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Old 12-31-2009, 11:35 AM
 
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that infidelity is a crime in some states?
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Old 12-31-2009, 11:41 AM
 
Location: Incognito
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Punishable by what? Castration?
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Old 12-31-2009, 11:42 AM
 
Location: At the Lake (in Texas)
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Gee. We need to build more prisons then. And hire some more morality police...I hear Dubya is available.
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Old 12-31-2009, 11:45 AM
 
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So is marrying your 1st cousin...But not in all states...
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Old 12-31-2009, 11:47 AM
 
Location: At the Lake (in Texas)
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So is marrying your 1st cousin...But not in all states...
Whew! I'm good then...
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Old 12-31-2009, 12:00 PM
 
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Heres a article I was reading....

Criminal penalties
Western countries Most western countries have decriminalized adultery. Adultery is not a crime in most countries of the European Union, including Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland or Sweden. In some Southern-European countries, adultery can lead to the so called vendetta, which is illegal (with penalties up to life sentence), but rarely prosecuted.
In the United States, laws vary from state to state. In those states where adultery is still on the statute book (although rarely prosecuted), penalties vary from life sentence (Michigan)[38], to a fine of $10 (Maryland), to a Class I felony (Wisconsin) [39]. In the U.S. Military, adultery is a potential court-martial offense.[14] The enforceability of adultery laws in the United States has been / is being questioned following Supreme Court decisions since 1965 relating to privacy and sexual intimacy of consenting adults, in cases such as Lawrence v. Texas; however, occasional prosecutions occur.[40]
Asia In some East Asian countries, including Korea, and Taiwan, adultery continues to be a crime. In the Philippines, adultery (defined as consensual sexual intercourse between a married woman and a man who is not her husband) and a related act of concubinage (a man cohabiting with a woman who is not his wife), are considered crimes under the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines. Adultery is not a crime in China, but constitutes grounds for divorce.
Middle East Adultery had at one time attracted severe sanctions, including the death penalty. In some places, such as Iran[41] and Saudi Arabia,[42] the method of punishment for adultery is stoning to death. It has been suggested that Iranian officials are avoiding imposing the penalty because of social objections. Proving adultery under Muslim law can be a very difficult task as it requires the accuser to produce four eye witnesses to the act of sexual intercourse, each of whom should have a good reputation for truthfulness and honesty. The criminal standards do not apply in the application of social and family consequences of adultery, where the standards of proof are not as exacting.
Indian sub-continent In Pakistan, adultery is a crime under the Hudood Ordinance. The Ordinance sets a maximum penalty of death, although only imprisonment and corporal punishment have ever actually been imposed.[citation needed] The Ordinance has been particularly controversial because it requires a woman making an accusation of rape to provide extremely strong evidence to avoid being charged with adultery herself. A conviction of a man for rape is only possible with evidence from no less than four witnesses. In recent years high-profile rape cases in Pakistan have given the Ordinance more exposure than similar laws in other countries.[43] Similar laws exist in some other Muslim countries, such as Saudi Arabia.
In Indian law, adultery is defined as sex between a man and a woman without the consent of the woman's husband. The man is prosecutable and can be sentenced for up to five years (even if he himself was unmarried) whereas the married woman can not be jailed[44]. Men have called the law gender discrimination in that women cannot be prosecuted for adultery[45] and the National Commission of Women has criticized the British era law of being anti-feminist as it treats women as the property of their husbands and has consequentially recommended deletion of the law or reducing it to a civil offense. The Government is yet to act[46]. Extramarital sex without the consent of one's partner can be a valid grounds for monetary penalty on government employees, as ruled by the Central Administrative Tribunal[47].
Adultery may result in pregnancy, and the laws of the country that cover termination of a pregnancy and of child support come into play.
In addition, adultery has been grounds for divorce under fault-based divorce laws.
In the original Napoleonic Code, a man could ask to be divorced from his wife if she committed adultery, but the philandery of the husband was not a sufficient grounds for divorce unless he had kept his concubine in the family home.
Apart from criminal consequences, historically adulterers have suffered from society's disapproving attitudes toward them. The nature of these attitudes vary widely depending on local culture, religion and values, and how seriously the adulterer regards the opinions of others.
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Old 12-31-2009, 12:03 PM
 
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to a fine of $10
I can just prepay the $10 now? Never know when the right opportunity will come along.

Me: "Hi, let's go out"
Girl: "I'm married"
Me: "No problem, here's a $10 bill"

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Old 12-31-2009, 12:30 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Wondering what the OP's point is. So, do you advocate for a Taliban-like mentality that treats women as property and stones adulterers to death?

Good God, grow up! Does every facet of your life need to have laws and licenses attached to it?
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Old 12-31-2009, 01:04 PM
 
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Wondering what the OP's point is. So, do you advocate for a Taliban-like mentality that treats women as property and stones adulterers to death?

Good God, grow up! Does every facet of your life need to have laws and licenses attached to it?

we always have to have a jack@ss or 2 on these threads.... of course there is no point...i was just wondering if anyone else ever heard about it.

Of course if it was a law and there was a fine for it.....look out!
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Old 12-31-2009, 02:36 PM
 
Location: At the Lake (in Texas)
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There's some mighty angry people out here on CD. OP was just making a statement about something and then we were having a little fun with it...after all, it's New Year's Eve.
Peace, everyone!!!
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