Dear UK: If You Have To Ask Foreigners Not To Rape The Local Women, Don’t Import Them
Brianna Lyman Visit on Twitter@briannalyman2
‘If you have sex with someone without their consent, this is called rape. Rape is a serious crime in the UK.’
The only legitimate purpose of government is to secure and protect the natural rights of its own people, as our founders constantly pointed out. And while the United Kingdom predates the American Revolution, the fundamental obligation of government to protect its citizens is not exclusive to us.
One of the most basic protections people, but particularly women, should expect of their government is that their government will not import foreigners who want to harm them, or to be more specific, rape them.
But apparently, that’s an expectation too high for the United Kingdom. Thanks to its open-border policies, the U.K. now has to issue behavioral guidelines for so-called “asylum seekers,” explaining that women cannot be raped and that they have autonomy.
“You are in the United Kingdom (UK) because you are seeking asylum. We understand that coming to a new country can be difficult, and that laws and customs may be different from your home country,” the guide reads.
The language already exposes the problem with the United Kingdom’s asylum policy. Asylum cannot be based solely on a foreigner wanting to escape. Asylum also has to take into account what these foreigners will do to the people already living in the country. The U.K.’s first obligation is not to every third-world foreigner who wants refuge but rather to its people, which means prioritizing asylum seekers who are most likely to assimilate into U.K. society and not rape the locals.
If a foreigner needs to be told that women should not be raped, it is already clear they are never going to be able to fully assimilate into the culture. A pamphlet isn’t going to make a difference.
“In the UK, men and women have equal rights. This is an important part of UK culture and is protected by law,” the guide reads. It continues with a bullet point list of what “women can” do, including “work and earn their own money,” attend school or university, “travel freely,” select their own spouse or stay single, and “make their own decisions about their lives.”