Gaz wrote:
> "Dr Zoidberg" wrote in message
> news:g03l3k$4p9$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> "Cub Reporter" wrote in message
>> news:ifg924589lgkranqctfa3o92eu9ptfdrhq@4ax.com...
>>> ...but OK at home. Regardless of the laws and customs of the foreign
>>> country (and whether you took the 16-year-old with you presumably).
>>>
>>> News article:
>>> =========================================
>>> We will now be able to prosecute UK nationals here for a .ual
>>> offence committed against a child anywhere in the world, so long as
>>> the act committed would be a relevant offence in this country. We have
>>> also raised the age of a child for these purposes from 16 to 18.
>> Yes?
>>
>> What's the problem?
>>
>> Lots of things are illegal in some countries and not others so it's common
>> sense that the local laws should apply.
>>
>> If it's illegal to have . with a 16 year old in that country then you
>> could be prosecuted for doing so.
>> If it's not illegal then you haven't done anything wrong.
>>
>> --
>> Alex
>>
>> "I laugh in the face of danger , then I hide until it goes away"
>
> Unless i am reading the article incorrectly though, doesnt it mean, that if
> you go to a country where the AOC is 18, have ., you can face prosecution
> back here in the UK, for something that isnt a criminal offence here????
>
Which would you rather, face prosecution in that country having been
sent back to it - or face prosecution here?
If you go abroad and break laws in a foreign country, you should expect
to suffer the consequences - whether they be imposed via that country's
legal system or your own.
--
Sue
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