JonB, on 27 April 2011 - 03:11 PM, said:
No, none of it is child abuse and its ridiculous to suggest it is. The pictures were taken in a public place by an official newspaper photographer capturing them committing a criminal act. The same photos appeared on the BBC website as well and have been used by one of the kids as his profile pic on Facebook so obviously he wasnt to bothered about it!!
If one of the kids is OK about it that's up to him. If the others are not then it's not OK. And the girl is going to be easily recognised even though the picture is of her back. There is enough to identify her; the long pony tail for a start. I'm still waiting for someone to say they didn't do bad things when they were children and that putting their picture on the net doing those bad things, for billions of people to see, and for others to bring up and revile them for for ever, would not have bothered them. It's no better than putting kids in the stocks.
JonB, on 27 April 2011 - 03:11 PM, said:
No, none of it is child abuse and its ridiculous to suggest it is. The pictures were taken in a public place by an official newspaper photographer capturing them committing a criminal act. The same photos appeared on the BBC website as well and have been used by one of the kids as his profile pic on Facebook so obviously he wasnt to bothered about it!!
If one of the kids is OK about it that's up to him. If the others are not then it's not OK. And the girl is going to be easily recognised even though the picture is of her back. There is enough to identify her; the long pony tail for a start. I'm still waiting for someone to say they didn't do bad things when they were children and that putting their picture on the net doing those bad things, for billions of people to see, and for others to bring up and revile them for for ever, would not have bothered them. It's no better than putting kids in the stocks.