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our fearless firefighters
Braving the world wide pr0n: Acting chief says firefighters viewed porn at work
Two firefighters suspended, up to 36 employees might be disciplined; controls could be installed on computers.
One Austin firefighter has been suspended for viewing pornography on city computers, and another was suspended after investigators said he lied about how many times he had opened an e-mail containing sexually explicit images. Acting Fire Chief Jim Evans said Tuesday that as many as 36 firefighters might be disciplined in coming weeks for accessing pornographic Web sites at work on city computers.
First, why is this a surprise? In any male-dominated line of work, the guys will visit naughty sites if they can. Where the firefighters lead, the cops can’t be too far behind—nudge nudge, wink wink.
Second, what part of “watch pr0n at home and not at work” is so hard to get?
