In the news

At first, I thought 'Folksetone Academy' must be a typo, but it's maintained throughout the article, and so must be the correct name.

The reason why they're opposed to the noise is obviously because they're only used to folkse tones.

The M20 is ~500m away 😆

Seems like plenty of the residents were there before the school though.

there's a tree on the tracks is quite a frequent excuse for delays

Needs a whole tree though, just leaves will do it over here.

Bloody foreign leaves coming in and blocking up the train tracks.

Those bloody kids riding round on the streets and pavements, knocking people over. Haven't they got anywhere else to go?

I think I'd vote for a party that offered to give the kids something to do. There isn't anything or anywhere for them to go and do and be kids other than the park around here.

Tory's proposing national service?

Maybe your railways are just more honest?

Nope. The state needs to offer kids something before they ask for something back.

Yes, agreed, tongue was firmly in cheek!

Apparently the CPS are reviewing the case because people are unhappy with the decision not to charge. If that is the case maybe the newspapers are concerned about some sort of prejudice?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn08y6785xqo
Don’t we use the words rape and or peadophile any longer?

A woman can’t rape a man, and paedophile is used in the article.

The words is used, but not applied to her.
Serious sexual assault doesn’t seem to cut the mustard here.

A woman can’t rape a man

She can. By penetration.

That’s what I thought, it’s not the case. Rape must include a penis

Rape must include a penis

Surely a penis-like object is enough for unwanted penetration to qualify as rape?

Also, by that logic, only men or people with penises can have actual sex, whereas everyone else using fingers, mouths, vulvas and other body parts and objects is just having sexual contact.

--Turns out the above poster is correct in legal terms—

But rape can be by fingers or objects.

The legal definition of rape in the UK is when a person intentionally penetrates another's vagina, anus or mouth with a penis, without the other person's consent.

It requires a penis, other phallic objects are sexual assault rather than rape.

A woman who has the necessary parts can commit rape, but this restricts that classification to intersex and pre-op trans women. Likewise not all men can commit rape, some like intersex or trans men cannot, nor can those otherwise without a penis.

In UK law only a person with a penis can commit rape.

Fascinating, if horrifying. Thanks for the clarification.

reposted
Prof. Eliot Jacobson
@EliotJacobson
·
5h
Unbelievable widespread record heat just East of Los Angeles right now. Highs at a number of stations are up to 127°F (52.8°C)

french exit polls showing the left wing / green alliance has possibly overturned the right wing national front majority forecast in the first round

seems like the politicians have overcome their self interest for the greater good of france

This sounds uneven / odd, but I understand if a person with no penis sexually assaults someone in a comparable way to rape (had they had a penis) the sentencing/tariffs/consequences are the same.

This is great news!
I kinda like the knockout round format of French elections too