Good
Dumbest thing I’ve heard of but:
An Arizona couple accused of sexual abuse after taking bath-time photos of their children and then trying to have them developed at Walmart are suing the state and the retail giant.
Hope they win.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 9:19 am
If you look at it from Walmart’s (the employee’s) side, what kind of liability would they incur if they didn’t report it? Not saying they were right, but that position is at least understandable.
Without knowing all of the details of this case I would put the blame squarely on ridiculous laws (and prosecutors) that can’t separate innocent bathtime photos from child pornography.
It really is fun when it’s always the government’s fault. You should try it.
September 22nd, 2009 at 10:59 am
Did Walmart comp them the prints? Just asking….
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:12 am
People should keep our of other peoples business, especially photos. I agree the parents should win and win big , they suffered persecution and loss of their children due to this busybody.
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:27 am
I would assume that the only reason that Walmart is being sued is that the couple has no recourse to sue the prosecutor and law enforcement officials who pursued this insane course of action; they’re typically protected by sovereign immunity.
They might be able to make a federal case out of it (literally) if they can show that malicious prosecution deprived them of their civil rights, but given that “due process” was followed, they’re probably out of luck with that as well.
I have to agree with BWM that the Wally-World employee was not at fault…it was the idiot law enforcement and prosecutors who put the wheels into motion, and then kept them grinding despite all common sense.
I guess taking a picture of your infant on a rug will now be considered pr0n.
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:34 am
BWM, Arizona’s mandatory reporting laws do not seem to cover photography development, so they wouldn’t be legally required to report… in Arizona. The corporate policy is probably derived from places like California, where development studios are required to report.
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:15 pm
My family’s policy is to make sure the little tyke’s little bottom doesn’t show in bathtime photos. I always thought it was common sense.
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I hope the parents break the banks of everybody involved. Stupidity should hurt.
September 23rd, 2009 at 1:03 am
Walmart reported something they found suspicious to the police and then the police spazzed out and grossly overreacted. The problem isn’t the report but the overreaction, and the only people responsible for that is the Police.
Saying Walmart should have know the Police were going to do something ridiculous and should thus be held responsible for it is using essentially the same logic anti-gun groups use to justify suing gun stores.
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:23 am
I take pictures of my cat and he’s always naked. He runs around the neighborhood that way too. I have thought about getting him some pants though. Fortunately, I have a digital camera, so I don’t have any problems with nosy film developers.