Ireland 2038: 20 Years after Repeal of the 8ᵗʰ Amendment
“FUCK I’M SO SORRY!” “Did you seriously just sexually assault me?!” “No! I’ve just dropped my book, I was trying to pick it up!” “Did I give you consent to touch my ankle?” “I swear it was an accident! It’s so crowded here!” “It’s 2038. I should be able to take a fucking luas without being raped” “I….I…I…listen can you not report this please?” “Hmmm I suppose we can come to a deal. What book are you reading?” “The Winds of Winter by George R. R. Martin. It just came out last week”. “Give me that” Aisha ripped out the last twenty pages, put them in her pocket and handed the book back to her assailant. The man bolted out of the open doors when the luas arrived at the next stop. Aisha chuckled. She couldn’t blame him. A news article she read last week was saying how a creepy man on the luas had been making prolonged eye contact with a female passenger. The man was promptly reported to the authorities and arrested by the PC Brigade several ho...