What are the BBC thinking??!

I agree Fallingstar it was inappropriate.

And it is not about the danger of a young girl being physically molested etc., the photo did not show her face just her backside and her hand holding a swinging water bottle. It is the danger of certain men viewing this and downloading it for their own twisted purposes.

Jaxjacky

I watched earlier children walking to the local primary school in similar attire Fallingstar.
There is a balance between over sexualising young children and normal clothing, I wouldn’t have wanted my children or grandchildren frightened into ‘covering up’ in case of?
Most molested children are assaulted by a family member or close family friend.

Of course young children should be able to wear short shorts or skimpy dresses etc., in hot weather. But is very different when the BBC focuses primarily on the backside of a young school age girl wearing short shorts, whilst the boy beside her wears much longer shorts.
Why take such a shot at all??

I think the BBC have a nerve showing close ups of any member of the public just innocently walking past tbh.

Jaxjacky I agree 👍🏻

It’s hot, let them wear what they are comfortable in.

Grannybags

Also why do they send reporters to stand out in the sun when we're all being told to stay inside

And they never wear a hat.

I watched earlier children walking to the local primary school in similar attire Fallingstar.
There is a balance between over sexualising young children and normal clothing, I wouldn’t have wanted my children or grandchildren frightened into ‘covering up’ in case of?
Most molested children are assaulted by a family member or close family friend.

Grannybags

Also why do they send reporters to stand out in the sun when we're all being told to stay inside

For the same reason they send reporters out in the high winds/ snow/ floods. They believe they have to let us lesser mortals know what’s going on outside our front door.

Also why do they send reporters to stand out in the sun when we're all being told to stay inside

The BBC don’t think but not do some parents, I was in Waitrose one Saturday morning and a man walked in with his daughter of about 12/13 in just a leotard.