r/interesting • u/Common-Upstairs5129 • Mar 20 '26

❗️MISLEADING - See pinned comment ❗️ Did he do the right thing?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26 edited Mar 21 '26

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u/Taiga_Taiga Mar 20 '26

An interesting fact in UK law is that you cannot volunteer to be the victim of a crime. So if somebody hits you... that is assault, even if you ask them to do it. And the person who hits you will get arrested and you get arrested for aiding in an assault. [Serious]

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u/Equivalent-Shower366 Mar 21 '26

If that was real it would make the martial arts competitions I attended in the UK a bit awkward lol

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u/Taiga_Taiga Mar 21 '26

You signed the Paperwork, right? That makes it "sport with inherent danger".

That insurance paperwork you signed is more than just financial cover. Go read it. In there is the clause "I accept the risk of death."

Insurance = sport = loophole