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Tuesday, July 18, 2006 12:00 AM

They called me a child pornographer

I took some photos of my kids naked on a camping trip. A drugstore employee called the police -- and my family's life became a living hell.

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  • Monday, July 17, 2006 06:42 PM

    Get at the root cause

    This case reminds me of the South Carolina young woman who called up a new-parents help line. Her question was whether it is usualy to feel aroused when nursing her infant. (FYI it is). She ended up losing her baby for a year.

    The obvious root cause of this is sexual hysteria founded in American-based theocratic Fundamentalism. Few people are willing to speak to this, but until we do we are going to have this outrage over and over again.

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