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A PROPOSAL to ban mobile phone cameras on Bondi Beach to deter perverts from snapping children has received a mixed response. The plan follows reports men were caught photographing toddlers in a children's pool. "Our beach lifesavers are complaining that sexual predators have been taking unauthorised pictures of semi-naked children and women at our beaches," Waverley Council deputy mayor George Newhouse said. "I have spoken to the police and this is an additional power that they are happy to have in their armoury." Cr Newhouse said police struggled to prove when a criminal offence occurred with a camera, so the safest option would be an outright ban. "Banning cameras from an area is a clear-cut regulatory power that sends a powerful message to perverts to keep away," he said. But some parents questioned the proposal and the ability of police to enforce it. "I think it's a bad idea and impossible to police," said Bondi resident Rezelle Jerrard. Ms Jerrard, a mother of two young girls and a baby, said the proposal would take away people's freedom Tony Madagan has two children aged six and seven. Despite being concerned for their safety he said banning cameras was a "ridiculous" idea. Daily Telegraph (17-1-2005) |
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