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I don't have children, but this is my understanding: > Do these make me a pedo? In the eyes of the law, likely. > What about similar pictures my in laws have
by maqr 13y ago
I don't have children, but this is my understanding:
> Do these make me a pedo?
In the eyes of the law, likely.
> What about similar pictures my in laws have taken?
Yes, it's not advisable to take these kind of pictures.
> What about pictures of my young nieces and nephews doing similar things?
Yes, if there's nudity.
> Additionally, have you been around kids in bathing suits?
Not a problem.
> Sometimes the ones for little girls don't fit too well. There aren't exactly many curves to hold things in position at that age. What about accidental pictures of those mishaps?
Don't take pictures of kids in bathing suits.
Pretty much the rule is don't be around kids and don't touch kids unless they're yours, and I think everybody knows this today. And as a global rule, don't take pictures of kids at all, but especially avoid any that could involve any type of nudity, intentional or accidental (I'd avoid bathing suit shots for sure).
There might be a greater societal harm being done here, because as a male in my 20s, I have almost no interaction with children (which I think is fairly typical, at least among my peers). This could be a problem for my generation, as we're less likely to know how to handle kids; and it could be a problem for the younger generations as they don't get to interact with many adults besides their immediate family and friends. Either way, I think the societal rules about what's ok and what's not ok are reasonably well defined, if very arbitrary.
- deelowe 13y agoThese are not reasonable at all. > Don't take pictures of kids in bathing suits. That's absolutely ridiculous.
- darkarmani 13y ago> Don't take pictures of kids in bathing suits. So basically, don't take pictures of your kids in the summer. This is insane. With my kids and their cousins, we have 6 kids in the 0-8 year old bracket. The 1-3 year old kids all take baths together when we get together and they run around in their diapers (topless - omfg!). These are wonderful years for all of us (the glee they have running around together in diapers and through sprinklers). Not capturing these memories should be the crime.
- vxNsr 13y agoI hope you're not being serious, >Pretty much the rule is don't be around kids and don't touch kids unless they're yours, and I think everybody knows this today. And as a global rule, don't take pictures of kids at all, but especially avoid any that could involve any type of nudity, intentional or accidental (I'd avoid bathing suit shots for sure). This seems kinda extreme, like not using electricity because of a potential fire hazard. I pick up my friend's kids, I read to them, they climb over me, I find it incredibly offensive that you assume I'm a child molester because I've held a child that didn't come out of my wife's uterus.
- maqr 13y agoI'm not saying that I assume you're a child molester. What I'm saying is that you're taking a risk every time you interact with children (especially if they're not yours), because there's a disturbingly large amount of people that will assume you're a child molester. It's more like not doing your own electrical work because you're not an electrician. You need to evaluate the risk and decide for yourself, but if you're a male in the US and it's not your child, you should be aware that you are in fact taking a risk. For the record, I also find it offensive that people will assume you're a child molester, but obviously (from the article) these kind of assumptions do happen, and IMO you should proceed with caution.