Man reportedly photographing kids at San Ramon parks Crimes & Incidents, posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Oct 15, 2010 at 7:13 am
Neighborhood watch groups are spreading the word about a man allegedly photographing children playing at San Ramon parks such as Coyote Creek and Central Park.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, October 14, 2010, 11:29 PM
Posted by Alamo Dad, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood, on Oct 15, 2010 at 7:13 am
So, am I to believe that the witnesses were able to determine the suspect's height age, and hair color, but couldn't tell us if the suspect was white, black, asian, or Latino? Really? Come on, people, the race in the description is important. Noone is going to accuse your publication of racism for reporting the facts.
Posted by Danville Dad, a member of the Sycamore Valley Elementary School community, on Oct 15, 2010 at 7:21 am
Agree with Alamo Dad. It is extremely frustrating to see 'papers' like the Weekly not divulge critical pieces of information tied to the description of a potential predator. Another example of "PC" gone too far. You're not going to offend the readers if you say the person was black, white, hispanic, asian, etc.... C'mon Danville Weekly - grow a spine.
Posted by Alamo Dad, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood, on Oct 15, 2010 at 9:51 am
Thank you, amom. Color me racist, but I assumed this was the case. Why wouldn't Danville Express want to put out every bit of information available-is it more important to you be PC than it is to protect children?
Posted by Alamo Dad, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood, on Oct 15, 2010 at 10:26 am
Good thought, Danville Mom. I'd worry that in order to get a useful photo of the guy, you're going to have to get really, really close to the guy. Might be better tactic to use the cell phone to call the police, get them enroute, then sit back and see if you can follow him safely to a vehicle. The police will be able to do more with a license plate number than the typical cellphone pic.
Posted by Barbara, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Oct 15, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Maybe he's a man who loves to photograph children. What a suspicious lot of people there are in this neighborhood! How could he be hurting the children by photographing them? In today's climate, a man is looked at with horror if he takes a little girl upon his knee and hugs and kisses her, even she's his own daughter. A pity.
Posted by Danville resident, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Oct 15, 2010 at 2:55 pm
On the news broadcast today, there was a report about a Boy Scout leader in Danville found in possession of child pornography. I thought this might be that story. Why isn't there an article for that!
FYI for why parents are so suspicious--this is why! Parents need to be proactive about protecting their kids and can't rely or assume that the authorities & police aren't going to make mistakes.
Posted by Alamo Dad, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood, on Oct 15, 2010 at 2:55 pm
@Judy-Did you actually read the post before yours by the author of the story?
@Barbara-Photographing children is fine, but shouldn't this person ask the parents before he does so? And does it bother you at all that this person RUNS AWAY when asked about his activities?
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