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Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers

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525 points alex77456 | 4 comments | 26 Sep 25 02:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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randerson ◴[26 Sep 25 19:35 UTC] No.45390198[source]▶
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crimsoneer ◴[26 Sep 25 19:54 UTC] No.45390403[source]▶
Crime is literally at all time lows
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logicchains ◴[26 Sep 25 20:14 UTC] No.45390592[source]▶
The number of rapes is at an all time high, increased more than fourfold in the last couple decades: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283100/recorded-rape-off...
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1. paxys ◴[26 Sep 25 20:18 UTC] No.45390629[source]▶
Considering that up until a couple decades ago women would be ostracized from society for disclosing that they were raped, that isn't surprising.
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2. boringg ◴[26 Sep 25 21:06 UTC] No.45391031[source]▶
Thats a bold statement - certainly possibly as a factor but to 4x it that seems unlikely. It sounds like you are callously dismissing valid concerns.
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3. paxys ◴[26 Sep 25 21:39 UTC] No.45391282[source]▶
Why use absolute numbers rather than per capita?

What is the link between rape and immigration?

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4. tropdrop ◴[27 Sep 25 00:35 UTC] No.45392422{3}[source]▶
Articles like this [1] (re: Rochdale gang) are contributing to the impression of a link in the UK. There's also the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal [2] which affected an estimated 1,400 girls specifically in Rotherham. Population of Rotherham is 265,800, for reference. In both these cases, girls were charged and the offenders are Pakistani.

There is also a recent video of a girl wielding an ax and knife to protect her and her sister in Scotland [3]. She has been charged with brandishing weapons. Interestingly, the BBC has issued an article [4] claiming that it was a "Bulgarian couple" that the girls approached, and to not "spread misinformation." I am a researcher of Slavic languages, so I can tell you from watching the video in [3] that the accents featured in this video are not Bulgarian. I am not willing to stake a claim in what they actually are (someone else is welcome to comment).

Actually, I'm quite alarmed that the BBC is claiming this, as I generally consider the BBC reputable.

1 – https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd2rld9mj2o

2 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotherham_child_sexual_exploit...

3 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfpSbLgiBc

4 – https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r40gylxpwo