Innocent Photos Get Kids Taken Away From Parents

[mikemarrs]

Today's moment-of-pause has been brought to you by Wal-Mart and the city of Peoria, Az. Apparently, some photo-clerk vigilante, diligently on the lookout for child pornography, saw photos of kids during bath time and decided to call the cops, according to a story on Good Morning America.

Next thing the parents of these kids knew, the children were removed from their home. For an entire month. Mom got suspended from her job for a year and both -- Anthony and Lisa Demaree -- were added to a list of sex offenders. The judge in the case said the pix were harmless.

"I don't understand it at all," Anthony Demaree told GMA, with his wife by his side. "Ninety, 95 percent of the families out there in America have these exact same photos."

Now they've got another shot to take. This time it's directed at Wal-Mart and their hometown.



http://www.parentdish.com/2009/09/21/in ... parents%2F

[Michigan Girl]

Today's moment-of-pause has been brought to you by Wal-Mart and the city of Peoria, Az. Apparently, some photo-clerk vigilante, diligently on the lookout for child pornography, saw photos of kids during bath time and decided to call the cops, according to a story on Good Morning America.

Next thing the parents of these kids knew, the children were removed from their home. For an entire month. Mom got suspended from her job for a year and both -- Anthony and Lisa Demaree -- were added to a list of sex offenders. The judge in the case said the pix were harmless.

"I don't understand it at all," Anthony Demaree told GMA, with his wife by his side. "Ninety, 95 percent of the families out there in America have these exact same photos."

Now they've got another shot to take. This time it's directed at Wal-Mart and their hometown.



http://www.parentdish.com/2009/09/21/in ... parents%2F

This pisses me off!!!!

[mikemarrs]

it pisses me off too.those parents did nothing wrong.

everytime we go to the store i have to whip my kids at least once because they start acting up.this one woman always gives me grief about it.scary how twisted and backward society is becoming.i ask her is it not alright to whip me own kids?

[Rick]

it pisses me off too.those parents did nothing wrong.

everytime we go to the store i have to whip my kids at least once because they start acting up.this one woman always gives me grief about it.scary how twisted and backward society is becoming.i ask her is it not alright to whip me own kids?

My brother-in-law is a police officer near here, and he says it's fine to spank them as long as you don't leave a welt. He said you can be charged with injury to a child if someone makes a complaint. I got whipped about every time we went to the store when I was a kid too, and I KNOW my dad left welts. But I don't consider that being abusive, just a dad that's tired of telling his kid to mind.

[StoneCold]

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This pisses me off!!!!

So you're not laughing?

On the flip side. In today's tech age, what numbskull uses film for kiddie tub shots and gets it developed at Walmart?

Never seen "One Hour Photo"? Never know who's gonna be ogling your kids or wife.

Buy a cheap digicam and take all the pics you want. Print them yourself or use the machine at the local drugstore.

[Uno_up]

My brother-in-law is a police officer near here, and he says it's fine to spank them as long as you don't leave a welt. He said you can be charged with injury to a child if someone makes a complaint. I got whipped about every time we went to the store when I was a kid too, and I KNOW my dad left welts. But I don't consider that being abusive, just a dad that's tired of telling his kid to mind.

My dad once hit me in the gonads with one of those super-sized whiffle-ball bat...granted, I was trying to sneak out a 6-pack of his shitty Schlitz beer at 15...but damn, that brought me to my knees!

[Michigan Girl]

My brother-in-law is a police officer near here, and he says it's fine to spank them as long as you don't leave a welt. He said you can be charged with injury to a child if someone makes a complaint. I got whipped about every time we went to the store when I was a kid too, and I KNOW my dad left welts. But I don't consider that being abusive, just a dad that's tired of telling his kid to mind.

My dad once hit me in the gonads with one of those super-sized whiffle-ball bat...granted, I was trying to sneak out a 6-pack of his shitty Schlitz beer at 15...but damn, that brought me to my knees!

I am L-M-A-O!!!

[Michigan Girl]

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This pisses me off!!!!

So you're not laughing?

On the flip side. In today's tech age, what numbskull uses film for kiddie tub shots and gets it developed at Walmart?

Never seen "One Hour Photo"? Never know who's gonna be ogling your kids or wife.

Buy a cheap digicam and take all the pics you want. Print them yourself or use the machine at the local drugstore.

lol!!!
I'm LMAO @Uno up!!!
But this, NO!!!
Hey, I have been known to plug my memory card in @ the local
Wal~Mart and have the clerks develop my pics....I suppose
if you feel your photos are innocent, why hide them?!?!?

I am still LMAO, Uno!!!

[stevew2]

i used to take baths with my daughter when she was 5, 6 we ld both fart im the bathtub but i would never a video of it.it was fun a shit though,smelled like shit to

[ProgRocker53]

The world these days sickens me. Innocent parents get shit like this and somehow a girl gets kidnapped and held for like 19 years with nobody noticing... disgusting.

[stevew2]

The world these days sickens me. Innocent parents get shit like this and somehow a girl gets kidnapped and held for like 19 years with nobody noticing... disgusting.

that is fucked up,i might be brin out the bat tonight

[The Sushi Hunter]

Yeah this is a pretty lame thing that happened. What parents don't have pix of their kids in the tub when they were babies and under 5 years old? I think parents should be able to have these types of pix without having to worry about being treated like they did something wrong. Now if a person who's not a parent of the kids made copies for him or herself, that would be a whole different deal.

What comes to mind right now is that album cover for the album "Nevermind" that Nirvana had back in the early 90's. Surprised authorities haven't deemed that child porn since it shows a naked baby with his shween.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nirvanna-Nevermind- ... .m63.l1177

[Arianddu]

I don't have a problem with the Wal-Mart employee - when it comes to children and suspected abuse, it should always be check it out and better safe than sorry - but I do have big issues with the child services employee who made the decision to take the children away. That's knee-jerk beauracracy, somebody covering their own butt, not looking after the welfare of the children.

[Tito]

i used to take baths with my daughter when she was 5, 6 we ld both fart im the bathtub but i would never a video of it.it was fun a shit though,smelled like shit to

Although I think it's a little weird to be taking baths with your 5 or 6 year old daughter, I still am laughing my ass off at this post.

[Arkansas]

My dad once hit me in the gonads with one of those super-sized whiffle-ball bat...granted, I was trying to sneak out a 6-pack of his shitty Schlitz beer at 15...but damn, that brought me to my knees!

Not really funny, but...I am laughing myself to tears!



later~

[Michigan Girl]

My dad once hit me in the gonads with one of those super-sized whiffle-ball bat...granted, I was trying to sneak out a 6-pack of his shitty Schlitz beer at 15...but damn, that brought me to my knees!

Not really funny, but...I am laughing myself to tears!
later~

I KNOW...just read it again, it's a laugh that keeps on giving!!

[bluejeangirl76]

This whole thing is ridiculous. They wrecked those peoples' lives over this. If you're going to throw around such heavyweight accusations, you better damn well have stronger proof than a frickin' nakey-baby picture. ALL parents have those and it is NOT a big deal.

[stevew2]

i used to take baths with my daughter when she was 5, 6 we ld both fart im the bathtub but i would never a video of it.it was fun a shit though,smelled like shit to

Although I think it's a little weird to be taking baths with your 5 or 6 year old daughter, I still am laughing my ass off at this post.

Dont you and Saint John take baths together? I dont really want to see a picture of it though

[bluejeangirl76]

i used to take baths with my daughter when she was 5, 6 we ld both fart im the bathtub but i would never a video of it.it was fun a shit though,smelled like shit to

Although I think it's a little weird to be taking baths with your 5 or 6 year old daughter, I still am laughing my ass off at this post.

Dont you and Saint John take baths together? I dont really want to see a picture of it though

You bet they do.
But Tito is shy, so he wears his "Transformers" swimming shorts in the bathtub.
Unless Dan was lying when he told me that.

They were "Muppets" weren't they?!?! I knew it.

[stevew2]

i used to take baths with my daughter when she was 5, 6 we ld both fart im the bathtub but i would never a video of it.it was fun a shit though,smelled like shit to

Although I think it's a little weird to be taking baths with your 5 or 6 year old daughter, I still am laughing my ass off at this post.

Dont you and Saint John take baths together? I dont really want to see a picture of it though

You bet they do.
But Tito is shy, so he wears his "Transformers" swimming shorts in the bathtub.
Unless Dan was lying when he told me that.

They were "Muppets" weren't they?!?! I knew it.

Dan never lies. Tito has to cover his fat gut.They like to play that game "Hunt The Hair

[Sarah]

The judge in the case said the pix were harmless.

Then why were they added to a sex offender list and kids taken etc? I'm confused.

[strangegrey]

I don't have a problem with the Wal-Mart employee - when it comes to children and suspected abuse, it should always be check it out and better safe than sorry - but I do have big issues with the child services employee who made the decision to take the children away. That's knee-jerk beauracracy, somebody covering their own butt, not looking after the welfare of the children.

You don't have a problem with the Wal-Mart employee??

So you don't have a problem with the Wal-Mart employee's invasion of the family's privacy? Last I checked, a walmart employee doesn't go through the necessary training required to spot such 'abuse' in a photograph.

Sorry. This sorta thing is sickening...and equally sickening that you would condone the behavior of this employee. Look at what this piece of shit and his so called 'better safe than sorry' actions resulted in:

Children removed from parents from 1 month
Mother losing her job
Mother and Father put on a list of sex offenders


Holy fucking shit. They couldn't get fucking Michael Jackson on that fucking list, despite gobs of proof...yet these poor parents were thrown on it without so much as a second look. Holy fuck!


If child protective services tried to remove my children because of a bathroom photo of my kids in the bathtub, they'd have a few dead CPS agents to clean up on my front lawn. Holy fuck!


You condone this behavior?


Where do you live? remind me never to go there....last thing I'd want is you developing my photos.

[Behshad]

I don't have a problem with the Wal-Mart employee - when it comes to children and suspected abuse, it should always be check it out and better safe than sorry - but I do have big issues with the child services employee who made the decision to take the children away. That's knee-jerk beauracracy, somebody covering their own butt, not looking after the welfare of the children.

You don't have a problem with the Wal-Mart employee??

So you don't have a problem with the Wal-Mart employee's invasion of the family's privacy? Last I checked, a walmart employee doesn't go through the necessary training required to spot such 'abuse' in a photograph.

Sorry. This sorta thing is sickening...and equally sickening that you would condone the behavior of this employee. Look at what this piece of shit and his so called 'better safe than sorry' actions resulted in:

Children removed from parents from 1 month
Mother losing her job
Mother and Father put on a list of sex offenders


Holy fucking shit. They couldn't get fucking Michael Jackson on that fucking list, despite gobs of proof...yet these poor parents were thrown on it without so much as a second look. Holy fuck!


If child protective services tried to remove my children because of a bathroom photo of my kids in the bathtub, they'd have a few dead CPS agents to clean up on my front lawn. Holy fuck!


You condone this behavior?


Where do you live? remind me never to go there....last thing I'd want is you developing my photos.

Now, Frank, Why dont you tell us exactly how you feel, bro ? btw I agree , the wallyworld employee isnt hired by FBI, so they need to focus on their job, not invading people's privacy...

[strangegrey]

Now, Frank, Why dont you tell us exactly how you feel, bro ?

When do I not!??!

BTW, has Yulog hijacked your account or something?

[Lula]

this is so sad. i have so many 'naked' pics of wyatt.... in the tub, running around.... i have a pic of him in the tub on my desktop of my work computer! i give wyatt a swat or pinch. i suppose i'm a bad parent . we never got hit as kids, but a swat happened and we learn. i can't tell you how many times i wish i could whop some of my students upside the head!

i hope these people sue the crap out of walmart.

[strangegrey]

this is so sad. i have so many 'naked' pics of wyatt.... in the tub, running around.... i have a pic of him in the tub on my desktop of my work computer! i give wyatt a swat or pinch. i suppose i'm a bad parent . we never got hit as kids, but a swat happened and we learn. i can't tell you how many times i wish i could whop some of my students upside the head!

We've got tons of bath photos of our kids. There isn't a parent on earth that is different from us, Lula.

i hope these people sue the crap out of walmart.

Agreed! And I hope they win big enough to put walmart out of business....

[AlteredDNA]

this is so sad. i have so many 'naked' pics of wyatt.... in the tub, running around.... i have a pic of him in the tub on my desktop of my work computer! i give wyatt a swat or pinch. i suppose i'm a bad parent . we never got hit as kids, but a swat happened and we learn. i can't tell you how many times i wish i could whop some of my students upside the head!

i hope these people sue the crap out of walmart.

...and Child "Services"...

[walkslikealady]

And if something inappropriate had been going on? Then some people would be flaying the employee and child services for not protecting the kids.

Thankfully, my mom never took a picture of me naked...always had diapers on.

[AlteredDNA]

And if something inappropriate had been going on? Then some people would be flaying the employee and child services for not protecting the kids.

Thankfully, my mom never took a picture of me naked...always had diapers on.

So you're ok with Wal-Mart (Target / Walgreens / etc...) employees looking through personal photographs and determining if something "inappropriate" is going on?

[strangegrey]

And if something inappropriate had been going on? Then some people would be flaying the employee and child services for not protecting the kids.

Another one that condones the actions of a walmart photo employee making minimum wage to act as a child guardian on behalf of the state?

I'm sorry....there's NOTHING in this person's job description that empowers him to do this....and both he/she and child protective services need to make this family whole again...

Oh wait, they cant! They ripped these children from their parents for a fucking month. They'll never see that month back...ever....


Either you don't have children or you hate your job as a parent enough to not mind losing them for a month...