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Parks Boss Had 3400 Porn Pics; Feds Avert Gaze

Report overlooks Gettysburg chief's thing for on-the-job sex shots

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(Newser) – A federal investigative report has cleared a parks official even though he pored over thousands of porn pics on his computer while he was supposed to be working. The superintendent of the popular Gettysburg National Military Park was cleared of misconduct accusations linked to financial dealings with the Gettysburg Foundation, reports the Washington Post. But no mention is made in the report of the superintendent's fondness for Internet porn on the job discovered by officials who found 3,400 images on his hard drive.

An investigator's memo sent to the head of the National Parks Service, however, delcared that John Latschar's "inappropriate use of his government computer violates policy." But the parks department refused to reveal if Latschar has been disciplined for the porn. He remains in his $145,000-a-year job.

What would Abraham Lincoln say? A statue of the prez stands at the Gettysburg National Military Park, whose superintendent spent lots of time poring over 3,400 porn images on the job.
What would Abraham Lincoln say? A statue of the prez stands at the Gettysburg National Military Park, whose superintendent spent lots of time poring over 3,400 porn images on the job.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
An entrepreneur poses at her web porn business. A federal parks official was found with 3,400 porn images on his work computer.
An entrepreneur poses at her web porn business. A federal parks official was found with 3,400 porn images on his work computer.   (Getty Images)
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Aelius28
Oct 19, 09 3:59 AM CDT
If he had 3,400 random pictures of natural scenery for example, would he be in equal trouble? If so, then he should indeed be reprimanded for using company computers for personal purposes. However, if he's only being punished because some holier-than-thou moralist fuck believes porn is evil, then of course he should not be punished. Reply
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Middleman
Oct 19, 09 9:45 AM CDT
Actually, Government computers (the National Park Service is operated by the Federal Government) are governed by mutliple rules and regulations and the users of such computers have to sign memos stating their understanding of these regulations and the fair and appropriate use of the computers and government computer system. Additionally, he has set the government up for a HUGE Sexual Harrassment or Equal Opportunity Lawsuit if just one person, male or female were to say anything. What he does on his own time is his business, but looking at porn on a government computer is just asking to get fired.
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MarkMcJackoff
Oct 19, 09 4:11 AM CDT
What the hell's wrong with this guy? That's less than 10 a day on an annualised basis. He obviously needs help. There doesn't appear to be any indication of exactly which sites he was looking at, which I think is shameful. We need to know, in order to draw proper conclusions. Reply
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Aelius28
Oct 19, 09 4:23 AM CDT
Who gives a shit what sites he was looking at? If there's an issue, it's that he's making money while downloading pictures for his personal use. How do titties and dildos have anything to do with it?
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Spudsy
Oct 19, 09 3:55 PM CDT
Aelius has a point. He could have been looking at collector car photos and still be guilty of ripping the taxpayer off. The content doesn't matter. It was all about the stealing of our money.
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