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Originally Posted by Maggy J
I've been a parent for 27 years.Not once have I ever objected to anyone taking photos of my children as I did not view it as being perverted.Should I have done?And why should I have done?The actual act of taking a photo of a child is not in it's self perverted.
Of course it is what those photos might be used for that worries I suppose but then we could prevent people from doing all sorts of everyday things because of what could potentially happen.We could stop people driving because there maybe an accident.We could stop people sky diving because they might die.
It's about where you draw the line.Personally I think it should be when someone tries to photograph your teenage daughter when naked NOT when they are out and about in a crowd at the shopping centre or at the playground.
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If someone takes a picture of a public place, such as a shopping centre etc and my daughter just happens to in the fore/background then that is quite different and I see no real issue with that.
However that is not what this thread is about - it was a direct picture of a child, no ambiguity that she was the focal point of it just like 95% of all picture I take these days, my daughter features in them.
If someone took a photo of her without my permission, a photo where she is clearly the focal point then I would be asking why a grown adult (male or female) would find my child so interesting as to want to take a picture of her and why the need to be secretive enough to not bother asking me first.
If it was a case of them finding her 'cute' in an innocent way I would be cautious enough to insist that I appear in the picture with her.