Should I or shouldn't I

[russ]

So what? It's a public place

 

[dodgeyhack]

The identity of the individual, in this case a child, was not required for the purpose of the illustration. The face could have been blurred or otherwise edited.

There may be no specific AFF rule, but for me it's an issue of respecting privacy. The child was the main subject - not incidental - and didn't give their permission for the publication.

This I strongly agree with.
I know some people who seriously dislike their photo being posted online. If I don't know someones views on the matter, I assume they are not happy to have their photo posted online and so won't.
Sure, they're in a public place. But this is a permanent record. IMO we always have some right to privacy - especially so when doing no wrong, and especially on the internet where photos get re-purposed in all sorts of questionable ways.

It was clear enough for one of the cultural anthropologists on the thread to conclude that the child didn't look Japanese.

I don't think this was ever established. Possibly for exactly the opposite reason?

 

[TheRealTMA]

This I strongly agree with.
I know some people who seriously dislike their photo being posted online. If I don't know someones views on the matter, I assume they are not happy to have their photo posted online and so won't.
Sure, they're in a public place. But this is a permanent record. IMO we always have some right to privacy - especially so when doing no wrong, and especially on the internet where photos get re-purposed in all sorts of questionable ways.



I don't think this was ever established. Possibly for exactly the opposite reason?

While there are some consideration issues with photos of children, if the photo was taken in a public place then that's the end of the issue. Restrictions on public place is a severe limitation of rights. I'm always amused by shop or stall owners having signs saying no photo. If I'm standing in a public place or street then they do not have the right to restrict my photography.

From what I read there is a rediculous situation re public photography rights arising in the new Sydney harbour developments.

 

[jinjincai]

But we have no say in how other parents parent their children at an individual level.

Agree.
And it seems like the thread should be changed to "Should I or shouldn't I post the child's photo" based on so many ppl's replies.....

 

[kevrosmith]

Wait a minute while I turn the popcorn machine on...

 

[kevrosmith]

Google's quite a handy tool, you know...

 

[prozac]

 

[drron]

It seems we always like to judge others by our own moral code.
Flying to PER I watched Anthony Bourdain in Mozambique-virtually every scene had children.This was also my experience in Africa.A lot (not all ) children wanted their photo taken and delighted in being shown the photo.Nearly always parents were part of that process.
In Burma 12 months ago parents would ask you to take photos of their children.

Western cultures are not the font of all wisdom or morality.

But now a related question.Today I saw 2 indigenous girls.Eldest no more than 14.Both were smoking.What would you do?

 

[Pushka]

It seems we always like to judge others by our own moral code.
Flying to PER I watched Anthony Bourdain in Mozambique-virtually every scene had children.This was also my experience in Africa.A lot (not all ) children wanted their photo taken and delighted in being shown the photo.Nearly always parents were part of that process.
In Burma 12 months ago parents would ask you to take photos of their children.

Western cultures are not the font of all wisdom or morality.

But now a related question.Today I saw 2 indigenous girls.Eldest no more than 14.Both were smoking.What would you do?

That's called putting a structure on behaviours drron so we can interpret them.
And akin to that are the proverbs 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you', 'never judge others according to your own values as you will usually be disappointed'.

Agree with your comments about western morality. And why we expect third world countries to suddenly jump into democracy and be successful when it has taken long term democratic countries sometimes in the order of hundreds of years to get it mostly right, well, its stupid.

Bit like India's recent discussions re carbon emissions at the recent Paris love fest trough.