In 1782, a case at the Old Bailey made it clear that this was supposed to prevent people who had been robbed while they were drunk to prosecute the defendant (in most of cases that meant men who had been robbed by prostitutes): The victims of pickpockets who were drunk at the time of the theft were considered to be partially responsible for being robbed.
Em 1782, um caso no Tribunal de Old Bailey deixou claro que isto, supostamente, deveria impedir as pessoas que tinham sido roubadas, quando estavam embriagadas, de acusarem o autor do roubo (na maioria dos casos aplicava-se a homens que tinham sido roubados por prostitutas): as vítimas dos carteiristas, que estavam embriagadas no momento do roubo, foram parcialmente responsabilizadas por terem sido roubadas.