This picture taking incident reminds of something we should all keep in mind when taking pictures in countries other than the U.S....even those countries that we think are somewhat Westernized or have been exposed to U.S. tourists:

Don't take pictures of people without asking first. In Guatemala, a few tourists have gotten the scare of their lives when they have snapped pictures of the darling little indigenous children...some of grownups or parents witnessing this have come close to lynching toursits as a result...when asked why they did it, they said they thought the "gringos" doing it were child kidnappers (a HUGE problem in Guatemala, since child adoptions have been very lucrative down there for some unscrupulous people).

I know for a fact that some indian nations here in the U.S. don't like their pictures being taken either!