It's a sad day in America when something as innocent as what happened is elevated to a criminal level. There should be a time period for investigating and coming to a conclusion about this "event." To make the family suffer in suspense is not due process but inflicted punishment.

As a parent I would have never allowed my children to be intrviewed by anyone from DFCS nor would I have allowed anyone to go through my house withough a search warrant.

We should not have our military die on the battlefield to protect our rights and then give them away at the request of a government agency.

I am glad that the family published what can happen in America when a burocracy goes wild and in the process tramples on a family's rights.

I would suggest that the family retain an attorney to investigate possible legal action against the Eckerd drugstore chain. The family deserves compensation for all their pain and suffering, which was totally unwarrented.

I would also suggest that the family did not have an attorney who was pro active in their defense; it appears that he/she "rolled over" to comply with every DFCS request.

Finally, I would suggest that the family voulunteer before a state oversight committee and explain the unfair type of treatment which they received. Representatives from DFCS should also be there to attempt to explain their actions. I am sure that no DFCS employee would want their family to experience what the Jenkins family experienced.

I read this article in great detail and I have to make a comment. I missed the point in all of this where the person reporting this was a bad person for reporting it? Bless this person!! We need more people like this person! The police had a right to investigate, and even though this whole camping trip was innocent, in the world of Today with crazy child molesters running around and the internet there is a need for sharp eyed people. I am sorry you were wrongfully pointed out. But you are very much to blame for this happening. Can you not see that pictures of this nature in the world today are wrong even when done innocently? You no longer have the "right" to these things (like camping and taking family pics no matter the content) now. The criminals in this world have taken this "right" away from you. Not the U.S. Government or state law or local law. It is not my fault things have changed, blame the continuous breakdown of the moral character of the people of this country and liberal politics that justify freedoms like this. Some people are just not able to handle simple things like drinking, children and sex. Sorry, that is the way it is. You want freedom in one place, you lose it in another. Understand? If you don't understand feel free to write to me, I will explain it in more detail. Thank you!

-RWL

Mr. Linnenburger wrote:

"It is not my fault things have changed, blame the continuous breakdown of the moral character of the people of this country and liberal politics that justify freedoms like this."

Actually, Mr. Linnenburger, rates of child molestation are much, much lower in "liberal" countries like Sweden, Denmark, and so forth.

Indeed, to be blunt, I think that the character structure of conservatives makes them more likely to be child molesters, and the character structure of conservative societies is more likely to encourage child molestation.

If I didn't know somebody to whom such an absurd story happened to , here , in Orange county , I would have a hard time to believe this story . I can't even imagine this happening to my family, I probably would react very violently. I have two babies , I photograph them all the time, and half of the time , yes, they are probably half naked. Being French living in California, and not trusting a bit the American justice system, I always keep my passport close to me. I recommend any allien living in the "land of the free, ah ah!.. to always be ready to leave at any time . Because when one read stories like this happening to the best parents and kids , you really wonder. the chain of individuals from the Eckerd store clerck to the cops to the DA prove that vicious systems only lead to hill behavior. To me , the employe desserve to be incarcereted a long time . Cowards like him always rejoy in participating in this kind of witch hunt.They enjoy their little power on other people so much. I hope that karma ll take care of such a low life one day. I wish you to recover well in France. And I encourage you to take all the family pictures you wish there , and you have nothing to worry about from the local photo processing store employees . It's a free country . Good luck.

The Savannah officer who was "rude, unprofessional, and very accusatory before hearing from anyone involved," typifies the service most Savannah residents have received from the Savannah Police Department.

This case in general also shows a common trend by the Savannah Police Department to worry about formal details of clearly innocent cases yet not focus at all on obvious crime that is commonly seen on the streets of Savannah. For example, I asked an officer parked at a gas station why he didn't arrest the guys standing a hundred feet away who were clearly selling drugs (and bold enough to do it right infront of an officer.) He said that they would just run or claim profiling/racism. He also said he didn't get paid enough to get shot.

However I've known of many cases where fairly harmless young kids in suburban neighborhoods had their doors beat down and their ribs crushed by raiding officers due to a lead saying they might have a bag of marijuana.

In addition, I work with Special Education students and have reported cases of neglect that have never resulted in any sort of reprimand. I was told it was because no one else would take in the kids.