dodgers for the next coffee morning

Look at all you secret lemon readers! You should come join us in adult fiction. Unless you are namechangers. For the shame!

Basically - everyone in the whole world should have their computer checked once a year.

If you weren't home/at work when they spot-checked, would they break down the door to maintain the surprise (probs very expensive in claims) or leave a "sorry we missed you for your perv check" card. With option to rearrange at a more convenient time?

That's my career options fucked then thanks to you lot.

DD broke the screen on my laptop by accident last month, dh took it to be fixed & asked for a clean up whilst it was there.

The techs practically laughed in my face when I picked it up & charged me £55 extra for the "history clean up" as it took "longer than a normal history" [blush}

I agree. In fact, letter-writing should be banned and everyone in the U.K should have a key-logger installed on all their devices which goes through a government server.

Just to be on the safe side.

The Great Firewall of China would have nothing on my plan.

at LaW.

I keep meaning to join the lemon-reader thread but I cringed all the way through the first Twilight book despite enjoying Jacob bits of the films so I don't think I am qualified.

I wanted to test if my cat would watch other cats on the Internet and I googled 'Pussies to watch' (yes, I am that stupid).

But the problems with true perverts is that they are clever and they know how to cheat the system. Sorry - but searching someone's computer without true cause is an invasion of privacy. Plus logistically how on earth would it be done?

Part of our raison d'etre on the lemons board is to poke fun at the "inspiration" behind the fanfiction. Come on over!

Having said that, I have decided to nominate a friend who, in the event of my death, will take an axe to my laptop lest my memory be sullied by the shocking discovery of such pictures as Matthew Morrison on the cover of GQ. Because obviously, that is perverse and I should lose my teaching licence.

PMSL @"Pussies to watch"

I may well take you up on that NATM, thank you.

The (is it?) classic MSN conversion talking about Edward scrap-booking and alphabetising his cds had me roaring!

We should just put CCTV cameras in everyones house (yes including bed rooms and toilets) just to be safe (sarcasm)

Well of course you're a paedophile silly, why else would you want to have children?

well, I'm in contact with children. Being a parent and all.

IF they looked at MY pc they'd whip my kids straight into care.

And it's all Mumsnet's fault.

The things you made me google over the years have given me nightmares!

I'm always suspicious of people like your paranoid coffee drinker. Out of the blue, random remarks... "well of course, I would never do xyz, it's everyone else!" brigade are often the worst offenders themselves. What are they hiding?