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  Q. Photographing children

Asked by Gordon simpson    (K=130) on 8/15/2004 
A few weeks ago I was in Manchester Enland for the annual lord mayors parade. It was a lovely day and i along with many others took sevral photographs at a happy event. At the end i was approache d by a man who asked the reason for my taking photos he seemed happy that it was purely a hobby and no immoral ot profit was to be had. On leaving i passed the localpolice who stopped me and reitterated the fact there was concern about takinf inagesof children albeit fully clothed in the prescense of adults and police. I was cautioned about it and and released witha caution . Where do you draw the line between photographing public events and public overcaution and yes i was ubjected by the police to a detil disclosure a nd a radio cheeck making an innocent hobbyist feel like a common criminal


    



 Stephen  Bowden   (K=64141) - Comment Date 8/30/2004
Unfortunately, it is a sign of the times Gordon.

I'm not sure if you have followed the UK press fairly recently but if you have you will know what I am talking about.

Obviously someone who didn't understand what you were doing making a situation out of nothing. Not your fault - sorry to hear about this and I hope you still carry happy memories of your trip to Manchester :-)

My mother was born there but I managed to escape and now support a rival soccer team lol







 Mark Beltran   (K=32612) - Comment Date 9/5/2004
Yes, this is an unfortunate sign of the times; due to the downward spiral of moral and ethical values, and the increasing paranoia. I took a photograph of a friend in church while he was playing the guitar. A young girl to my left saw the flash from the corner of her eye and came over and said "you took a picture of me! Why?" Fortunately, my friend (who was greatly angered by her accusation) told her it was he who was being photographed. Yes, there are still Salem witch hunts around, and innocent people are still being burned at the stake.




José Azevedo
 José Azevedo   (K=9845) - Comment Date 9/5/2004
A society in which the police can't discern a photographer from a pornographer must be facing deep problems. That's not a place I'd like to be in.





 Mark Beltran   (K=32612) - Comment Date 9/9/2004
Jose Azevedo has summed it up quite well.





 Shoot Mike   (K=3255) - Comment Date 9/10/2004
José Azevedo (Donor) (K:4,871) - Sep 5, 2004
A society in which the police can't discern a photographer from a pornographer must be facing deep problems. That's not a place I'd like to be in.

Which is the society that we live in today. An example is, can you tell a child molester from a dentist, a doctor, teacher or a preist? You read such stories every day in the newspaper about those kind of things.




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