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Dear Gerrie: Picture of innocence.


Byline: E Bishop

I WAS amazed a·maze  
v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es

v.tr.
1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.

2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.

v.intr.
 that two-thirds of Mirror readers think Tierney Gearon's pictures of her own naked children should be banned (The Mirror, March 17).

They are beautiful, innocent photos. I am concerned that the police took the complaints seriously. Thank goodness the Crown Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service, or CPS, is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for public prosecutions of people charged with criminal offences in England and Wales.
 showed some common sense in not bringing charges.

Is every traditional photo of a baby on a rug now to be labelled obscene Offensive to recognized standards of decency.

The term obscene is applied to written, verbal, or visual works or conduct that treat sex in an objectionable or lewd or lascivious manner.
? We all know that children need protection, but they also need a world without people seeing filth Filth
See also Dirtiness.

Augean stables

held 3,000 oxen, uncleaned for 30 years; Hercules’ fifth labor: washes out dung by diverting a river. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.
 in every innocent action.

E Bishop, New Cross Gate, London
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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Mar 23, 2001
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