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That is entirely false: a) If the system worked, the initial photos would have been checked and then the complaint would have been disregarded. b) If the syst
by philk 16y ago
That is entirely false:
a) If the system worked, the initial photos would have been checked and then the complaint would have been disregarded.
b) If the system worked, innocent parents who provided a loving and safe home for their children would not have been treated like criminals.
c) If the system worked, the state would not have kept pushing in the hope of getting some sort of conviction in a case where it was manifestly clear that nothing had happened.
d) If the system worked, the children in the case would not have been subjected to invasive and personal questioning by government functionaries.
Accusations of pedophilia do ruin lives, and no one should ever have to go through the hell of proving their innocence in a case as flimsy as this.
- pbhjpbhj 16y ago>b) If the system worked, innocent parents who provided a loving and safe home for their children would not have been treated like criminals. Your statements (a) and (c) seem sound to me. (b) and possibly (d) is a necessary part of the system. If guilt can not be ascertained without investigation then practically some innocent people will be treated like criminals by being investigated. (d) may be a necessary part of such investigation depending on the allegations. That said in the OP's case I don't think (d) should have happened and I'm concerned that the investigators could have effectively opened the door to improper sexual activity by asking the children questions like "did an adult touch you between your legs" or something that would lead the child to see this as a forbidden fruit that they had previously not regarded but now desired to explore.