\n \n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n By \n \n <\/a> <\/span>\n <\/span>\n \n Kasia Kovacs<\/span><\/a><\/span> \n @kasiakovacs<\/a> <\/span>\n <\/span>\n 02\/15\/17 AT 9:26 AM<\/time>\n <\/time>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/a>\n <\/a>\n <\/a>\n <\/a>\n <\/a>\n <\/a>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/header>\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/picture> \n \n Actors Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan (L) arrive for the screening of the movie 'Fifty Shades of Grey' at the 65th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Feb. 11, 2015. <\/span>\n \n Photo: REUTERS\/Stefanie Loos <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n \n \n \n \n The film \u201cFifty Shades of Grey\u201d premiered last weekend, and it lured many people in with its provocative advertising with the tagline: \u201cEvery fairytale has a dark side.\u201d But law enforcement agencies around the world are reminding couples<\/a> that they don\u2019t live in a fairytale, and that the film may not be the safest choice of inspiration for bedroom antics.<\/p>\n\nThe London Fire Brigade did not beat around the bush in a sex safety report<\/a> posted on its website Tuesday: \u201cAs the second 'Fifty Shades of Grey' film hits cinemas we are once again warning about people being stuck or trapped in objects as penis ring removals soar.\u201d<\/p>\n\nIn other words, size does matter. London firefighters responded to nine penis ring incidents from April 2016 through this month, which is double the number of times they\u2019ve had to help men with penis rings from 2014 to 2016. Handcuff rescues increased, too. Firefighters helped 27 people after getting stuck in handcuffs in the 2015\/2016 fiscal year, an increase from 15 incidents in the 2014\/2015 fiscal year.<\/p>\n\nWith hundreds of incidents each year, it's also common for people to get stuck in household items, like washing machines, sewing machines and heaters.<\/p>\n\nThe fire brigade even posted helpful graphics on its website to help London residents understand how much these \u201cFifty Shades\u201d incidents cost taxpayers \u2014 each rescue costs at least \u00a3326, or about $404.<\/p>\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/picture> \n 'Fifty Shades' incidents have cost the taxpayer \u00a3830,000 from 2012 to 2017, London Fire Brigade, Jan. 14, 2017.<\/span>\n Photo: London Fire Brigade<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/picture> \n Total number of penis ring removals by firefighters from 2012-2017, London Fire Brigade, Feb. 14, 2017.<\/span>\n Photo: London Fire Brigade <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/span>\n<\/p>\n\nIn Zagreb, Croatia, the fire department took a polite approach with a Facebook post<\/a> asking couples to be careful with their more imaginative endeavors: \u201cFeel free to have fun and be creative, but be careful. Just in case, we are here. Last year we have had only four interventions at people's homes with people stuck in handcuffs\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\nBut the London Fire Brigade perhaps had the most practical advice:: \"If the ring doesn't fit, don't force it on.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \u00a9 Copyright IBTimes 2022. All rights reserved.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n <\/div>
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