Should adultery be illegal? (Michigan, state, vote, percentage)

[ergohead]

Of course, part of any divorce settlement could be . .

You can keep the dog and the plasma TV if you agree to wear a scarlet letter "A" tattooed on your cheeks for 5 years.

[afoigrokerkok]

Originally Posted by ergohead

Of course, part of any divorce settlement could be . .

You can keep the dog and the plasma TV if you agree to wear a scarlet letter "A" tattooed on your cheeks for 5 years.

Yup.

I wonder what OP thinks is an appropriate punishment to be imposed by a court for conviction of adultery? Having the big A sewn into your clothes and being forced to stand on a platform for the whole town to see? Maybe having the A branded on to the person's arm? LOL

[karfar]

Originally Posted by afoigrokerkok

Yup.

I wonder what OP thinks is an appropriate punishment to be imposed by a court for conviction of adultery? Having the big A sewn into your clothes and being forced to stand on a platform for the whole town to see? Maybe having the A branded on to the person's arm? LOL

I'm thinking more like they'd like that person posted on the internet, you know how sex offenders are? Yeah, how great would that be? I wonder what the percentage of people would be on that? The site would be overloaded.

[djacques]

Originally Posted by afoigrokerkok

It should also interest you to know that fornication is still a crime in a few states and cohabitation is still a crime in more than a few.

States may have those laws on the books, but it is unlikely that they are enforceable in light of Lawrence v. Texas.

[afoigrokerkok]

Originally Posted by karfar

I'm thinking more like they'd like that person posted on the internet, you know how sex offenders are? Yeah, how great would that be? I wonder what the percentage of people would be on that? The site would be overloaded.

No kidding.

I can just imagine people saying "we can't live there because our kids will fall victim to all those adulterers in the area."

[afoigrokerkok]

Originally Posted by djacques

States may have those laws on the books, but it is unlikely that they are enforceable in light of Lawrence v. Texas.

I don't approve of the laws. And you may be right.

FOXNews.com - Woman Challenges North Carolina's Cohabitation Law - U.S. & World

[gr8doglove]

If adultery was a crime four years ago I would have been in jail.

Like someone else said: You can't legislate morality.

[omle]

Originally Posted by kwflconch

I think adultery should be illegal, it causes permanent damage on couples, especially if they have children. Look at Jon Gosselin cheating on Kate! Why would he do that? They have 8 beautiful kids, he's going to ruin their family!

I don't even know how to answer this.... But here goes!

Adultery is a moral dilema. Not legal.

I imagine Mr. Gosselin cheated on his wife because she is a raging bi*ch.

The kids are horrendously ugly.

They should not have done the invitro thingy...as they usually produce frog like kids.

Kate is horrid.

Poor kids.

The man should run.

[sweetclimber]

To all the guys who voted no: I guess you won't mind if I seduce your wives one by one with a hot liason in your beds then

[doc1]

Dalliances between adults are none of the govt's business. Period.