Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the UK Boots processors have been responsible for 'shopping' a number of parents who took photos of their kids. One involved a TV presenter who took photos of her kids in a bath! And yet we don't seem to be in the same situation as those in the USA when it comes to photographing kids - I took my M for a walk to a local funfair and parents were asking me for ciopies of shots. Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffcoat Photography" <jeffcoatphoto@sumter.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Pornography? > There are too many people sticking their noses into everyone else's business in > the name of protecting children. I think a little common sense goes a long way in > a lot of these cases. > I would be looking to sue the film processor and the local police. Let's face it > child porn is a real problem, there are a lot predators out there but I don't > think that a grand mother and her grand children is not a threat. > There was a smiliar situation with a mother and her 6 yr old. I guess these folks > need to do their own processing. > Let the Witch Hunt Begin!!! > Cheers. > > ARTHURWG@aol.com wrote: > > > How about this? I met a woman at a gallery opening last night and this is > > her tale of woe. She's a serious amature photographer and a grandmother who > > lives in New Jersey. She took some snaps of her grandchildren-- age 3 and > > 6-- in the bath tub and took the pictures to the local one-hour lab. When she > > returned to collect the pictures she was arrested, taken to the police > > station, fingerprinted, photographed, charged as a child pornographer and > > locked up pending $50,000 bail. She was released after paying a $5000 > > non-refundable bond. Her home was searched, her photos and computers, CD rom > > and every floppy disk were siezed as evidence and her family was > > interrogated, She was suspended from her 31-year job as a social worker. Her > > case is pending, and she says it will cost her $30,000 to defend herself. > > For further info see her website: > > http://members.aol/_ht_a/marianrubin/MariansNewsPage.html > > -- > Cheers Wilber GFE > tel. 803-469-2440 > > http://www.jeffcoatphotography.com > > >