Posted on February 15th, 2013 by lskenazy
Readers — Here’s a great letter by George Mason economist Alex Tabarrok that he graciously allowed me to lift from his blog, Marginal Revolution. – L. Dear Principal _____, Thank you for requesting feedback about the installation of interior cameras at the high school. I am against the use of cameras. I visited the school recently [...]
Filed under: Helicopter Effect on Kids, Miscellaneous, Photography issues, School and Zero Tolerance and Bullies, Sex Offender Issues, Uber Safety, Zingers and retorts | 127 Comments »
Posted on August 2nd, 2012 by lskenazy
Hi Folks! I’m trying to gather examples of warnings, waivers and official worires that annoy, amuse or outrage you, especially regarding your kids. For instance, over in England schools are forbidding parents from taking pictures at plays. One sports program requires shutter-happy parents to wear a special ARM BAND if they’re going to snap pix. [...]
Filed under: Bad Laws, Rules and Verdicts, Photography issues, School and Zero Tolerance and Bullies | 81 Comments »
Posted on July 24th, 2012 by lskenazy
Hi Readers! Just realized (it IS summer) I posted this story earlier. Sorry! Stay tuned for something new in a little bit! Or re-read and get mad all over again! L. My Brush with Predator Mania by Nicholas Martin I took my 9-year-old daughter and two of her friends to swim today at Brookville Lake, an [...]
Filed under: Eek! A Male! (and Stranger Danger), Photography issues, Sex Offender Issues, Worst-First Thinking | 34 Comments »
Posted on June 15th, 2012 by lskenazy
Posted on June 13th, 2012 by lskenazy
Hi Folks — Two letters I got, two days apart: Dear Free-Range Kids: I have always wanted to have something to share about my experience as a Free-Range Kid parent, but today I don’t get to do that. My story is of how the 9 or 10-year-old girl from down the street came over and [...]
Filed under: Eek! A Male! (and Stranger Danger), Photography issues | 117 Comments »
Posted on December 21st, 2011 by lskenazy
Hi Readers: Is there some way we can convince Americans (and then the world, and then the galaxy) that taking pictures of a child who is out and about in public is not the same as sexually violating them? Because the fact is: Most people taking pictures of kids are not doing it to get [...]
Filed under: Bad Laws, Rules and Verdicts, Photography issues, Sex Offender Issues, Uber Safety, Worst-First Thinking | 159 Comments »
Posted on August 15th, 2011 by lskenazy
Hi Readers — This “Dumbest Things” piece by the folks at Cracked is so perfect, click and enjoy. And remember, back when Cracked used to be the runner-up to Mad, I wrote scads of articles for it. (Just not recently, when it became brilliant social commentary.) Favorite Dumbest Thing schools are doing to “protect” kids? [...]
Filed under: Photography issues, School and Zero Tolerance and Bullies | 104 Comments »
Posted on July 28th, 2011 by lskenazy
Hi Readers — This just in! A creepy old guy was seen taking pix of some young boy in Idaho. The cops were called! The media alerted! Hearts pounded, rage burbled, all because… Um, a grandpa was photographing his grandson. He left when some crazy lady started yelling at him. Here’s the story. – L
Filed under: Eek! A Male! (and Stranger Danger), Parks, Playing and Playgrounds, Photography issues | 59 Comments »
Posted on June 20th, 2011 by lskenazy
Hi Readers: Two important things today. The first, and saddest, is that Mary Duval has passed away. I wrote about her here. She was the mom-turned-activist after her 16-year-old son Ricky was put on the sex offender registry — for life — for having consensual sex (twice) with a 13-year-old girl he thought was his own [...]
Filed under: Photography issues, Sex Offender Issues | 69 Comments »
Posted on May 31st, 2011 by lskenazy
Hi Readers — It’s nice to hear of sanity taking root! Dear Free-Range Kids: I just had my first child 6 months ago and I never thought I’d even have to worry about Free-Range Kid topics until he was at LEAST 3 years old, but I was wrong. I posted an adorable picture of my son [...]
Filed under: Crazy Parents, Photography issues, Stupid Advice | 155 Comments »
