I think we are going too far ...

Yes, in some instances people go way too far. Yhe guard should have entered the bathroom to check up on the boy. Then if seeing anything going on out of the way, intervene. Some times many things happen to children because people will not check up on them or go that extra mile. But make sure there is a problem first before doing something.

That certainly is going to far I mean come on it is making Parents more and more paranoid soon Mum's will be stopped holding their Childs Hand this is getting so stupid now

The UK is an adult hostile zone. Go within two metres of a child and people get twitchy - I am not entirely joking either. I think that the security guard was right to notice what was happening but should have used greater judgement in deciding to intervene. I blame the media to a great extent. They delight in reporting the sordid details which in turn builds hostility and fear. The answer to your question is no - "They" don't trust us with our own children anymore.

WTH???? This is ridiculous! His own son, can't take him to the bathroom. Geesh, I woulda said, "Oh, good, you can help mop up the puke with me", and he would have made a hasty exit. As far as taking a pic of his own son, I woulda told the idiot to 'take a hike'.

reading the daily mail. hmm. i think that was your 1st mistake!

some times i think m going far frm some one.....its a critcal time..ehrn u have to choose one of ur fav person out of most closed two......very recently i was in such condition....when i have to choose one of ma best frnd....but i over come it....

Well, I don’t know how far it went…I mean was the father arrested or something equally drastic? If that was the case then yes, it was carrying it too far otherwise if it was a misunderstanding then I think the security guard was within his brief to check against paedophiles and kidnappers. The world is not getting any safer and more so for kids who trust people easily. Its better to be safe than sorry.

I would've had that officers badge. You know what I see is two things. One was an over zealous rent a cop. Secondly because of the horrific people in the world that prey on innocent children, we as parents cannot go into public and have healthy interactions with our children. I am so glad I wasnt the parent involved in either of these situations. I would've been arrested. How dare he open the bathroom door. I would have pushed that he be fired. NO one should open the bathroom door. If they thought their could be foul play at least give the guy a few minutes. If he doesnt come out then you begin knocking. The last alternative would have been to open the door. What if the guy had a stomach ache. How embarassing for everyone if he was taking a dump.lol As far as the other guy goes, If you accuse me you best be able to back it up. I would have had both of them fired. If they werent I would have sued the shopping mall, the owner of the train ride, and whomever else had any involvement with the venues. When security personell goes thru training they should add a section on being to eager or having proof before you accuse. But of course they wont do that it would cost money. Happy MyLotting dl

hi ronaldinu if you were on the other side of things you would not think that at all. The security guard did not know that the man taking a picture of his son was the father, and perhaps because there had been incidents of pedophiles being in that vicinity and doing the same thing he was just taking precautions. So really no harm done once the father showed that he was the father of the boy. Likewise the other security guard .Look if they knew the men were the parents none 'of that would have happened. Better a little humiliation than another two kids who were molested.Molesters do do the same things in appearance that a parent might do but the motives and the results are ugly and much different. from a person who was once molested by a family member, I think we need to be more careful. We let loose pedophiles to come live in our neighborhood we must be more cautious.

I can not believe that crap,which that is exactly what it is,it is total uncalled for crap,I can not believe that a father taking his sons picture when he is having a good time,would seem like a pedophile activity,and I can not believe a sick child would seem like it too,I think the security guards are too over zealous and we are going too far when stuff like that happens,and I know if a security treated me like that I would knock his bloody lights out,because a parent can be trusted with a kid, now if the kid was screaming then it would be different,but if the kid does not seem like he or she is being abused,then people do not need to act so unruly because not everyone is a pedophile.

Yes.... and no. Why do I say that? Because many times people have ignored things that may have saved a child, so now people are paranoid. It is annoying to have it happen but honestly, what IF that father was not really the father. Of course, checking out after and not being nasty about it, is good. Just keeping an eye on a person that you suspect rather than attacking them is best.

Hey ronaldinu~ These two stories are really very frightening to say the least! Both men where fathers and were doing absolutely nothing wrong! I definitely think that this world has gone totally insane! When we need for our children to be helped there is no one around! This is a very sad state to say the least! I would definitely say this was going to far! I just really don't even know what to say, and as you know, I am never left speachless!

It is the first time I read word Pedophile and then looked into the dictionary to get the meaning. These days, we read in news papers all kinds of horrible stories. Since it is not written on the face of either the man or his child that they are father and son in relation, it was good on the part of the guard and his alertness should be appreciated.

It is really not good to read this kind of stuff, still they are doing all these thing for our security only they don't want to take any risk. We should co operate with them.

hahaha =D I think the security guard is full of insecurities to whoever with a kid beside!! hehe The securtiy guard's actions are not wrong, as it's a way to prevent crimes from happening if there's gonna be any.. Plus, even one's own father can be raping their own daughters, and what else is not possible??

This kind of problem is what's going to be so confusing that my fear is that in any case, the actual person doing a bad deed can get away without being detected. You know the sort of thing where you concentrate on one thing so much that the other loses focus, something like that. This is getting rather complicated and I think there should be a character study course for personnel or something to easily detect someone suspicious, which in turn may appear to be true.

I don't think that security guard would have liked what I had to say to him if he had done that to me. Some people just need to learn to mind their own damn business, or at least use some common sense. I am not a child molester, but I think most of them would agree with me when I say that IF I were looking for a child to molest, I certainly wouldn't pick one who is probably gonna puke all over me on the way to the bathroom LOL

If I would be accused of anything by taking pictures of my own son then they should then sue me for beating up the guard. Guilty as charged. Lol.. And I mean it. Ok I think that is way over the line. Unless you are truly guilty of anything they shouldn't spring on people like that. Specially in public. You know what happens when they do that. Believe me the guard probably broke that special moment between the father and son. What a bummer. Unless there is probable cause then some action must be taken. But just because one is taking a picture of his own child? Give me a break. That is way too much. Now sue me for beating up the guard. Lol.

I think that people have become very afraid because of all the stories that they have been exposed to concerning children. I think that people are saying that children might be getting hurt somewhere but not on my watch. I know that to people that love their children, it might seem like these people are going to far...and maybe they are..but I can see why they are. I think I would be offended if it were me they focused on but I can see why people are freaking out over stuff related to children.

That is just too crazy. I am a strong advocate of protecting children, but sometimes people just go a little too far - like that first story, the father and son were in public for Pete's sake and decent - AND not even touching or anything!! Some security folks are just a little too power hungry!