Parents Sue Wal-Mart Over Bathtime Photos

Parents Sue Wal-Mart Over Bathtime Photos

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Two parents take photos of their daughters taking their bath to the local Walmart. An employee called the Peoria, Arizona police, and the three girls were taken away. a judge later found the photos to be non-pornographic, and the girls are back with their parents. during this ordeal, the parents were placed on a sex offenders list, and the local prosecutor still call the photos sexual- when it was (and still is!) clear that the photos were innocent.

I remember when my four siblings and myself were taking baths, our parents would take pictures of us- and our parents never molested us while said pictures were taken. This ritual went on in many families for ages, and the vast majority of you parents- I'm very sure- aren't thinking sick and perverted thoughts about your children. I understand that times are different from 1967 (when I was born) or even 1979 (when my youngest sister Rachelle was born), and a very small minority of parents do harm their children. While I applaud the police and Wal-Mart employees for playing on the side of caution, I think that they went a bit too far here. I mean, come on. Many of these employees are parents themselves, and I'm sure that some take pictures of their little ones having fun in the tub. It's an innocent ritual, but these days, such loving photos become red flags to the most paranoid person- as if baby splashing water in the tub makes the photo child pornography.

I have to side with the parents here. The suit against the city of Peoria is ongoing, and I'll bring you the results when they come forth.

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