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In the UK, the definition of rape requires penetration from the offending party by their genitalia. So unless the teacher has a monster clit she used to anally penetrate the boys, the definition of rape can’t apply. For that there’s the broader definition of sexual assault.

Journalists, since their purpose is to serve the public with the truth, have to really carefully choose their words as using the wrong legal term can get them in hot water - libel lawsuits and such, not to mention accusations of trying to shape the public’s opinion, and so on.

So yeah, you’ll rarely find directly said out statements in the news as most journos will try to get to as close to the definition as possible without exposing themselves to legal action. That’s why you’ll often see e.g. statements like “the purported killer” even if there’s clear evidence of the person being the murderer, simply because the case hasn’t been judged yet therefore the legal term murderer - which requires a conviction - cannot be applied, and using it before the trial even happens is a big no-no.

Don’t get me wrong, I fully agree with you that if it was a man with two young girls, the article would be going on the offensive much quicker, and even here they should’ve used the term “sexually assaulted” instead of “had sex with”, but specifically the term rape cannot apply here.

Aww, widdle baby throwing a temper tantrum because their toy was taken away?

The aircraft wasn’t destroyed. It had some paint thrown at it - considerably less damage than it would receive during even a routine reconnaissance mission. It was literally grounded for three days only, and even that was because the RAF decided to do a full checkup, something that wasn’t warranted at the time.

The issue is a bit more complex. Palestine Action decided to go into a military airport and caused damage to one of their planes which resulted in that plane being grounded. And thanks to the UK’s lax definition of what constitutes a terrorist organisation (namely causing considerable damage to public or private infrastructure and property, in an attempt to support a political or ideological cause, as an organisation), it was super easy to proscribe PA.

Which is pretty dumb as it was the same govt who refused to roll back laws that limited the legal framework of protests, making them essentially pointless, so the only action people can take to make the government actually listen… is what the government considers terrorism.

Age of consent =/= age of majority.

Age of consent does not demark the beginning of adulthood.

A teenager under the age of 18 - the generally accepted age of majority, age of maturity and thus age of adulthood - is a child, regardless if they’re 2, 7, 12, or 16 years old.

Millennia? Fuck off. Capitalism in itself is barely a few hundred years old. Use of a designated tender (money) is NOT capitalism.

Proof in case: the free pensioner passes many European countries introduced.

For example in my hometown in Hungary, once the free pensioner passes were provided, traveller basis grew by some 30%. There were literally old ladies hanging out for hours at end in the back section, chatting away, not giving a single flying fuck that students wanted to get to school, people wanted to get to work and so on. Often I had to wait 2-3 buses in the morning to be able to get on, because the pensioners would swarm them early morning and refuse to get off.

And to date there’s no limit during peak hours for them, which I think should be mandatory for these free passes.

Nothing beats a JetBlue holiday…

Except for the USAF, it seems.

(yes I know the original is Jet2, not JetBlue)

Petit bourgeois are generally NOT part of the working class. They’re by definition the lower segment of the middle class (European style class structure where lower class IS the working class, middle class distincts itself by the fact they’re not required to be in employ of others to make their income).

Holy shit is this instance full of idiots.

Who the fuck said anything about petit bourgeoisie? A high EARNER still has to work, dipshit. Still has to produce something to get paid. We’re not talking about landlords here, or shitheads living off investments, but people like DOCTORS. Do you consider medical professionals “petit bourgeoisie” just because they earn more than the average?

And even high earners can be in the “gee I hope I can eat this week” category.

But please do skip my point about cost of living being important when it comes to wages, and fight a completely made up argument you put in my mouth because fictional BS is easier to fight than what I actually said.

The orange tainted cunt can’t die soon or painfully enough. May he suffer long.

Meanwhile I’ll be sipping a nice whisky here in “failing” Europe.

I don’t think it’s fair to compare incomes across the planet without considering cost and quality of life it buys.

For example, my current salary working in London is some seven to ten times higher than what I’d be earning in Hungary - but the differences in cost of living (okay arguably my quality of life is better though) means that general long term goals like buying a flat, will take about the same time to get started with (mortgage application, saving for deposit, etc.), and same time or even longer to finish (as in fully paid off).

Compared to a poverty-stricken African country sure I’m better off, but equating high earners with the true source of the problem, the aforementioned 60 thousand people, is disingenuous in my opinion. High earners aren’t the problem - generational wealth that “generates” more wealth is.

Well, the loss of traffic is a knock-on effect of the misrepresentation. So is the fact that every other portal will try to sling shit at the ones affected by it.

I was hoping the sarcasm in the first sentence was dripping enough to be noticeable :)

Apple had to turn it off for their sunmary mode after backlash, even though the option always had the “these summaries are generated by AI and can be inaccurate” warnings placed prominently.

Google doing this shit without warning or notice will get them in shit water. News portals and reporters are generally not too fond of their articles being completely misrepresented.

Oh no the local library is closed today, what do I do with my need for reliable information?

Dunno mate, have you tried asking Hitler?

It’s almost like the EU is not a homogeneous bloc…

Watch this admin fuck things up even further and tomorrow label Aldi Süd as a terrorist org.