Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No offense taken (on my part). I suspect that no more "pervs" (as a percentage of the population) exist today than in any other period. I also suspect that we can indeed "be [ too ] careful;" if or when driven by irrational fears. Assuming that our neighbors have perverted intentions simply because they carry a camera and enjoy using it to document their life experiences seems irrational to me. As I understand it, the vast majority of sex offenders and child molesters attack members of their own families and/or social groups (friends, church or school members, etc.); victims whom they have relatively easy access to. Anecdotally: the victims whom I've known personally have fit this assumption. Also, the "perv in the park" may not even be into photography - doesn't even carry a camera. Use common sense and neighborly conversation; get to know "strangers;" whether they carry or use cameras; or, conversely, if you are the one carrying and using the camera. Trade photographs with one another. Certainly with digital cameras and camera phones the whole process of grabbing shots and distributing them via phone, internet, etc. has somehow made the the capture and use of the still and video image into suspicious media. In the days of film one had to invest in the film and processing - many non-professional labs would report images that operators thought nefarious - distribution costs via mail - etc. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Mar 20, 2010, at 5:48 PM, Ken Carney wrote: > It's just that there are lots of pervs out there these days and > you can't be too careful