• Re: Train derails near Lewes in East Sussex

    From Graeme Wall@3:633/10 to All on Friday, August 28, 2026 14:31:03
    On 28/08/2026 09:26, Recliner wrote:
    Nobody <jock@soccer.com> wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 3:34 p.m., Recliner wrote:


    This story is a direct follow-on:

    Teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage pupils

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c959a28-4d3f-4627-853e-c544435212b0?shareToken=b425f389a262ab57a4e2301cd78210d4

    "... and the ?victims? were probably enthusiastic participants..."

    How do you know?

    Their participation was entirely voluntary, and repeated many times.


    One "complainant" had sex with her 20-30 times and regarded her as his girlfriend, another snogged her in a cafe after being egged on by his
    friends?

    What i don't understand is why they brought up these complaints so long
    after the event.

    --
    Graeme Wall
    This account not read.



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  • From Recliner@3:633/10 to All on Friday, August 28, 2026 14:42:36
    On Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:31:03 +0100, Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> wrote:

    On 28/08/2026 09:26, Recliner wrote:
    Nobody <jock@soccer.com> wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 3:34 p.m., Recliner wrote:


    This story is a direct follow-on:

    Teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage pupils

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c959a28-4d3f-4627-853e-c544435212b0?shareToken=b425f389a262ab57a4e2301cd78210d4

    "... and the ?victims? were probably enthusiastic participants..."

    How do you know?

    Their participation was entirely voluntary, and repeated many times.


    One "complainant" had sex with her 20-30 times and regarded her as his >girlfriend, another snogged her in a cafe after being egged on by his >friends?

    What i don't understand is why they brought up these complaints so long >after the event.

    Yes, and why did the police and CPS think it was worth pursuing after four decades? She was already banned from
    teaching, and was of retirement age anyway. It's highly unlikely they'll clog up the over-crowded jails by sending her
    to prison.

    We're told that the crown courts are bogged down, with multi-year waits to hear serious cases, yet we waste a whole
    month (and six figure costs) on a stupid case like this. I wonder what the conversations in the jury room were like?

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  • From NY@3:633/10 to All on Friday, August 28, 2026 15:54:17
    On 28/08/2026 09:27, Certes wrote:
    On 28/08/2026 03:05, Nobody wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 3:34 p.m., Recliner wrote:


    This story is a direct follow-on:

    Teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage pupils

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c959a28-4d3f-4627-853e-
    c544435212b0?shareToken=b425f389a262ab57a4e2301cd78210d4

    "... and the ?victims? were probably enthusiastic participants..."

    How do you know?

    We don't know, hence the "probably".ÿ My hazy recollection of male
    teenage pupils is that we were desperate to participate enthusiastically
    with anything vaguely resembling a woman.

    I remember when I was in the sixth form in the early 1980s, there was a
    young woman art teacher. She was a willowy, thin-as-a-rake woman in her mid-twenties who looked and moved like a catwalk model. She?d got long
    tousled blonde hair and a cut-glass accent... though if her strangulated vowels were the result of elocution lessons, she should have demanded
    her money back because in unguarded moments she kept letting slip her
    native Black Countray vowels. In my opinion, her hair looked as if she?d
    been dragged through a hedge backwards, though it probably took her hairdresser many hours to achieve that artistically tangled effect. Her make-up was unsubtle and overdone, as if she applied it with a trowel
    and a paint roller. Her perfume was cheap and tarty, and she left a
    spoor behind her which was so strong that even a bloodhound with a
    severe cold could track her movements several days later. When she took Private Study in the library, she prowled up and down the rows, often
    wearing an absurd-looking poncho that had long tassels around its edges, peering intrusively over people?s shoulders to look at their work, and
    making almost inaudible, faintly orgasmic moaning noises. She was bloody scary!

    The general impression among my mates was that she didn?t do anything
    for them at all. She exuded an aura of ?Look at me. Aren?t I just
    perfect??. And so she was guilty of the worst sin of them all. The unforgivable, irredeemable sin. The sin of 'trying too hard'. If a woman
    needs to shout about how attractive she is, then she isn?t.

    I remember one day she was loading some display boards into the back of
    her car, an old MGB-GT. She kept giving surreptitious glances, to check
    that she had an admiring audience watching her. And then she slammed the
    boot with a flourish. But the poor lass hadn't checked that the boards
    were pushed in far enough. One of them must have been sticking out a bit because she smashed the back window of the tailgate. Oh how everyone
    jeered and applauded...

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  • From Nobody@3:633/10 to All on Friday, August 28, 2026 17:41:37
    On 2026-08-28 1:26 a.m., Recliner wrote:
    Nobody <jock@soccer.com> wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 3:34 p.m., Recliner wrote:


    This story is a direct follow-on:

    Teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage pupils

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c959a28-4d3f-4627-853e-c544435212b0?shareToken=b425f389a262ab57a4e2301cd78210d4

    "... and the ?victims? were probably enthusiastic participants..."

    How do you know?

    Their participation was entirely voluntary, and repeated many times.

    Hmmm... eeehhh... you say, entirely. But?

    The situation involved a person of authority who was employed in a
    position of trust... and the complainants at the time regardless were
    minors (despite whore moans and all that...).

    The perp should've known better. She repeated the offence knowingly.

    There have been separate cases (one in Aotearoa NZ, another in British Columbia) involving female teachers earlier this year with more recent offending.

    [I sense an RP argument developing... and little likelihood of acceptance.]


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  • From Clank@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 29, 2026 09:57:59
    On 28/08/2026 17:54, NY wrote:
    On 28/08/2026 09:27, Certes wrote:
    On 28/08/2026 03:05, Nobody wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 3:34 p.m., Recliner wrote:


    This story is a direct follow-on:

    Teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage pupils

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c959a28-4d3f-4627-853e-
    c544435212b0?shareToken=b425f389a262ab57a4e2301cd78210d4

    "... and the ?victims? were probably enthusiastic participants..."

    How do you know?

    We don't know, hence the "probably".ÿ My hazy recollection of male
    teenage pupils is that we were desperate to participate enthusiastically
    with anything vaguely resembling a woman.

    I remember when I was in the sixth form in the early 1980s, there was a young woman art teacher. She was a willowy, thin-as-a-rake woman in her mid-twenties who looked and moved like a catwalk model. She?d got long tousled blonde hair and a cut-glass accent... though if her strangulated vowels were the result of elocution lessons, she should have demanded
    her money back because in unguarded moments she kept letting slip her
    native Black Countray vowels. In my opinion, her hair looked as if she?d been dragged through a hedge backwards, though it probably took her hairdresser many hours to achieve that artistically tangled effect. Her make-up was unsubtle and overdone, as if she applied it with a trowel
    and a paint roller. Her perfume was cheap and tarty, and she left a
    spoor behind her which was so strong that even a bloodhound with a
    severe cold could track her movements several days later. When she took Private Study in the library, she prowled up and down the rows, often wearing an absurd-looking poncho that had long tassels around its edges, peering intrusively over people?s shoulders to look at their work, and making almost inaudible, faintly orgasmic moaning noises. She was bloody scary!

    The general impression among my mates was that she didn?t do anything
    for them at all.
    I have to say, you have fairly impressive recall of someone who "didn't
    do anything for you" nearly 50 years on.

    Methinks the lady, err, lord doth protest too much. Nothing imprints an
    image quite like the bitter hate-wanks of a teen scorned, after all...

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  • From Graeme Wall@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 29, 2026 08:28:46
    On 29/08/2026 01:41, Nobody wrote:
    On 2026-08-28 1:26 a.m., Recliner wrote:
    Nobody <jock@soccer.com> wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 3:34 p.m., Recliner wrote:


    This story is a direct follow-on:

    Teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage pupils

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c959a28-4d3f-4627-853e-c544435212b0?shareToken=b425f389a262ab57a4e2301cd78210d4

    "... and the ?victims? were probably enthusiastic participants..."

    How do you know?

    Their participation was entirely voluntary, and repeated many times.

    Hmmm... eeehhh... you say, entirely.ÿ But?

    The situation involved a person of authority who was employed in a
    position of trust... and the complainants at the time regardless were
    minors (despite whore moans and all that...).

    The perp should've known better.ÿ She repeated the offence knowingly.

    There have been separate cases (one in Aotearoa NZ, another in British

    Agreed, the problem is it took place many years ago, the offender is
    unlikely to re-offend now and the case took up valuable court time and
    money at a time when both are in extremely short supply for more urgent
    and serious cases.

    --
    Graeme Wall
    This account not read.



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  • From Ulf Kutzner@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 29, 2026 07:41:12

    Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> posted:

    On 29/08/2026 01:41, Nobody wrote:
    On 2026-08-28 1:26 a.m., Recliner wrote:
    Nobody <jock@soccer.com> wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 3:34 p.m., Recliner wrote:


    This story is a direct follow-on:

    Teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage pupils

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c959a28-4d3f-4627-853e-c544435212b0?shareToken=b425f389a262ab57a4e2301cd78210d4

    "... and the ?victims? were probably enthusiastic participants..."

    How do you know?

    Their participation was entirely voluntary, and repeated many times.

    Hmmm... eeehhh... you say, entirely.ÿ But?

    The situation involved a person of authority who was employed in a position of trust... and the complainants at the time regardless were minors (despite whore moans and all that...).

    The perp should've known better.ÿ She repeated the offence knowingly.

    There have been separate cases (one in Aotearoa NZ, another in British

    Agreed, the problem is it took place many years ago, the offender is unlikely to re-offend now and the case took up valuable court time and
    money at a time when both are in extremely short supply for more urgent
    and serious cases.

    Maybe it *is* serious because some to many
    seem to think there was no problem at all.

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  • From Recliner@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 29, 2026 08:54:31
    Ulf Kutzner <user2991@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> posted:

    On 29/08/2026 01:41, Nobody wrote:
    On 2026-08-28 1:26 a.m., Recliner wrote:
    Nobody <jock@soccer.com> wrote:
    On 2026-08-27 3:34 p.m., Recliner wrote:


    This story is a direct follow-on:

    Teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage pupils

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c959a28-4d3f-4627-853e-c544435212b0?shareToken=b425f389a262ab57a4e2301cd78210d4

    "... and the ?victims? were probably enthusiastic participants..."

    How do you know?

    Their participation was entirely voluntary, and repeated many times.

    Hmmm... eeehhh... you say, entirely.ÿ But?

    The situation involved a person of authority who was employed in a
    position of trust... and the complainants at the time regardless were
    minors (despite whore moans and all that...).

    The perp should've known better.ÿ She repeated the offence knowingly.

    There have been separate cases (one in Aotearoa NZ, another in British

    Agreed, the problem is it took place many years ago, the offender is
    unlikely to re-offend now and the case took up valuable court time and
    money at a time when both are in extremely short supply for more urgent
    and serious cases.

    Maybe it *is* serious because some to many
    seem to think there was no problem at all.


    The chances are that a couple of trials for violent crimes were delayed by
    a month because the crown court was occupied with hearing a case about non-violent crimes with consensual victims some 40 years ago, where there
    was no possibility of reoffending. Probably some accused people spent an
    extra month on remand in an overcrowded prison when they could have been
    tried and either convicted or found not guilty.

    Not only do I think prosecuting her after 40 years is crazy, but I fail to understand how a trivial case like this could possibly take a month to
    hear. Perhaps the jury found it difficult to reach a verdict?

    I?ve been on a jury in that same building, possibly in the same court room.
    The case I heard was also trivial and should never have got to crown court,
    but it only took us 20 minutes to find the accused not guilty. In fact,
    when I first asked the jury members, before any discussion of the verdict,
    11 of us said ?not guilty? immediately. The 12th member said she needed
    more time to think about it. After 15 minutes, she said she?d made her mind
    up, and agreed with the rest of us. I checked that no-one had changed their minds, and passed the message that we?d reached our verdict.

    I asked the usher if we?d done so in record time, but he said not ?
    apparently it?s not uncommon for juries to swiftly agree on a verdict with
    very little discussion. I wished I could ask the judge why such a trivial
    case had ever reached crown court, wasting his time for a day, as well as
    two barristers and their assistants, the court staff, witnesses and the
    jurors.

    At the same time, genuinely serious cases wait years to be heard, often
    with the accused languishing on remand in overcrowded prisons.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdg7r8de2lo

    As an aside, that particular crown court building has only recently
    re-opened after nearly three years of rebuilding, after RAAC was found:

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdg7r8de2lo

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  • From Roland Perry@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 29, 2026 09:45:26
    In message <116a42t$hen6$1@dont-email.me>, at 18:06:21 on Fri, 21 Aug
    2026, Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> remarked:
    Roland Perry <roland@perry.uk> wrote:
    In message <1169uhd$fftn$1@dont-email.me>, at 16:31:41 on Fri, 21 Aug
    2026, Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> remarked:

    As far as I know the images from the OHLE cameras (which have been
    fitted on Electrostars for ages) are only used after the wires have
    been pulled down.

    Not so


    https://www.transmissiondynamics.com/products/pandas-v-pantograph-mon >>>>itoring/pandas-ai-rail-monitoring/

    And this about camera systems on service trains for track monitoring


    https://newsroom.southeasternrailway.co.uk/news/innovative-on-board-ca >>>mera-programme-expanded

    Well at least they which handful of trains they've installed it on. Has
    the feel of a pilot project. Let me know when they've fitted out let's
    say a third of the UK train fleet.

    Are you an avid Daily Telegraph reader? That paper has relentless negative >outlook on life, presumably catering for its ageing readership.

    I probably read about one DT article a month.
    --
    Roland Perry

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  • From Roland Perry@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 29, 2026 09:46:36
    In message <v6CgaVApzRiqFAE2@perry.uk>, at 04:52:09 on Sat, 22 Aug 2026, Roland Perry <roland@perry.uk> remarked:
    In message <116alh7$msm1$1@dont-email.me>, at 00:04:06 on Sat, 22 Aug
    2026, hounslow3 <hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk> remarked:

    That reminds me that I have seen some EMUs with a box mounted at >>>>>>the end. The box has two openings, which resemble small windows.

    What are those?

    Sounds like route indicators.

    ??
    On Southern Region, two boxes each containing a rear-illuminated
    digit indicating the route, e.g. 63 = Waterloo-Basingstoke.? The
    boxes at the back would show a red blind instead.

    Elsewhere, four boxes with the full train reporting number, e.g.
    1A23.

    Oh, no, it was an externally mounted piece of equipment at the end of
    the train, down by the coupler. It was similar to an EOTD, it was
    white, but it was larger and had what appeared to be two smaller
    windows on it.

    Could be either conventional "black box" CCTV, or even one of the
    infra-red track monitoring devices whose pilot study was mentioned
    earlier.

    How new did they look.

    Hello!! How new did they look?
    --
    Roland Perry

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  • From Roland Perry@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 29, 2026 09:56:47
    In message <FofiS.12481$l417.6546@fx11.ams1>, at 11:06:13 on Sat, 22 Aug
    2026, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> remarked:

    Which classes of UK trains has that been fitted to? They don't appear to
    say.

    It?s not hard to find out, and for a price even you can afford

    What I can't afford to do is read your repetitive, miserable,
    back-biting, sarcastic comments. Get a life.
    --
    Roland Perry

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  • From Roland Perry@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 29, 2026 10:04:27
    In message <p9VhS.3515$tLd9.2783@fx13.ams1>, at 09:48:05 on Fri, 21 Aug
    2026, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> remarked:
    Roland Perry <roland@perry.uk> wrote:
    In message <11694hm$6e7q$1@dont-email.me>, at 09:08:06 on Fri, 21 Aug
    2026, Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> remarked:
    The flying banana has been anlysing rail gemotry at up to 125mph for
    years, hasn't it?

    As to the OHLE cameras the first I remember seeing were on the 379s.
    At the time it was said they were there not for the benefit of Network >>>> Rail but to resolve disputes about whose fault it was that the
    knitting got broken.

    Yes, the flying banana has been doing this for years. I?m not sure >>>about today, but when introduced the analysis was done offline not
    in real time. The kit also takes up a lot of space. But now real
    time image processing has progressed greatly, this is what
    driverless cars do. So it?s not beyond the bounds of reasonably
    priced technology to routinely check the track via service trains.

    But as we all know, the railways won't deploy that technology because
    the cost/benefit is too small.

    How do you know they?re not deploying it?

    Several postings by Anna have confirmed it.
    --
    Roland Perry

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  • From Roland Perry@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, August 29, 2026 10:06:17
    In message <Cl4iS.19$GXT2.17@fx01.ams1>, at 22:32:02 on Fri, 21 Aug
    2026, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> remarked:

    And this about camera systems on service trains for track monitoring

    https://newsroom.southeasternrailway.co.uk/news/innovative-on-board-camera-programme-expanded

    Well at least they which handful of trains they've installed it on. Has
    the feel of a pilot project. Let me know when they've fitted out let's
    say a third of the UK train fleet.

    Remember this previous exchange, when you grandly informed us that, ?But as >we all know, the railways won't deploy that technology because the >cost/benefit is too small?? It was Tweed?s turn to prove you wrong, but >instead of thanking him for enlightening you, you yet again take the most >negative possible view, by failing to read the story properly.

    I've read Anna's postings, which confirm my initial analysis.
    --
    Roland Perry

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  • From Charles Ellson@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, August 30, 2026 01:52:24
    On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:34:53 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com>
    wrote:

    On 19/08/2026 17:31, NY wrote:
    On 19/08/2026 15:07, Sam Wilson wrote:
    With leather patches on the elbows and knees?

    Could be, though tending into geography teacher territory, there!
    My geography teacher was a gauche lad not much older than us who was
    very easily embarrassed by anything that was slightly suggestive. When >>>> he mentioned "cleavage planes" (a geological term) and mumbled something >>>> about "cleavage" having another meaning, we knew we'd got him on the
    ropes and from then on we tried to work the term into every question we >>>> asked him. Could have been worse: if he'd taught at girls' High School >>>> next door rather than at the boys' Grammar School, I bet some of the
    girls there would have been only too happy to demonstrate the "other
    meaning", to further his education ;-)

    Hah, my geography teacher (who was also my form teacher) was rather like >>> that - not long out of teacher training, and cursed with boyish good looks. >>>
    The last straw was when one of the girls (and we must have been around
    14 at this point) essentially lured him into the store-room at the back >>> of the Geography hut/form-room, and then a gaggle of her girlfriends
    held the door shut while she sexually assaulted him. He gave up
    teaching not long after (and was replaced by the bearded and
    not-at-all-boyish head of Physics.)

    St Trinian's lives ?

    My geography teacher was a lass with lots of long blonde hair who was
    hardly any older than the class she was teaching. (cont'd p.94)


    This story is a direct follow-on:

    Teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage pupils

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c959a28-4d3f-4627-853e-c544435212b0?shareToken=b425f389a262ab57a4e2301cd78210d4

    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the
    WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury
    service there ? perhaps you have, too?).

    With one exception for a Coroner's Court, nobody ever seemed to be
    called for jury service in my job.

    Considering that the ?crimes?
    happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were >probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably >costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired >ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat >the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.

    There is no general statute of limitation for non-summary offences so
    they have to be dealt with one way or another. The cases you don't
    hear about are those where the single victim does not wish to
    participate in a prosecution; they are occasionally mentioned in some television programmes.

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  • From Roland Perry@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, August 30, 2026 06:07:47
    In message <q5v69lhcria2voll9cnso8i8a7bdj4d56t@4ax.com>, at 01:52:24 on
    Sun, 30 Aug 2026, Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com>
    remarked:
    With one exception for a Coroner's Court, nobody ever seemed to be
    called for jury service in my job.

    I've never been called for jury service, perhaps because I tend to move
    house every few years and they can't keep up. Only two years left.

    Old joke: What do you call someone wearing a suit in the Crown Court:
    "The defendant".

    But as a potential juror I'd definitely turn up wearing a bow tie, but probably not a top hat (although I have several).

    I'm only half an hour away now, a much easier commute than from the
    previous house, which would have meant leaving home at 7:23am (according
    to Google Maps), or 06:53 to be on the safe side if a train was
    cancelled, which they often are; not putting oneself in a particularly
    good mood.
    --
    Roland Perry

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  • From Peter Johnson@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, September 01, 2026 18:33:19
    On Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:07:47 +0100, Roland Perry <roland@perry.uk>
    wrote:

    In message <q5v69lhcria2voll9cnso8i8a7bdj4d56t@4ax.com>, at 01:52:24 on
    Sun, 30 Aug 2026, Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com>
    remarked:
    With one exception for a Coroner's Court, nobody ever seemed to be
    called for jury service in my job.

    I've never been called for jury service, perhaps because I tend to move >house every few years and they can't keep up. Only two years left.

    I was called in 1970 but cancelled before the due date, and was never
    called subsequently. Too old now.

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    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Recliner@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, September 03, 2026 02:22:43
    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com>
    wrote:

    On 19/08/2026 17:31, NY wrote:
    On 19/08/2026 15:07, Sam Wilson wrote:
    With leather patches on the elbows and knees?

    Could be, though tending into geography teacher territory, there!
    My geography teacher was a gauche lad not much older than us who was
    very easily embarrassed by anything that was slightly suggestive. When >>>> he mentioned "cleavage planes" (a geological term) and mumbled something >>>> about "cleavage" having another meaning, we knew we'd got him on the
    ropes and from then on we tried to work the term into every question we >>>> asked him. Could have been worse: if he'd taught at girls' High School >>>> next door rather than at the boys' Grammar School, I bet some of the
    girls there would have been only too happy to demonstrate the "other
    meaning", to further his education ;-)

    Hah, my geography teacher (who was also my form teacher) was rather like >>> that - not long out of teacher training, and cursed with boyish good looks. >>>
    The last straw was when one of the girls (and we must have been around
    14 at this point) essentially lured him into the store-room at the back >>> of the Geography hut/form-room, and then a gaggle of her girlfriends
    held the door shut while she sexually assaulted him. He gave up
    teaching not long after (and was replaced by the bearded and
    not-at-all-boyish head of Physics.)

    St Trinian's lives ?

    My geography teacher was a lass with lots of long blonde hair who was
    hardly any older than the class she was teaching. (cont'd p.94)


    This story is a direct follow-on:

    Teacher found guilty of indecently assaulting teenage pupils

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c959a28-4d3f-4627-853e-c544435212b0?shareToken=b425f389a262ab57a4e2301cd78210d4

    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the
    WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury
    service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Trolleybus@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, September 03, 2026 09:21:20
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com>
    wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the
    WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury
    service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes?
    happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were >> probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came >> to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat >> the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Bevan Price@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, September 03, 2026 16:31:05
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com>
    wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the
    WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury
    service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes?
    happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were >>> probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came >>> to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably >>> costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired >>> ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat >>> the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as >>> if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as "sir"......

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Rolf Mantel@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, September 03, 2026 18:15:30
    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com>
    wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury
    service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the
    ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it
    eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time
    (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the
    retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to
    repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA?ÿ It?s
    not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-)

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Sam Wilson@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, September 03, 2026 20:33:22
    Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de> wrote:
    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the
    ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it
    eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time
    (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the
    retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to >>>>> repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA?ÿ It?s
    not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as
    "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-)

    Only until 1967.

    Sam

    --
    The entity formerly known as Sam.Wilson@ed.ac.uk
    Spit the dummy to reply

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Bevan Price@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, September 03, 2026 23:36:19
    On 03/09/2026 17:15, Rolf Mantel wrote:
    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking >>>>> the
    WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the
    ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it
    eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time
    (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the
    retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely
    to repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA?ÿ It?s
    not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as
    "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-)

    They were both at least the same age as most of the boys' parents . And
    any boy making inapprropriate suggestions would almost certainly have
    only got a visit to the headmaster to receive a very sore bum......


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Charles Ellson@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 00:09:16
    On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:15:30 +0200, Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de>
    wrote:

    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the
    ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it
    eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time
    (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the
    retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to >>>>> repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA?? It?s
    not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as
    "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-)

    Not for women, the laws only applied to men.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Nobody@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, September 03, 2026 18:43:21
    On 2026-09-03 3:36 p.m., Bevan Price wrote:
    On 03/09/2026 17:15, Rolf Mantel wrote:
    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking >>>>>> the
    WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the
    ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it
    eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time
    (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the
    retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely
    to repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA?ÿ It?s >>>>>> not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as
    "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-)

    They were both at least the same age as most of the boys' parents . And
    any boy making inapprropriate suggestions would almost certainly have
    only got a visit to the headmaster to receive a very sore bum......

    Child abuse! <g>

    In my existence, it was a Badge of Honour (amongst mates/buddies/pals)
    to get at least one episode of whatever number of The Best per term,
    even in high school.

    Never "hurt" anyone of us... teachers weren't hated... and grumbling at
    home would've elicited a "You probably deserved it" from Ma. Pa was
    never approached.

    One male teach, how shall we say, "liked boys", and we knew it. Visits
    to the local swimming pool aged 14/15/16 usually involved his wandering through the changing room at some stage and the call of, "(Whoever's) coming..." and we'd drop our Speedos and face outwards into the aisle
    for, um, inspection.

    Cruel teens.



    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Ulf Kutzner@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 07:07:32

    Bevan Price <bevanprice666@gmail.com> posted:

    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com>
    wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury
    service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably >>> costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired >>> ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as >>> if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as "sir"......

    I believe there are similar scenes in Star Trek.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Ulf Kutzner@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 07:10:23

    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> posted:

    On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:15:30 +0200, Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de>
    wrote:

    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the
    ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it
    eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time
    (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the >>>>> retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to >>>>> repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA?ÿ It?s >>>>> not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as
    "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-)

    Not for women, the laws only applied to men.

    The schoolboys are young men by the law, aren't they?

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Nick Finnigan@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 08:59:14
    On 04/09/2026 00:09, Charles Ellson wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:15:30 +0200, Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de>
    wrote:

    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>> wrote:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as
    "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-)

    Not for women, the laws only applied to men.

    IANAL but it seems 'unnatural' acts could be between a man and a woman.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Certes@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 11:24:11
    On 04/09/2026 08:59, Nick Finnigan wrote:
    On 04/09/2026 00:09, Charles Ellson wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:15:30 +0200, Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de>
    wrote:

    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court >>>>>> told

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is >>>>> bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I >>>> think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as >>>> "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws?
    ;-)

    Not for women, the laws only applied to men.

    ÿIANAL but it seems 'unnatural' acts could be between a man and a woman.

    An appropriate initialism.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.19
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Sam Wilson@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 11:01:19
    Bevan Price <bevanprice666@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com>
    wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury
    service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were >>>> probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came >>>> to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably >>>> costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired >>>> ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as >>>> if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as "sir"......

    Wasn?t Margaret Thatcher regarded as an honorary man when she paid an
    official visit to Saudi Arabia?

    Sam

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  • From ColinR@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 12:01:31
    On 04/09/2026 08:10, Ulf Kutzner wrote:

    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> posted:

    On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:15:30 +0200, Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de>
    wrote:

    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>>>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the
    ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it
    eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time
    (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the >>>>>>> retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to >>>>>>> repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA?ÿ It?s >>>>>>> not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is >>>>> bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I >>>> think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as >>>> "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-) >>>
    Not for women, the laws only applied to men.

    The schoolboys are young men by the law, aren't they?

    The change from "boy" to "man" depends upon the legal age of consent in
    the country. In the UK this is 16, in the Disunited Sates it is, I
    believe, 18. Japan was 13 but recently moved to 16. Brazil is 14 etc.

    --
    Colin

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  • From MikeS@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 12:09:53
    On 04/09/2026 08:10, Ulf Kutzner wrote:

    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> posted:

    On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:15:30 +0200, Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de>
    wrote:

    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>>>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the
    ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it
    eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time
    (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the >>>>>>> retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to >>>>>>> repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA?ÿ It?s >>>>>>> not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is >>>>> bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I >>>> think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as >>>> "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-) >>>
    Not for women, the laws only applied to men.

    The schoolboys are young men by the law, aren't they?

    Just noticed the strange (even by usenet standards) change of direction
    in this thread.

    I have followed this story in the press as it was my old grammar school
    (years after I left). The police had to act because the main 14 year old victim says the experience wrecked his life. He has spent years making complaints and speaking to journalists about the events. These were
    common knowledge in the school which covered them up. They merely asked
    the teacher to leave but with a reference and nothing to inhibit her
    future teaching career.

    Will be interesting to see her sentence because she has insisted it was
    all in his mind. Probably better to own up and apologise. Say she can't believe her young self behaved that way, and sit in court sobbing gently.

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  • From Ulf Kutzner@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 11:16:14

    ColinR <rail@greystane.shetland.co.uk> posted:

    On 04/09/2026 08:10, Ulf Kutzner wrote:

    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> posted:

    On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:15:30 +0200, Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de>
    wrote:

    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the
    WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes?
    happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the
    ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it
    eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time >>>>>>> (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the >>>>>>> retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to >>>>>>> repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA?ÿ It?s >>>>>>> not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try. >>>>>>>


    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is >>>>> bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I >>>> think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as >>>> "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-) >>>
    Not for women, the laws only applied to men.

    The schoolboys are young men by the law, aren't they?

    The change from "boy" to "man" depends upon the legal age of consent in
    the country. In the UK this is 16

    Used to be 21 for this kind of activity.


    Before:

    Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or is a party to
    the commission of, or procures, or attempts to procure the commission
    by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with an other male person,

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labouch%C3%A8re_Amendment#Law

    Okay, male person, not man. What was/is the minium prosecution age?

    Ah, criminal responsibility starts at 10 (12 in Scotland, 14 here).

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  • From Ulf Kutzner@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 11:17:46

    Sam Wilson <ukr@dummy.wislons.fastmail.co.uk> posted:

    Bevan Price <bevanprice666@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably >>>> costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as "sir"......

    Wasn?t Margaret Thatcher regarded as an honorary man when she paid an official visit to Saudi Arabia?

    And your latest Queen (and not only her) duke, not duchess, of Normandy?

    Regards, ULF

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  • From Sam Wilson@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 16:09:48
    Ulf Kutzner <user2991@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Sam Wilson <ukr@dummy.wislons.fastmail.co.uk> posted:

    Bevan Price <bevanprice666@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably >>>>>> costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is
    bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I
    think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as
    "sir"......

    Wasn?t Margaret Thatcher regarded as an honorary man when she paid an
    official visit to Saudi Arabia?

    And your latest Queen (and not only her) duke, not duchess, of Normandy?

    Very possibly, though I don?t remember there being as much fuss about it. Thatcher was always seen by the Tories as the best man for the job.

    I?m pretty sure we gave up any claim on Normandy some time ago.

    Sam

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  • From Nobody@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 10:01:20
    On 2026-09-04 9:09 a.m., Sam Wilson wrote:
    Ulf Kutzner <user2991@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Sam Wilson <ukr@dummy.wislons.fastmail.co.uk> posted:

    Bevan Price <bevanprice666@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>>>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is >>>>> bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I >>>> think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as >>>> "sir"......

    Wasn?t Margaret Thatcher regarded as an honorary man when she paid an
    official visit to Saudi Arabia?

    And your latest Queen (and not only her) duke, not duchess, of Normandy?

    Very possibly, though I don?t remember there being as much fuss about it. Thatcher was always seen by the Tories as the best man for the job.

    I?m pretty sure we gave up any claim on Normandy some time ago.

    Sam


    A buddy (presently in the Ewe Kay) brought this up after paying a visit
    to the Isle of Man a few days ago.

    As another Crown Dependency, Queen Elizabeth II as the Head of State of Guernsey had the title "Duke of Normandy".

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  • From Recliner@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 04, 2026 19:50:59
    Sam Wilson <ukr@dummy.wislons.fastmail.co.uk> wrote:
    Ulf Kutzner <user2991@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Sam Wilson <ukr@dummy.wislons.fastmail.co.uk> posted:

    Bevan Price <bevanprice666@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the >>>>>>> WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is >>>>> bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I >>>> think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as >>>> "sir"......

    Wasn?t Margaret Thatcher regarded as an honorary man when she paid an
    official visit to Saudi Arabia?

    And your latest Queen (and not only her) duke, not duchess, of Normandy?

    Very possibly, though I don?t remember there being as much fuss about it. Thatcher was always seen by the Tories as the best man for the job.

    I?m pretty sure we gave up any claim on Normandy some time ago.

    The UK sovereign inherits that title independently of their UK monarchy. So
    the current King, and late Queen, inherited a number of non-UK titles that
    were nothing to do with the UK. For example, King Charles is the head of
    State of Canada, which Trump keeps threatening. That?s nothing to do with
    the UK.


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  • From Ulf Kutzner@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 06:32:17

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> posted:

    Sam Wilson <ukr@dummy.wislons.fastmail.co.uk> wrote:
    Ulf Kutzner <user2991@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Sam Wilson <ukr@dummy.wislons.fastmail.co.uk> posted:

    Bevan Price <bevanprice666@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the
    WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes?
    happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try. >>>>>>>


    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is >>>>> bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I >>>> think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as >>>> "sir"......

    Wasn?t Margaret Thatcher regarded as an honorary man when she paid an
    official visit to Saudi Arabia?

    And your latest Queen (and not only her) duke, not duchess, of Normandy?

    Very possibly, though I don?t remember there being as much fuss about it. Thatcher was always seen by the Tories as the best man for the job.

    I?m pretty sure we gave up any claim on Normandy some time ago.

    The UK sovereign inherits that title independently of their UK monarchy. So the current King, and late Queen, inherited a number of non-UK titles that were nothing to do with the UK.

    Claim was given up for Chausey and *Continental* Normandy.

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  • From Ulf Kutzner@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 06:33:21

    Sam Wilson <ukr@dummy.wislons.fastmail.co.uk> posted:

    Ulf Kutzner <user2991@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:

    Sam Wilson <ukr@dummy.wislons.fastmail.co.uk> posted:

    Bevan Price <bevanprice666@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >>>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the
    WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury >>>>>> service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes? >>>>>> happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA? It?s not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is >>>> bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I >>> think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as >>> "sir"......

    Wasn?t Margaret Thatcher regarded as an honorary man when she paid an
    official visit to Saudi Arabia?

    And your latest Queen (and not only her) duke, not duchess, of Normandy?

    Very possibly, though I don?t remember there being as much fuss about it.

    Formal dinners, nothing more official any more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Normandy#Modern_usage

    Regards, ULF

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  • From Charles Ellson@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 23:53:32
    On Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:16:14 GMT, Ulf Kutzner <user2991@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:


    ColinR <rail@greystane.shetland.co.uk> posted:

    On 04/09/2026 08:10, Ulf Kutzner wrote:

    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> posted:

    On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:15:30 +0200, Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de>
    wrote:

    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >> >>>>> wrote:

    Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> wrote:
    Charles Ellson <charlesellson@btinternet.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:27:41 +0300, Clank <clank75@googlemail.com> >> >>>>>>>> wrote:


    This month-long case was heard in my local crown court (overlooking the
    WCML, so waiting in the jury lounge wasn?t too boring when I did jury
    service there ? perhaps you have, too?). Considering that the ?crimes?
    happened around four decades ago, were non-violent, and the
    ?victims? were
    probably enthusiastic participants, I?m astonished that it
    eventually came
    to court at all, and then consumed a month of crown court time
    (probably
    costing the tax payer well into six figures). I don?t suppose the
    retired
    ex-teacher will get a custodial sentence, and she?s hardly likely to >> >>>>>>> repeat
    the ?crime? today, so why couldn?t the police just take NFA?? It?s >> >>>>>>> not as
    if the courts are idly sitting around waiting for cases to try.



    Another case:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told

    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is >> >>>>> bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I >> >>>> think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as >> >>>> "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-)

    Not for women, the laws only applied to men.

    The schoolboys are young men by the law, aren't they?

    The change from "boy" to "man" depends upon the legal age of consent in
    the country. In the UK this is 16

    Used to be 21 for this kind of activity.


    Before:

    Any male person who, in public or private, commits, or is a party to
    the commission of, or procures, or attempts to procure the commission
    by any male person of, any act of gross indecency with an other male person,

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labouch%C3%A8re_Amendment#Law

    Okay, male person, not man. What was/is the minium prosecution age?

    Ah, criminal responsibility starts at 10 (12 in Scotland, 14 here).

    There was a Common Law presumption in English Law (abolished by s.1
    Sexual Offences Act 1993) that a boy under 14 years was incapable of
    sexual intercourse.
    The phrasing of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 seems to
    exclude boys under 13 from being the perpetrator of any offences.

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  • From Charles Ellson@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 23:59:46
    On Fri, 4 Sep 2026 08:59:14 +0100, Nick Finnigan <nix@genie.co.uk>
    wrote:

    On 04/09/2026 00:09, Charles Ellson wrote:
    On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 18:15:30 +0200, Rolf Mantel <news@hartig-mantel.de>
    wrote:

    Am 03.09.2026 um 17:31 schrieb Bevan Price:
    On 03/09/2026 09:21, Trolleybus wrote:
    On Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:22:43 GMT, Recliner <recliner.usenet@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote:

    Teacher had sex with pupil and asked him to call her ?Miss?, court told >>>>>>
    https://www.thetimes.com/article/f2cee43d-7d22-41a4-8f62-
    e59216448f59?shareToken=51d75a6d34c2a9fbc30677b810ccbaaf

    Quite right, too. No need to forget your manners just because Miss is >>>>> bonking you.

    The two lady geography teachers at my school - recruited during WW2, I >>>> think - were regarded as "honorary men", and we had to address them as >>>> "sir"......

    ... which would make sex with them fall under the homosexuality laws? ;-) >>>
    Not for women, the laws only applied to men.

    IANAL but it seems 'unnatural' acts could be between a man and a woman.

    Yes but not between the two lady geography teachers.

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