dad branded a pervert

tosh · 16-07-2008, 07:40

a dad was branded a pervert for taking photos of his own children on a slide in the park.but yet a press photographer can take photos of children and put them in the paper for every one to look at, what are your views on this.

WillowTheWhisp · 16-07-2008, 07:45

Do you have a link to the story?

tosh · 16-07-2008, 07:54

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Do you have a link to the story?

hi willow, it was on g m tv this morning they interviewed the dad .

entwisi · 16-07-2008, 08:12

pathetic, I've taken loads of pictures of Siobhan playing in a park. OK I made a concious effort to avoid having other peoples kids in teh pictures for this very reason but to be branded for pictures of my own daughter?

Less · 16-07-2008, 08:13

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Originally Posted by tosh

hi willow, it was on g m tv this morning they interviewed the dad .

It is hard to do a google.

Father-of-three branded a 'pervert' - for photographing his own children in public park | Mail Online

flashy · 16-07-2008, 08:14

i heard it on GMTV too, cant seem to find a link on their website for the story though

emamum · 16-07-2008, 08:24

If it was a mum taking pics nothing would have been said..

tosh · 16-07-2008, 08:42

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Originally Posted by emamum23

If it was a mum taking pics nothing would have been said..

thats worth thinking about,keep( up the no smoking)

katex · 16-07-2008, 08:49

That's exactly why I took some lousy pictures of the play area at Mercer Park for Eric in Canada do show him what it looked like now (he lived opposite) ... this type of reaction was what I was worried about, even though I am a woman.

onlyme · 16-07-2008, 08:49

You're right Ema, If I was in a park with the little one and saw a man taking photos, I would be wary.

I have been in this situation before and just watched that the man actually had children of their own there. Once I;ve made sure of this, then I would relax, but until then, I admit I would be concerned

Tin Monkey · 16-07-2008, 08:56

This is exactly why when I saw a young lad fall off his bike and sit crying in a large puddle, I just walked on by.

emamum · 16-07-2008, 09:08

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Originally Posted by onlyme

You're right Ema, If I was in a park with the little one and saw a man taking photos, I would be wary.

I have been in this situation before and just watched that the man actually had children of their own there. Once I;ve made sure of this, then I would relax, but until then, I admit I would be concerned

would you do the same if it was a woman?

WillowTheWhisp · 16-07-2008, 09:20

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Originally Posted by Less

It is hard to do a google.

Father-of-three branded a 'pervert' - for photographing his own children in public park | Mail Online

Thanks Less.

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Mr Gwinnett, 58, a LibDem councillor in Wolverhampton, said: ‘Our policy is to ask people taking photos whether they have children on the slide. If they do, then that is fine.

In which case the interfering woman who accused him of being a perv should have been told to shut up and butt out. He showed them that the images were of his own children.

jaysay · 16-07-2008, 09:22

This is just how bad this country is getting, George Orwells 1984 was a novel, now I'm not so sure that he couldn't see into the future

cashman · 16-07-2008, 09:26

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Originally Posted by Tin Monkey

This is exactly why when I saw a young lad fall off his bike and sit crying in a large puddle, I just walked on by.

think i mentioned before, i do exactly the same, its a terrible state of affairs,but men have not much choice.