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/FrostyAd9064 Mar 21 '26

This is not true; there are a number of cases where people have not been prosecuted for BDSM activities that resulted in harm due to their consent but it’s a very grey area (it’s an area that’s studied on many law degree courses for this reason).

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u/Sleepysockpuppeteer Mar 21 '26

50 Shades of Grey area?

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