Dad called pervert for taking pictures of his own kids in public

Gimme a Break! As long as they weren't naked, or engaged in a crime, whar's the matter? I long for the old days. We're becoming a pretty poor species. Like the guy who swatted his young child on the butt for acting horribly in the grocery store. He was hauled off by the police in cuffs. And we wonder what's wrong with kids these days. We're headed for really bad times my friends.

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This isn't abouot the parent that confronted that man -Cheers to that parent for being "on" something like that. I had an incident with my daughter...she was stalked for one mile and a photograph was taken up her dress as she climbed out of her wagon...turns out the photographer was a top LAPD cop whose home comuter contained felony child pornography material. This takes place on a daily basis! These freaks are out there! And we as parents need to be aware. Before confronting I would have made sure that the man had kids before I said anything...if he was alone I think we all agree that would have been a different situation completely...so let's try to understand that persons perspective!! Because I live in fear on a daily basis because of this cop that someone is going to stalk my daughter no matter where we go...

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As a parent, I understand being protective of my child but this is ridiculous. Unfortunately, being overly paranoid isn't going to deter the pervs out there. You can't obsess about this sort of thing because if you did, you couldn't enjoy your children. Aside from child predators, here's a million things that can go wrong & you'll drive yourself crazy with worry if you constantly think about the "What ifs". I'm not saying whatever will happen, will happen but come on, be reasonable & use good judgement. And as for asking people if I can take a picture of my own child if he just so happens to be around another child, sorry it's not gonna happen. Simple as that.

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This has opened my eyes! I take photos of my grandchildren all of the time in public places and even the children they are playing with at the time. I never thought that anyone might think that I am a pervert for taking photos. How sad that because there ARE perverts out there, now we treat everyone as if they might be potentially dangerous. I will be more careful from now on both on taking my own photos and of others who are taking photos of my grandchildren. What a world we live in.

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Oh puhleeeze! Photography has been my hobby for more than 20 years and I carry a couple of cameras with me all the time. I take pictures everywhere when I see something of interest. I do not photograph other people's children unless they'd like to pay me for it! To the poster SHANNON - why did you not simply say "NO" to the people who asked to photograph your son, instead of worrying for a year over it. You would actually believe an older couple would "set up" an entire week of vacation to watch YOUR special child? Perhaps it was an empty-nester couple who enjoys seeing young children laugh and play, bringing joy to their hearts. Perhaps they are a childless older couple and the simple joy of watching little ones at play is why they preferred the "family pool." Or maybe they felt uncomfortable at the "adult" pool due to the sometimes provocative interplay of other adults! What makes YOU believe YOUR child is SO SPECIAL that an older couple would "set up" an entire week of their vacation in order to capture a photograph of your son? MY children are special, too. And so are my neighbors and all of the children in this world. If you are still "concerned" a year later, get some counseling, would be my advice as a health professional. And to the rest of us - the more we fear the more we have to fear. We are willing to give up nearly any liberty in order to "feel" safe. We are now "orwellian," AND cameras ARE indeed everywhere - security cameras. So smile!
God help us help ourselves.

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in todays corrupt society. every one is leery of every one. thats one of the reasons there is no trust.

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Of course there is not a thing wrong with parents taking photos of their children, why should there be? I've taken tons of photos and never have been called a perv! I even have taken photos of exceptionally photogenic children, but asked their parents permission first, as in we were at a Pow Wow and this absolutely beautiful child in full dress was who I asked to photograph. Perhaps the indiviidual should have said that he was shooting his own children, not the photos of others. People can be paranoid, however, there are very good reasons for them to be so.

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If the parents wre so concerend that this man was taking their kids pcitures they should have left and not cqaused a scene and telling the ride operator to tell this man to stop taking pics of his kids. This parents are dirty minded people who think that anyone taking a picture around them must be taking their kids picture. They embarassed this man . Called him names and should have been put in their place. If your kids have proper clothing on and your teens are not runing around in little bitty bikinis you have jack to worry about. These pervs love to get pictures of teens and kids hardly dressed at all..short shorts , skin tight shorts and short skirts a size or 2 too small. If anyone ever tried that with me I will sue these stupid butts.
When we were kids there were just as many creeps out there and our parents watched us when we went some where . Today parents let their kids run loose at parks while they BS with their friends and drink beer and are NOT watching their kids.
If people are so afraid someone will get their kid in a picture do what Mjackson foes get them pillow cases for their heads and masks and leave the rest of us alone to enjoy taking pics of our kids.

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my parents have pics of me in the tub. i've got pics of my kids together in the tub. WTF!! Not everyone is a pervert. just keep ur eyes OPEN with ur children.

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I'm careful with my children, you just never know what people are up to these day's and it never hurts to be on the safe side... I would have jacked him up, and if he was any kind of parent he would have understood why...My husband and myself have both been on the recieving end of things and it has never bothered us~ I'm glad people but in to be sure that everyone's children are safe not just their own.
When my daughter was a crossing guard and we were worried about her, so we parked near-by to be sure that she followed all the safety rules; After several mornings of this a woman who had noticed us sitting in our car several days in a row called the principal to report that a man was stalking children at the crosswalk. He rushed out to get to the bottom of it right away- thankfully. Thats what it's come down to, we need to be that concerned. We dont need to be crazy people but we do need to question things and be proactive in providing a child safe community.

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I don't care. In today's world, everybody is the culprit for the destruction of everything. Period.

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A VERY sad commentary on society and the world we live in . People are paranoid, but this Father taking pics of his kids had every right to do so. This world cant get much more f***** up than it already is. It is the BAD, whom have made it bad for the good. You HAVE to careful, and thats that !

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I think it's crazy that, even with the proof he had that he was taking pics of his OWN children, they continued to accuse him! If they're so worried about their kids. I would just leave, but of course there is always one anal person who can't stand one thing out of their ordinary lives! If you don't want the kids to be in pics, take them home! Oh wow! What a concept! What an insane world we live in... I understand the word's become a dangerous place, but it's only as scary as you make it, and this is taking it way too far!

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Give me a break any parent can capture picteures of there children having fun plenty of women do it just because the father did means more power to him enough with the dead beats and the ignornant asses

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What is wrong with taking pictures of kids in public??? Were these kids naked or sporting pamper thong diapers? You have to assume that any parent takes their kid to an amusement park appropriately dressed. I have two kids. They are beautiful. You only prove you have good taste if you take a picture of my kids!

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i have too many stories about overreacting parents/people so i'll try to keep this brief.
1) my high school was known for it's media/film program. junior year in my photography class, one of our projects was to take pictures of a class of kindergarten students. (individually) parents were fine with it and of course, so were the teachers. younger kids were picked at random. one of my friends, male, was paired with a girl. we all went to the park and started taking pics of the kids. there was an 50ish couple several yards away from my friend and kept a wary eye on him. the little girl that my friend was wearing a small skirt that was starting to ride up, exposing her undies. my friend tried to reposition the skirt when the couple ran over screaming "don't touch her! Rapist!" and things of that sort. he was doing nothing wrong but the couple nearly jumped my friend because they saw he had a camera and was trying to straighten her skirt.
2) a female friend of mine (white) has 2 little girls. she also at the time had a black boyfriend (there is a reason why i'm mentioning color). when my friend took her girls, 5 and 2 and a half, to the park she was going to meet said boyfriend there. around the time he got there, the older girl hit her sister and the younger one cried and ran to her mom. the first one stayed on the playset despite her mom calling for her. but when the boyfriend called for her she came. now is about the time i should mention that this took place in a predominatly white neighborhood and at first glance the boyfriend does sort of fit the description of Ludacris. (and there were several other people at the park with kids, 3 of which forgot to take their meds that day. oh and did i mention a cop?) the boy friend was talking to the little girl the way any other (normal) person would to a five year old when they did something wrong. he held her by the elbows (lightly) and three guys pounced on him, to the point where the girl almost got seriously hurt. the cop came, sirens blazing, and... put the boyfriend in handcuffs. of course my friend was freaking out saying that she knew the man and he was doing nothing wrong.

how sad is it that we see someone, usually a male, approach a kid and assume the worst? i understand that parents have to be careful because of the dangers out there, but seriously, because of .01% of the population is perverted (don't quote me), doesn't mean every stranger, with or without a camera is wanting to do something bad to your kids.
unless of course, your kids are noisy and uncontrollable and we all just so happen to be in the same resturant, airplane or store. then we we want to do something bad to your kids.
(KIDDING!*)
* sorta

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Can we please get a LIFE & stop sitting or standing aroud thinking everyone has an ulterior motive. I wonder how empty my precious photo albums would be If my Mom & Dad hadn't " snapped " that moment of me & my sisters & our friends.

I wonder how empty my 15 yr old son's photo album would be if I wasn't the " camera Toting " Mom that I am . Some moments you can never get back .Film captures them for almost ever.

Should I have my son now sign a release from allowing me to take pics of ...... Little league ,soccer, Parties, middle school graduation , His 8th grade Prom ?..Should I have the parents of the other kids sign a consent form now too ?

Take my Camera from my cold dead hand ~! But leave the negatives with my family please .

" Snap Happy " all you great parents out there.

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It has become a crime to be a father. Better to leave the relationship and the kids. Let the women take care of the kids. They don't want the fathers around anyway. We have just become sperm donors anyway! Better for men to stay away from kids. To much risk of being labeled a child molester for even being around your own kids. The thing is women molest children too.

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Each year when we go to the city's big Christmas parade, we usually end up with some pictures of other people's kids. Sometimes the kids watching are just so cute and excited, it's fun to snap a picture just for the memories of the spirit in everyone. Last year, we got one of three adorable little girls, all lined up with lollypops and wrapped in blankets...so cute. This is called photography, not perversion, and it never occurred to me that someone would mind.

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