meanon Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 LOL Jenny what a question for the LS audience!! I am off to bed now but fully expect a flame war on my return - couldn't you have posted this earlier? I hate to miss out on fun. My view: No!
yes Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 we'd have to build many more prisons first (or would it be just a fine? then the state'd get rich, fast! or just community service? ) -yes
moimeme Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 Sure. Right after we build schools to teach how to herd cats. Both are as practical and equally possible.
Samson Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 Absolutely: In fact a separate police force (eunichs all) will probably be needed, breaking down motel doors and handing out tickets. Sex itself should be licenced: Lose enough points fornicating, and you lose youir license for a year. For more serious cases, state controlled cod-pieces and chasity belts could be applied and remotely monitored. Now, all you need to do is find an innocent legislature to pass the law!
Author jenny Posted March 19, 2004 Author Posted March 19, 2004 i found a very good paper on the topic, out of harvard business, give it a read if y'all are interested: http://www.google.ca/search?q=cache:4Oql9XXqmOoJ:www.law.harvard.edu/programs/olin_center/papers/pdf/322.pdf+&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
dyermaker Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 We should criminalize lying, coveting, and unjustified foreign wars as well.
sonofhud2 Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 Originally posted by dyermaker We should criminalize lying, coveting, and unjustified foreign wars as well. Amen to that... Which reminds me of an amusing anecdote.... I'm driving home from school today, minding my own business, when a full size, white Ford pulls up beside me. I glanced over to notice, in big red letters the word "Halliburton".....then it speeds ahead. I live in Louisiana and I know better than to mess with Texans. If I'm doin 80mph when the limit is 70 mph, those texans are gonna go 90. So anyways, he pulls ahead of me and on his bumper was a Bush '04 sticker. What a shame!
Kat Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 No! Adultry shouldn't be committed due to there being no desire to do so. Not because it is illegal to do so
dyermaker Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 I highly doubt criminilizing something really takes a significant bite out of the number of people who do it. Illicit drugs, downloading music...
Tony T Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 Should we criminalize having children out of wedlock and leaving them without a much-needed parent and severely deprived economically for the formative years of their lives? To me, this is a more heinous act than adultery and the infant victims are totally helpless and often condemned to a pathetic life.
Tony T Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 I also think it should be criminal to start a thread on this forum with the subject line "HELP"!!!
Dug Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 I could see the 1st criminal trial now......if the condom doesn't fit...you must acquit
tattoomytoe Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 well if your partner does commit adultry you can sue them right...isn't that what divorce court is all about? maybe it could go on your record.
InmannRoshi Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 HELP !!! My cheating husband is in jail for adultry, and I want him back !!!
tattoomytoe Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 Originally posted by InmannRoshi HELP !!! My cheating husband is in jail for adultry, and I want him back !!! that sounds like a Ricki Lake episode!!!
quankanne Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 nope, I don't think adultery should be criminalized because it's more of a moral transgression (and rightly so) than anything of a legal nature ... however, I can't honestly formulate a good, more fully formed answer when I'm staring at Tattoo's turkey laying in a "froward thrust position" and picturing Dave1234's reaction when he sees the bikini-lined and tanned bird next to her name!
SoleMate Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 Hey, I READ the article Jenny linked! How many of you can say the same? The article was an interesting analysis of adultery based on economic utility, and it really got me thinking much more than I expected. I don't have an answer though. It does seem as if the "marriage contract" should be enforceable just as any commercial contract is, but the actual mechanics of detecting and investigating violations just seems so...creepy. Not to mention a huge overload on an already clogged court system.
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