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Subject: Re: Illegal to have ... with a 16-year-old abroad... Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2008 08:37:38 BST

In message <1210529815.78232@irys.nyx.net>, Francis Burton
writes
>In article ,
>Alex Heney wrote:
>>It still only applies to .ual offences against children, which would
>>be a crime if carried out in this country.
>
>If the general principle is sound, why does it apply only to .ual
>offences against children and not to all other acts that are offences
>in the UK but not in another country?
>
>Francis

I assumed it was because if you want to bring in crazy laws it's always
best to start by claiming it is to tackle paedophiles or terrorists.

--
Mike_B