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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 152059" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Another point - take photos. So often we don't because we think we're over-reacting, but if you take a photo and never use it, that's better than needing a photo but not having one.</p><p></p><p>We don't just take photos for injuries that are the result of someone else's attack - we took photos after difficult child 3 hurt himself. And also when he had a tick near his eye and his eye swelled up. We've only ever used the photos once - the time when difficult child 3 had a log thrown at his head and it gashed him. Next day I went to the spot and found the log, from difficult child 3's description. I took photos of that, too.</p><p></p><p>I've also taken photos of kids in general playing on a pile of building rubble and throwing rocks at people and cars. I'd tried to tell parents about their kids throwing rocks but instead got a parent saying, "Your child did it first," which was not true. So I went back and took photos, so if difficult child 3 ever got accused again, I could produce the photo and say, "He's not in this photo. Your kids are. Fix it." I also emailed the photo to the school principal who as usual did nothing - but at least he had a copy of the photo, so if something had gone badly wrong, he had absolutely no leg to stand on.</p><p></p><p>When gangs of kids roam our streets on Halloween, using it as an excuse to vandalise and attack, I go around taking photos of the groups waiting for an opportunity. I'm in the street, they're in the street, so in my mind they're fair game. If they're doing nothing wrong, then there is no problem with their picture being taken. But if the house next to where they're standing gets vandalised five minutes later, and they know I have their picture - maybe they won't vandalise that house after all. But anything going wrong, they know their photo exists and they know they will get a knock on their door. The police know I'm doing this.</p><p></p><p>On my computer, I have an increasing number of photos which I've never used and probably never will. But just knowing they are there gives me some feeling of security.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 152059, member: 1991"] Another point - take photos. So often we don't because we think we're over-reacting, but if you take a photo and never use it, that's better than needing a photo but not having one. We don't just take photos for injuries that are the result of someone else's attack - we took photos after difficult child 3 hurt himself. And also when he had a tick near his eye and his eye swelled up. We've only ever used the photos once - the time when difficult child 3 had a log thrown at his head and it gashed him. Next day I went to the spot and found the log, from difficult child 3's description. I took photos of that, too. I've also taken photos of kids in general playing on a pile of building rubble and throwing rocks at people and cars. I'd tried to tell parents about their kids throwing rocks but instead got a parent saying, "Your child did it first," which was not true. So I went back and took photos, so if difficult child 3 ever got accused again, I could produce the photo and say, "He's not in this photo. Your kids are. Fix it." I also emailed the photo to the school principal who as usual did nothing - but at least he had a copy of the photo, so if something had gone badly wrong, he had absolutely no leg to stand on. When gangs of kids roam our streets on Halloween, using it as an excuse to vandalise and attack, I go around taking photos of the groups waiting for an opportunity. I'm in the street, they're in the street, so in my mind they're fair game. If they're doing nothing wrong, then there is no problem with their picture being taken. But if the house next to where they're standing gets vandalised five minutes later, and they know I have their picture - maybe they won't vandalise that house after all. But anything going wrong, they know their photo exists and they know they will get a knock on their door. The police know I'm doing this. On my computer, I have an increasing number of photos which I've never used and probably never will. But just knowing they are there gives me some feeling of security. Marg [/QUOTE]
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