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| 2004-09-24 |
| More than 250 sailors and civilians attending an annual sexual harassment prevention class at Pearl Harbor got an eyeful when a nude photograph of a woman popped up on the theater screen. The petty officer running the computer presentation contended that it was done inadvertently, but the Navy said his action was unacceptable and he was punished. Capt. Ronald Cox, who commands Pearl Harbor Naval Station, sent an e-mail message the next day to those who attended, apologizing for the Aug. 24 incident. "I am embarrassed that anyone assigned to this command could be exposed to this material," Cox wrote. "This is totally unacceptable and won't be tolerated." The petty officer's laptop was being used to show the electronic slide presentation, and the personal photograph of the nude woman was a background image on the computer's desktop. Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Davis, Pearl Harbor spokesman, said the Navy allows computer users to place personal or family photographs on their desktops, but nude images or other explicit or pornographic photographs are not permitted. Pearl Harbor officials have scheduled 30-minute class computer-training classes for all Navy personnel and civilian workers at Pearl Harbor. Davis said the classes "focused on computer use and appropriate use of computers." Davis said the annual computer presentation in Pearl Harbor's Sharkey Theater was on "Prevention of Sexual Harassment." |
| Posted by:muck4doo |
| #5 This falls firmly into the DOH! category. |
| Posted by: 2B 2004-09-24 10:38:15 PM |
| #4 ...when a nude photograph of a woman... A nude photograph?? This is totally unacceptable! All photographs must be fully clothed at all times! (The people in them can be nude, but the photographs themselves must be completely covered.) |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2004-09-24 7:35:50 PM |
| #3 The irony is so think I think I will cut a piece and serve it with dinner . . . It is the same mentality which makes the rules in Basic. Drill SGT's may not cuss you, but they can cuss around you (like they ever paid attention to that one). IIRC, soldiers are not plaster saints . . . |
| Posted by: Jame Retief 2004-09-24 3:55:50 PM |
| #2 It would appear so. And that is why these classes will continue ..... |
| Posted by: rkb 2004-09-24 2:52:12 PM |
| #1 How Ironic...... The petty officer's laptop was being used to show the electronic slide presentation, and the personal photograph of the nude woman was a background image on the computer's desktop. Was this officer was teaching the class? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-09-24 2:26:13 PM |