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This Day in 1381: Biometric Age Verification Leads to Beheadings (www.flyingpenguin.com)

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In the spring of 1381 the English crown levied a poll tax on everyone aged fifteen and over. To verify age the collectors were said to need to inspect bodies directly. The story goes, perhaps exaggerated, perhaps a metaphor to expose state-sanctioned rape, that there would be official measuring of pubic hair, meaning the cost … Continue reading This Day in 1381: Biometric Age Verification Leads to Beheadings →

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[–] DrMartinu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 20 hours ago

Sounds like we just need more rope then