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Gwinnett’s Spawn
Button Gwinnett was one of the lesser-known signatories to the Declaration of Independence. He moved from Wolverhampton to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1762.
It appears he left behind some other Gwinnetts. Councillor Malcolm Gwinnett, from Wolverhampton, is reported as having some very illiberal views on photography in public.
The story goes like this: a father of two visited the annual Wolverhampton Show with his family and took photos of his children on a large inflatable slide. Other parents claimed he was taking photographs of their children and accused the man of being a ‘pervert’. The man was understandably upset and left with his family shortly afterwards.
Councillor Gwinnett offered his views because the inflatable amusements concession for the Wolverhampton Show had been awarded to the Councillor’s company. The Daily Mail reports his response:
Our policy is to ask people taking photos whether they have children on the slide. If they do, then that is fine.
The Daily Mail, Father-of-three branded a ‘pervert’ – for photographing his own children in public park
Mr Gwinnett should really know better than this. In the UK there are, generally, no legal restrictions on photography in public places and there is no presumption of privacy for individuals in public places.
For Mr Gwinnett to declare, by personal fiat, some perfectly legal action ‘fine’ or otherwise, regardless of the actual law in this country, suggests he might have become too accustomed to the deference of petty office and could do with a spell as an ordinary citizen.