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BringTheCat789 on scored.co
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I don't mind requiring a license for TV. It is a service that you can choose to pay for, or not. If you want to watch TV broadcasts, then it is reasonable that you have to pay for them.
But what pisses me off about this is how much it makes official "the process is the punishment." Even if you aren't watching TV, and thus are completely legal, they are threatening you with nuisance visits if you don't pay up. That's fucked.
But it's not exclusive to the UK. In America, it's not uncommon to see an official advertisement sign in the TSA line of an airport with a man tying his shoes with the text "Isn't getting dressed once a day enough?" intending to get you to *purchase* TSA Pre-Check.
But what pisses me off about this is how much it makes official "the process is the punishment." Even if you aren't watching TV, and thus are completely legal, they are threatening you with nuisance visits if you don't pay up. That's fucked.
But it's not exclusive to the UK. In America, it's not uncommon to see an official advertisement sign in the TSA line of an airport with a man tying his shoes with the text "Isn't getting dressed once a day enough?" intending to get you to *purchase* TSA Pre-Check.