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Is it legal to cut someone else’s hair without them knowing ?

231 replies

Lardlizard · 10/12/2020 14:12

Is this an actual crime ?

OP posts:
mbosnz · 13/12/2020 22:07

If a person gets a black eye, they're not going to be scarred for life. Is it still assault? How about if a person gets thrown into a wall, there's bruises, but they didn't break any ribs, is that still assault? How about if a person gets their wrist twisted, sufficient to leave bruises but there's no broken bones, is that assault? How about if someone gets punched in the stomach sufficient to make them miscarry, but they're not scarred for life, is that assault? How about if someone rips someone's hair out their scalp, is that assault?

Kaliorphic · 13/12/2020 22:12

Way over the top. Psychopath in the making! ? Please. 😂😂😂😂

You sound like the sort of parent who raises entitled brats.

mbosnz · 13/12/2020 22:19

Is a boy kicked in the balls, hard enough to make him curl over and weep, assaulted? Because, um, not scarred for life. . .

PeppermintSoda · 13/12/2020 22:33

This is done to degrade the other person, whether it's done by a school bully or a domestic abuser. There was a domestic abuse case in the news a couple of years ago where the abuser had stabbed the woman and cut her hair and the victim talked about how he'd done it to make her feel horrible. Nasty behaviour. She certainly didn't say "Well the stabbing was awful but the hair cutting was nothing really." People who are doing the "giggling twat" emojis about it really aren't making themselves look good

mbosnz · 13/12/2020 22:44

It's a bit sad how many abuser apologists there are out there, isn't it? I mean, the dear wee scumbags don't have to make their own apologies, there''s all these lovely people lining up there to do it for them. . .

ikltownofboothlehem · 13/12/2020 22:51

Seems Teapotuser is another one who would be totes fine having their hair lopped off by someone else for no reason but to bully & humiliate. I mean, it's totally fine. It's only hair. You can get it fixed - even if they've chopped it off up to scalp. Shits n giggles innit. Bantz!

Why would mental & emotion abuse bother people either? Is not like they're 'scarred for life' is it?

mbosnz · 13/12/2020 22:52

Also, would this dear wee chappie who actually cut another person's hair, be totes okay if someone did that to him?

MrsTerryPratchett · 13/12/2020 22:59

I always think the crying/laughing face is pretty much only used by twats. It's never something that is remotely funny. And I bet they aren't actually laughing either, just sneering.

It's always ever used multiple times as well. It's like the deranged exclamation marks of the millennials.

Retiremental · 13/12/2020 23:27

@mbosnz

It's a bit sad how many abuser apologists there are out there, isn't it? I mean, the dear wee scumbags don't have to make their own apologies, there''s all these lovely people lining up there to do it for them. . .
Aka parents of nasty little shits who grow up to be nasty big shits.
Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum · 14/12/2020 01:20

@SoupDragon

Probably but I find it better to read the initial post with these ones

So you've missed what the OP has done then.

Nope read enough OP posts to get the picture

Ta anyway

crazyrabbit · 14/12/2020 01:55

What a horrible thing to happen to your poor dd. I think this is potentially very traumatic. I remember having poor self esteem and body confidence at that age, and going through something like this would have deeply effected me.

This is definitely not normal behaviour on behalf of the boy involved. Normal happy healthy thirteen year old children don’t go round assaulting each other for no reason.

The teacher’s response would give me serious doubts about the school in general. I do hope your dd is okay and that the little brat faces the consequences of his actions.

RainMoon · 14/12/2020 09:52

A good litmus test is to consider them both adults. So if an adult male had done this in a workplace, you’re damn right police would be involved and HR hauled over the coals if they had laughed it off.
The same if an adult make had unhooked a woman’s bra as she walked across the office.

Agree with the comment about apologists on this post.

Teapotuser · 14/12/2020 10:16

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PeppermintSoda · 14/12/2020 10:20

The giggling twat emojis are back again

Kaliorphic · 14/12/2020 11:06

The giggling twat emojis are back again

Yep. Think they use the deranged giggling twat emojis in place of actual thoughts.

Teapotuser · 14/12/2020 12:43

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DownWhichOfLate · 14/12/2020 12:48

@Teapotuser - yeah, fuck body autonomy, eh? Whatever next - people being allowed to say no? Worlds gone mad.

ThatIsNotMyUsername · 14/12/2020 13:20

So it’s fine to lob off a chunk of someone’s hair?

What gives anyone the right to do this? And for those saying it’s fine - they’d really be ok with someone doing that to them or their kid?

Kaliorphic · 14/12/2020 13:56

Teapotuser. You'd be happy if someone just walked up and did that to you then right? Or your kids?

TheTinsellyLovelinessOfDemons · 14/12/2020 13:57

I agree with freakdechic.

BlueThistles · 14/12/2020 14:01

I hope OP's daughter is okay 🌺

ikltownofboothlehem · 14/12/2020 16:32

Ignore Teapotuser. They're obviously being goady. Nobody can be that obtuse.

Teapotuser · 17/12/2020 17:03

I just think it's over the top.

BlueThistles · 17/12/2020 19:17

it's a crime.. and no matter your opinion, it's still a crime.

AllTheUsernamesAreAlreadyTaken · 17/12/2020 20:04

@Teapotuser

I just think it's over the top.
Well, luckily, your opinion is irrelevant. It's the law Smile