tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post2296938839217849190..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: On the Age of Consent...Macheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-55001183175533592092013-08-16T09:39:12.248+01:002013-08-16T09:39:12.248+01:00Julia, humans being a rather complicated shape, ta...Julia, humans being a rather complicated shape, tattooed dots are used to line up equipment accurately for repeated sessions of radiotherapy. <br /><br />Most people let them fade, but I know of a keen musician who subsequently went to a tattoo studio and had hers converted into musical notes; I suppose it's a bit like constellations - the dots could be incorporated into a variety of imaginative shapes for those so inclined (though not, of course, until the patient has reached 18).Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-24651773481230754132013-08-16T05:47:11.816+01:002013-08-16T05:47:11.816+01:00I would just love to know what 'medical reason...I would just love to know what 'medical reasons' could exist that would require a tattoo!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-72869763160663403342013-08-15T22:16:16.247+01:002013-08-15T22:16:16.247+01:00WY, I'll take your word for it; the easy avail...WY, I'll take your word for it; the easy availability of kit certainly makes it more likely. it would be interesting to know how many underage tattoos are done with parental approval.<br /><br />Bucko, I was hoping you'd give us the pub perspective. Your wife's experience reminds me of the terrible humiliation that was my 21st birthday; with no ID except a credit card, I was refused service at the bar and had to get a friend to buy the drinks for me.<br /><br />*writes memo to self about proof-reading*<br />Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-36826713107039890322013-08-15T17:13:31.232+01:002013-08-15T17:13:31.232+01:00for whom our child protection legislation may well...for whom our child protection legislation may well be effectively meaningless<br /><br />In a nutshell, Macheath.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-74154688911901149102013-08-15T13:40:25.228+01:002013-08-15T13:40:25.228+01:00Interesting post. I've worked in pubs for many...Interesting post. I've worked in pubs for many years and you get the same problem there, although I do believe you get very good at spotting underagers trying to look older. It's probably the same in any trade where you deal with age restricted products or services, with the odd inevitable exception.<br /><br />What really bugs me is where staff ask for proof of ID when the customer is clearly over the age of 18. Mrs B has had it in supermarkets where they say she doesn't look over 25. (Shes 37). She politely explains that you don't need to be over 25 to buy booze. I'm not so patient. I angrily explain that a checkout operative who can't tell the difference between a 17 year old and a 37 year old has no business selling age restricted products.<br /><br />It's probably better that the odd chancer gets through than starting a system of over zealous ID checking and punitive fines.<br /><br /><br />""The programme naturally did not concern itself with girls, but one assumes the same criteria apply.""<br /><br />Indeed. You've got your first facial hair. You're a woman now :-)<br />Those Afgan women though...Buckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-81307944429568660082013-08-15T09:01:43.308+01:002013-08-15T09:01:43.308+01:00"it is illegal to tattoo anyone under eightee..."it is illegal to tattoo anyone under eighteen except for medical reasons"<br /><br />Really?<br /><br />Another law more honoured in the breach than in the observance, I think.Weekend Yachtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262853091154005651noreply@blogger.com