Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree! Pascal wrote: >On 30-09-2002 17:32 Neal Friedenthal wrote: > >>I usually avoid jumping in on these "controversial" threads, but I have to do >>so here. While I have no problems with the image itself, it is quite nice and >>very >>tastefully done, everyone seems to have missed one important issue, Clementine >>is only 17 years old. At 17 she is below the age of concent. Her parent or >>guardian would have to give permission for the picture to be posted or for >>that matter taken. The photographer has left himself open for possible civil >>or even >>criminal action should the girl or her parents object to the photo. To >>photograph a minor, nude, without parental permission and supervision leaves >>the >>photographer open to a charge of statutory rape even if, as I'm sure is the >>case here, nothing more happened than the photo session. To take the photo >>even >>with parental concent would in my opinion be ill advised, to post it without >>permission is downright stupid. Believe me I am no prude, but I am a realist >>you have >>to cover your butt in this world. >> > >I think that those who had a concern over this should have better contacted >Gerry directly via private email instead of stirring up yet another debate >in the LUG. > >Pascal >NO ARCHIVE > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html