GDG- Disgusted

[TangoGee at aol.com]

In a message dated 16/06/2008 15:10:53 GMT Daylight Time,  
lindajguy at embarqmail.com writes:

agree  with both Steve and Dave! No photo should be maneuvered in such 
a way. I  hope it was taken by them or the photographer could be offended 
also. No  respect!
Which brings us to the way parents let their children act in  public 
now-a-days! I do tell children their behavior is not acceptable, in  
front of their parents leaving a lesson for both. Maybe if other people  
did this it would improve their parenting skills, as well as the  
children's behavior.



A little voice is nagging away at me saying relax a bit the statue wasn't  
defiled it was just a picture of the statue. A few weeks ago some truly amazing  
pictures of the Pennsylvania monument were posted on here bathed in light of  
amazing but far from natural lights which were obviously false. Then ponder  
Doubleday, perhaps a photo of his statue with a bat and glove on the plinth  
would cause a wry smile rather than an outpouring of indignation? I recall a 
few  years ago having to stifle a guilty snigger after yet another May 1st  
anarchist riot in Parliament square Sir Winston Churchill's statue was left with  
a strip of green turf down the middle of his head leaving him looking rather  
like grumpy mohecan with attitude.
 
Of course I'm not advocating vandalism, disrespect or bad behaviour  I  
simply don't think we need to get too bent out of shape about a bit of digital  
manipulation or be so sensitive we see slights or disrespects that  weren't 
intended. Now had somebody welded a set of spiky green hair on Winnie's  head or a 
saxophone to Warren's back then I'd certainly be up in arms.
 
Now as to kids behaviour in public having visited the park several times  and 
seeing the kids both in school groups and with parents I have seen very  
little bad behaviour at all. I personally like to se the kids running about and  
enjoying themselves, I don't like to see them jumping around on monuments and  
such but I do like to see them having fun.
 
ttfn
Granville