Thinking of getting a lodger

Comms69

Peter_Brown wrote: »

But no one will inform you of any law change.
The liability is completely yours.
ie the old saying "ignorance is no defence".

Laws can also be retrospective. So an act that is legal today may become a crime in the future. Even if the act was committed prior to the law change.

Almost no laws are enforceable retrospectively in this country. I would struggle to think of a single one. The reason is that the accused would lack the mens rea element of a crime.

I suspect that such a law would garner significant media attention.

Red-Squirrel_2

Comms69 wrote: »

Instead of judging gender, have you tried simply judging the individual?...

Have you ever tried putting your self in somebody else's shoes for 30 seconds?

Peter_Brown_2

Comms69 wrote: »

Almost no laws are enforceable retrospectively in this country. I would struggle to think of a single one. The reason is that the accused would lack the mens rea element of a crime.

I suspect that such a law would garner significant media attention.

Gold confiscation laws?
Haven't heard much of that from the mainstream media!

Comms69

Peter_Brown wrote: »

Not all men are rapists, but most rapists are men.
I would agree it's sensible for a lone woman to only pick a female lodger, if that's what makes her comfortable.

But I wouldn't openly state it on the advertisement, as that may not be compliant. Just find other reasons not to accept a man.

But one point to consider, is that if you pick a male lodger, his girlfriend is the unknown. If you pick a female lodger, her boyfriend is the unknown.

In the UK only men can be rapists ( biologically speaking; self identification etc excluded ).

Comms69

Peter_Brown wrote: »

Gold confiscation laws?
Haven't heard much of that from the mainstream media!

That’s not really comparable.

Gold confiscation didn’t make prior possession of gold a crime.

It also doesn’t affect a large proportion of the population; and the laws have existed in some format for centuries.

Peter_Brown_2

Comms69 wrote: »

Almost no laws are enforceable retrospectively in this country. I would struggle to think of a single one. The reason is that the accused would lack the mens rea element of a crime.

I suspect that such a law would garner significant media attention.

When the German states were unified, numerous former Stasi officers were prosecuted for actions that were previously legal, at the time they were committed.

Comms69

Red-Squirrel wrote: »

Have you ever tried putting your self in somebody else's shoes for 30 seconds?

I’ve tried; it’s mostly impossible. At best I can sympathise.


I couldn’t describe what rape is like. But I can sympathise with a victim.


But I will not support identity politics. You have no idea what I’ve been through, but your happy to tell me ‘as a man’ I have no right to do so and so... as an individual I absolutely do.

Peter_Brown_2

Comms69 wrote: »

In the UK only men can be rapists ( biologically speaking; self identification etc excluded ).

Women who assisted with a man raping a woman have been convicted of rape in the UK. By assisted, that really just means being present. Joint enterprise etc.

Red-Squirrel_2

Comms69 wrote: »

I’ve tried; it’s mostly impossible.

Well yes, clearly.

Comms69

Peter_Brown wrote: »

When the German states were unified, numerous former Stasi officers were prosecuted for actions that were previously legal, at the time they were committed.

I mean that’s germany and I couldn’t comment on their legal system.