As if all the worries about your children weren't enough, you can add this to the list. It's a great article over on Salon about parents suspected of child porn due to innocent pictures taken on a camping trip. Seriously scary stuff. From the sound of the article, I'd go camping with this family any time I was invited. Seriously though, this is a scary part of our (justified?) concern for protecting children within this society. There are some serious monsters out there and a sharp eyed development technician at a drug store could very well stop one of them. But, what happens when it's not a monster? That's the story this author sets out to tell.
It's worth the read. While reading it, my mind kept flashing to pictures of my kids, at the breast, getting diapers changed, in the tub... I think few if any of them have the kids nekkid, but what if they did? What if that caused DSS to show up at our house? It just makes my gut clench to be so powerless over something so innocent.
I suppose its probably nothing to worry about. Besides, we'll probably be getting the DSS visit when our kids start correcting the history teachers in school.
BTW, mostly off topic, what is it with Salon writers and France?
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Parental Fears
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Can't really blame the photo developer place. When the law starts forcing them to report child pornography and attaching legal penalties companies and their employees just aren't going to take any risks. Reporting you is no sweat off them and keeps them out of legal trouble if someone should find questionable photos with their devolopers paper.
I can see some of the logic behind those laws, but I also can see how they can brand an innocent person. Scary on multiple levels.
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