I worked in a photo lab, for a short period of time, and have a developed a few films containing pornography...thankfully none were children. That's not to say I didn't develop pictures of young children in the bath or otherwise in the buff. I realize that child nudity is a gray area these days, but as a parent, I believe I would recognize a picture of a child in a loving family environment as opposed to one in a demoralizing and dangerous situation. In their well meaning haste to protect the innocent, it's unfortunate the Wal-Mart employees created so much grief for the family involved.
I don't know if it's a law to report suspected child abuse, but it was the company policy, where I worked, to report any photos I deemed abusive...children, adults, animals...whatever.
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