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

  • @[email protected]
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    -41 year ago

    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.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        The Dutch system is actually super invasive. They do everything they can to find you, and then use their SWIFT access from the Belgians to get the funds directly from your account if you don’t comply.

    • @PeroBasta
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      -21 year ago

      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]
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        31 year ago

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

        • @PeroBasta
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          -21 year ago

          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]
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            31 year ago

            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
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              11 year ago

              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]
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              -11 year ago

              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.