My boyfriend read an article today on yahoo news about a law that was passed or may get passed stating that if a spouse gets caught cheating, on his or her spouse in the state of Michigan, it could mean a life sentence. He was against it and I feel it's ok. My reasoning behind my opinion was that if a person feels they may have an affair, he or she should just get divorced to avoid such a thing from happening. How do you feel?
2007-01-20 04:13:08 · 15 answers · asked by meganzopf 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Cheating is bad, but the Government getting involved is even worst.
A life sentence is a death sentence for many people, to share a room with bank robbers, murderers, rapist (some of them with HIV), drug dealers, gun runners, gang members, and so on.
In Africa and Asia, women are killed (stoned, shot, burned alive or hanged) for cheating even if it is a lie or a "maybe she was cheating". Men only get a beating and "go home".
To make criminal a social behavior is just far extremist. At most, cheating is just a breach of contract, and should go to civil courts. You cheat, you pay.
What is next: Death penalty for not going to church?
2007-01-20 04:47:11 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the validity of the article your boyfriend read, but common sense would dictate that if they can't enforce life sentences (apppeals, good behavior, etc) and they can't build prisons fast enough now for the hardened criminals, child molesters, murderers and rapists, just where do they think the would house something like 85% (conservative estimate?) of the population? As for how I feel about the issue - I don't condone cheating on a marriage by any means, but a life sentence in prison - come on, puhleeze.
2007-01-20 04:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by nana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't agree that a law like that should be passed. Also a law like that could never be passed as it violates constitutional rights. Don't get me wrong, cheaters are idiots, but you can't lock someone away for life for either being dumb or simply making a mistake. Beside were in the world would the government get all that money to house in prisons all these "cheaters." Now that's some stupid news. Are you sure this is a real article? Where's the source, some extremist religious group? Also how would you prove something like that?
2007-01-20 04:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by Megan S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you mean consequences it scares me you might think death should be the consequence. If that should be it, the spouse who cheated should die as well. But in all seriousness, and in by God, killing is a sin, it´s bad and it just doesn´t help at all. It only leaves more problems, more involvement with other people and children who have no reason to be in that kind of mess. So I´m sure you really are emotionally unstable because it doesn´t make sense to agree to something like this.
2016-05-24 00:52:35 · answer #4 · answered by Delores 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think a person that cheat's and don't be man or women enough to be honest and come out and ask their spouse for a divorce and if they hide the fact and never tell the spouse and keep being with thier lover then they should pass a law for them to be locked up and throw the key away so they'll never have sex again
2007-01-20 04:31:20 · answer #5 · answered by sweetgranny06 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage is a civil contract. Penalties for violations of this contract should be civil. My reasons are purely economic.
Can you imagine all the costs involved with investigating, prosecuting, trying, and jailing all of the cheaters in the world?
How many times have you been accused (wrongly) of cheating by a insecure or vindictive ex? How would you like to get investigated for it by the police?
What a joke! "my S.O. is cheating, please almighty government, spend somebody else's money to punish them!". Damn, this country will not be happy until we have the government monitoring and managing every aspect of out lives.
If one has a drunken fling at the comapny Christmas party, should they end up on some sex offender list for the rest of their lives?
Stuff like this will result in the death of marriage. Marriage will become such a ridiculous exposure to penalties that nobody will bother with it.
2007-01-20 04:33:16 · answer #6 · answered by lmcbuilder 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life sentance? Thats over the top. Unrealistic. With the money spent to incarcerate thousands of cheating men we could be educatiing couples about what marriage really is and make them think before entering into it. I think living together, sharing bills, toothpaste, and bad habits is a better way to start out. If you can stay committed through all of that, you may have a chance at marriage.
2007-01-20 04:33:59 · answer #7 · answered by sweetpea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tochet! it's about time. That's not a bad law at all. I say if your going to go through the trouble of getting LEGALLY married stick to the laws. If not then DON'T GET MARRIED! people tend to get away with so much crap these days. Maybe this will reduce the divorce rate. I feel this would be a good law.
2007-01-20 04:22:11 · answer #8 · answered by SecretFriend 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Makes a person think twice about what they are doing, its not only going to be their spouse they hurt, they will be facing a future that's not so pleasant... U PLAY U PAY....... I'm 4 IT!!!!
2007-01-20 12:24:04 · answer #9 · answered by Skinz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that this could possibly be passed. It's quite harsh of a sentence, besides adultery is not illegal. no way, besides that would be a horrible way to spend our tax dollars. prisons are already overcrowded in this country. ain't no way that would ever happen in this country. sorry
2007-01-20 04:20:32 · answer #10 · answered by Beth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋