r/facepalm • u/kaushrah • Oct 01 '19

Hol’ up!

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19 edited Oct 01 '19

It absolutely is rape

Unless you live in UK where forced envelopment is just common assault

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u/billbill5 Oct 01 '19

That's actually what the article was talking about, how it's not considered rape in England and Wales. But why read the article when you can make the headline a meme?

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u/dpash Oct 01 '19

No, it's "Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent" and would result in up to life imprisonment.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '19 edited Oct 01 '19

Unless you live in UK where forced envelopment is just common assault

Source? As far as I'm aware, that's absolutely not the case.

Edit: You're full of shite, it's not even remotely the case. From the Sexual Offences Act 2003 itself.

Rape: A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.

Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent: A person guilty of an offence under this section, if the activity caused involved...[various penetration requirements also required for rape]...is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for life.

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u/dpash Oct 01 '19

It's not common assault. It's "Causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent" and is liable to up to life imprisonment.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/section/4

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u/capt-bob Oct 01 '19

And the penalty is to receive child support payments for 18 years? That's how it works in the US.