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The UK ladies and gentlemen, scuttling their ship, one aweful policy after the other

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (14 children)

It’s because the UK system is a mess

That's true enough. But I actually did read the article. Even if we had the best system imaginable, it would not be legally possible to obtain EU data for civil offences. And that law must work both ways, so I'm pretty sure I could get away with committing non-criminal driving offences in the EU because they can't legally access our data to track me down.

[–] PeroBasta -2 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Yeah, but let's say they start to build a dossier on you and then they randomly stop you for a check on the road?

Prepare your anus

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Please don't make rape 'jokes'. I'm not a bloke but it'd be no more acceptable if I was.

[–] PeroBasta -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would have never thought this could be remotely connected to a rape joke. I mean your anus is a metaphor for your wallet. Sorry

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if English is your first language (if not, you write it very well). Direct translations can cause all sorts of misunderstandings. For a native English speaker, that is a rape joke.

[–] PeroBasta 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hi, no english is not my first language, thank you for the compliment tho.

Anyway, another word that I could have used would have been "prepare to get fucked" still sexual; is it still "rapey" ?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Weirdly enough, that wouldn't come across as a rape joke. I know, it makes no sense.

[–] PeroBasta 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So if someone is eating a really spicy chili and I say "Prepare your anus".

Is it a rape joke ?

Not a native speaker either but I feel presenting the original comment as a rape joke is a stretch.

Context matters.

Also breaking news, plenty of Police forces and prison guards are able to kindly ask you to "prepare your anus" and in a very much legal manner. This is how I understood the original comment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the context of eating spicy food, it is fine.

In the context of law enforcement, it is 100% a rape joke.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How is it a rape if it's legal and the person consents to it ?

Oh well whatever. This is pointless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, you're a troll. Fuck off.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This whole conversation has really derailed at some point...

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