I think there is probably more to this story than we are being told and shown. If it were entirely as reported, it wouldn't have gotten so far. Something in it was suspicious enough to keep it moving higher up the enforcement chain.
Think about it. Millions of people have millions of similar photos of their kids processed every year. How many Wal-Marts and how many photos?
Wal-Mart probably has a policy that if an employee suspects something, it has to be reported. But once it was out of Wal-Mart's domain, it kept going. Something kept it going and it might or it might not have been lack of common sense.
Something about this alarmed or alerted the employee and the law enforcement agencies enough to keep investigating it. Maybe the Wal-Mart person was wrong, but maybe they were right.
And, it is possible that this family may well have been victimized. I don't think I can sit in judgment on either side without all the facts and without seeing all the photos.
The Moral of the story is apt though. Be careful who sees your family photos. The world is a wacky place anymore.
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