This is just utterly ridiculous and a shameful display of law enforcement

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: rudder

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I think they should arrest the douche from the local Eckerd that turned them in.

If we arrested all people that reported possible crimes that really weren't, then nobody would report any possible crimes at all.

You're holding the wrong people liable. They should go after the county and the DA.

I think I will turn you in for just making a terrorist threat.

I could see you point. But how could you mistake a father kissing his child's belly as sexual abuse? One would even think most pedophiles have gone to digital photography anway. Sounds like an over zealous eckard employee.

Hard to say. the eckard goofball turned him in, but it was the DA that got him the jail time. I could almost handle 6 months in jail, but missing six months of my childs life... damn.

Your bolded statement would land you in jail because you have no supporting evidence whatsoever for that claim. It would also probably land a civil suit at your door. (PS I know it was a joke 😉 )

The Eckerd's employee, as a photo technician, was probably bound by terms of employment to turn this guy in. It may have even been law for the employee to turn him in. Nothing would've come of it if not for the assinine DA.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: jtusa4

Originally posted by: Dimicron

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: eLiu

Originally posted by: purbeast0
wow that truly is some sad shlt ...

so its now sexually assaulting your child when you give them a kiss on the belly? wow, i guess that means my parents sexually abused me when I was a child when they used to put their mouth on my belly and blow really hard to make a farting sound which used to both tickle me and make me laugh at the same time.

i used to enjoy that as a baby/little child ... i never realize i was sexually abused 🙁

YEAH! that was awesome 😀

edit: can they sue the photo developer for showing this to the cops? god i'd freaking kill that guy

It'd be a very, very bad precedent if they allowed the family to sue the photo developer.

A very, very bad precedent has already been set by the parents being arrested in the first place IMO.

Guilty until proven innocent...isn't it wonderful?

dead people can't testify...

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Dimicron

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: eLiu

Originally posted by: purbeast0
wow that truly is some sad shlt ...

so its now sexually assaulting your child when you give them a kiss on the belly? wow, i guess that means my parents sexually abused me when I was a child when they used to put their mouth on my belly and blow really hard to make a farting sound which used to both tickle me and make me laugh at the same time.

i used to enjoy that as a baby/little child ... i never realize i was sexually abused 🙁

YEAH! that was awesome 😀

edit: can they sue the photo developer for showing this to the cops? god i'd freaking kill that guy

It'd be a very, very bad precedent if they allowed the family to sue the photo developer.

A very, very bad precedent has already been set by the parents being arrested in the first place IMO.

Which is the fault of the DA.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Aharami

Charbel Hamaty spent six months in prison before the charges were dropped because of a report submitted by an expert saying there was no criminal intent in the photos.

are law enforcement officials so dumb that they need an "expert" to tell them that those pics does not indicate sexual harrassment?

man...this country is doomed

Again, the LEOs are not to blame here. The prosecuting attorneys are the morons here.

no it started with the LEOs. They should have had enough common sense to realize that those pics do not show any type of sexual abuse. And if i am not mistaken, pics went to LEOs before they made it to the DA's office.

 

[MadPeriot]

DA must be a woman......😛

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: Aharami

Charbel Hamaty spent six months in prison before the charges were dropped because of a report submitted by an expert saying there was no criminal intent in the photos.

are law enforcement officials so dumb that they need an "expert" to tell them that those pics does not indicate sexual harrassment?

man...this country is doomed

Again, the LEOs are not to blame here. The prosecuting attorneys are the morons here.

no it started with the LEOs. They should have had enough common sense to realize that those pics do not show any type of sexual abuse. And if i am not mistaken, pics went to LEOs before they made it to the DA's office.

The LEOs simply handled the call, and obtained the evidence. It was up to the DA and the higher-ups whether or not to prosectue the family, not the LEOs.

Would you want the LEOs to simply throw the pictures out because they "thought" there was nothing going on. It's their job to investigate and see if a crime was committed.

 

[Deadtrees]

Plain stupid and retarded.

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I think they should arrest the douche from the local Eckerd that turned them in.

If we arrested all people that reported possible crimes that really weren't, then nobody would report any possible crimes at all.

You're holding the wrong people liable. They should go after the county and the DA.

how is kissing a baby on the belly a possible crime? how could the judges possibly think it is either? the whole story makes no sense to me.

 

[Toasthead]

Im all for protecting the innocent and children who cannot protect themselves. But WHY do we lock up a loving father for 6 months when we let convicted multiple offense child molesters outs of jail repeatedly?

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: tami

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I think they should arrest the douche from the local Eckerd that turned them in.

If we arrested all people that reported possible crimes that really weren't, then nobody would report any possible crimes at all.

You're holding the wrong people liable. They should go after the county and the DA.

how is kissing a baby on the belly a possible crime? how could the judges possibly think it is either? the whole story makes no sense to me.

You do know what child pornography is, right?

The photo technician was just doing his/her job. It was up to the county whether or not to prosecute, and they made the wrong decision. Which is why the county and DA should be held liable, not the photo technician who was probably bound by law and employment terms to turn this over to police.

 

[Sixtyfour]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Text

The photo that raised alarms shows a naked Kristoff, now 16-months-old, getting a kiss from his father on the belly button, Teresa Hamaty said.

How f*cking stupid you people in the USA really are ?

You are a disgrace to human species !

Please nuke yourself.

 

[Armitage]

"Zero Tolerance" in action folks
Nobody wants to take responsibility for using their brains to make a rational judgement on anything.

But considering how liability has gone, that's really no suprise. Considering the sue-happy nature of our society (just look at this thread :roll: ), is it any wonder that any official is unwilling to put their ass on the line by making an actual decision? Much easier and safer to run it through the process.

 

[Armitage]

BTW, the link in the OP is broken

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: Sixtyfour

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Text

The photo that raised alarms shows a naked Kristoff, now 16-months-old, getting a kiss from his father on the belly button, Teresa Hamaty said.

How f*cking stupid you people in the USA really are ?

You are a disgrace to human species !

Please nuke yourself.

don't single out the entire USA because of some stupid morons living in raleigh, north carolina. note that most, if not all, of the comments here are against the actions taken. and yes, we are from the USA.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: tami

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
I think they should arrest the douche from the local Eckerd that turned them in.

If we arrested all people that reported possible crimes that really weren't, then nobody would report any possible crimes at all.

You're holding the wrong people liable. They should go after the county and the DA.

how is kissing a baby on the belly a possible crime? how could the judges possibly think it is either? the whole story makes no sense to me.

The baby was naked. I can see how a photo from a poorly chosen angle might raise questions. But at some point early on, somebody should have made a rational judgement about it and not dragged the family through hell without additional evidence.

It's tough to tell without the full story.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: Sixtyfour

How f*cking stupid you people in the USA really are ?

You are a disgrace to human species !

Please nuke yourself.

how fvcking awful your grammar be?

you are disgrace to *the* human species or all of the human species (i guess you were implying plurality)

please nuke yourself or if i thought that people were plural i'd ask you all to nuke YOURSELVES.

 

[Vic]

Whoa, holy incomplete story.

2 crucial items missing:

- Hamaty is an illegal immigrant. He failed to renew a work visa years ago.
- The photos in question do not show the infant son getting a kiss on the belly button, but on the penis, from both the father and the 6 year-old daughter. Supposedly, there is some type of cultural issue involved, and no criminal intent, but it does make the police and DA's actions understandable.

Better news story

 

[Sixtyfour]

Originally posted by: tami

Originally posted by: Sixtyfour

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Text

The photo that raised alarms shows a naked Kristoff, now 16-months-old, getting a kiss from his father on the belly button, Teresa Hamaty said.

How f*cking stupid you people in the USA really are ?

You are a disgrace to human species !

Please nuke yourself.

don't single out the entire USA because of some stupid morons living in raleigh, north carolina. note that most, if not all, of the comments here are against the actions taken. and yes, we are from the USA.

Similar things happen all the time in the US.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Sixtyfour

Originally posted by: tami

Originally posted by: Sixtyfour

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Text

The photo that raised alarms shows a naked Kristoff, now 16-months-old, getting a kiss from his father on the belly button, Teresa Hamaty said.

How f*cking stupid you people in the USA really are ?

You are a disgrace to human species !

Please nuke yourself.

don't single out the entire USA because of some stupid morons living in raleigh, north carolina. note that most, if not all, of the comments here are against the actions taken. and yes, we are from the USA.

Similar things happen all the time in the US.

Yeah, you would know because you live here, right?

Moron.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: Vic
Whoa, holy incomplete story.

2 crucial items missing:

- Hamaty is an illegal immigrant. He failed to renew a work visa years ago.
- The photos in question do not show the infant son getting a kiss on the belly button, but on the penis, from both the father and the 6 year-old daughter. Supposedly, there is some type of cultural issue involved, and no criminal intent, but it does make the police and DA's actions understandable.

Better news story

Woah! That makes the entire story a little more understanding.

 

[Sixtyfour]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek

how fvcking awful your grammar be?

you are disgrace to *the* human species or all of the human species (i guess you were implying plurality)

please nuke yourself or if i thought that people were plural i'd ask you all to nuke YOURSELVES.

At least im not executing innocent people.. (deathrow).

Im not arresting people that have 2$ bill, and then explain i did it cos im a bit jumpy after 9/11.

🙂

 

[HardcoreRobot]

yeah, and did you hear about that ridiculous case a couple days ago where they gave the same dude 4 tickets in a row?! what insanity!

 

[eigen]

Originally posted by: Vic
Whoa, holy incomplete story.

2 crucial items missing:

- Hamaty is an illegal immigrant. He failed to renew a work visa years ago.
- The photos in question do not show the infant son getting a kiss on the belly button, but on the penis, from both the father and the 6 year-old daughter. Supposedly, there is some type of cultural issue involved, and no criminal intent, but it does make the police and DA's actions understandable.

Better news story

Thanks Vic.

 

[Kalbi]

if the family told foxnews about this he wouldn't have been in jail for 6 months.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Vic
Whoa, holy incomplete story.

2 crucial items missing:

- Hamaty is an illegal immigrant. He failed to renew a work visa years ago.
- The photos in question do not show the infant son getting a kiss on the belly button, but on the penis, from both the father and the 6 year-old daughter. Supposedly, there is some type of cultural issue involved, and no criminal intent, but it does make the police and DA's actions understandable.

Better news story

Ok soo now i understand why he sat in jail.

If i was the tech i would have called the police also.