“A fox-hunting supporter has been filmed repeatedly accusing a hunt monitor of being a paedophile for shooting footage of riders and hounds on a public road,” independent.co.uk reports. “The woman, caught on camera as the Grafton Hunt in Buckinghamshire set out, is seen claiming that her children are being filmed when the hunt approaches . ..
“I don’t give you permission to film my children – my children are under 16,” she says. “You are a paedophile for filming our children and should be put away.”
The Independent — a crusader against pedophilia — was quick to shoot down the claim.
The hunt monitors said they were filming to see whether the pack, setting out from Stowe School, chased after foxes.
One young man, who appears to be a teenager, emerges from the Grafton pack and walks towards the camera. [click on link to see video].
The hunt monitors said they were filming to see whether the pack, setting out from Stowe School, chased after foxes.
One young man, who appears to be a teenager, emerges from the Grafton pack and walks towards the camera.
The mother then claims – wrongly – that it is illegal to film children . . .
Filming children in a public place is not illegal, although the media often voluntarily obscure children’s faces in some circumstances. Hunting wildlife with dogs has been illegal since 2005.
The battle over fox hunting in England is just as much about class warfare as “animal rights.” Meanwhile . . .
England’s fox population continues to grow unchecked, spreading into the cities. Just like coyotes moving into Austin. Connect those dots.