Would not a law against it help heal society. I mean it is one of the commandments.
2007-04-29 18:47:58 · 19 answers · asked by bell4884 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The person who wants out after being cheated on has to pay for the Divorce.
2007-04-29 18:52:45 · update #1
no punishment in Australia!
2007-04-29 18:54:39 · update #2
I mean my ex-husband , I do not care bout my neighbour
2007-04-29 18:55:48 · update #3
Why do you people think it is okay to cheat on a partner? Bizarre.
I not saying we can't f*ck around, but not if you are married, right?
2007-04-29 19:01:09 · update #4
What about breach of contract? Is marriage not a contract?
2007-04-29 19:06:31 · update #5
Are you all American?
2007-04-29 19:11:54 · update #6
I think all those cheating bastards should have their tiny little peckers chopped off. But I don't think you can force people to be faithful through laws. I do agree though that in the case of marriage the innocent party should be greatly favoured when it comes to divorce, which in Australia at the time being they're not.
2007-04-30 23:00:10 · answer #1 · answered by sugababae 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Divorce is a punishment.
Additional comments below for your later details:
There was a movie made based on the true story of a wife suing her husbands cheating partner (unfortunately, I'm at a loss to remember the name). The wife received just over a million dollars in judgements, but never collected. The judgements did make the adulteress harder to employ, because the man she cheated with was her boss.
And Yes I'm an American what does that have to do with anything? If your unhappy in your marriage, pay the lawyer, get a divorce and get on with your life. It's not societies duty to hold your hand through life, it's your responsibility to control your own destiny, not mine or your neighbours. If we go down that road, where does it end?
2007-04-29 18:51:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there should be a law against it. Jake brought up separation of Church and State. That is there to protect people for religious freedom. Nothing more, nothing less. Time has changed the meaning behind it, but that was the original reason. I don't believe there truly is separation of Church and State. If there were, we would NOT have a court system. One of the commandments is "You shall not kill". People go to prison for murder. Another is "You shall not steal". People go to jail for that as well. So why not be punished for committing adultery? All states do not allow alimony, but I think they should. Because most time, cheating leads to divorce and the person cheating SHOULD be held accountable. Divorce is not punishable alone, because then the person that got cheated on is being punished as well and getting nothing out of it except a broken home for her kids and broken dreams for themselves.
2007-04-29 22:45:06 · answer #3 · answered by sassynsweet1221 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People have unwittingly chosen to make their marriage a commercial venture with the STATE via the marriage license. The STATE has the higher position in the partnership and probably isn't interested in seeing an anti-infidelity law passed as it wouldn't have a claim.
2007-04-29 19:06:44 · answer #4 · answered by moefoe9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a law against it in Illinois. There are actually two laws against it (sorta). The laws are Adultery and Fornication. Both are misdemeanors, but they're both rarely (if ever) used. I've worked for years w/the Dept. of Corrections in Illinois and I've seen almost everything (including a blind woman who was in for murder), but I have never known anybody to have been charged with those crimes.
2007-04-29 18:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heal society?
I think the expectation that it's society's job to force someone to stay in a relationship or comply to someone else's "proprietary concerns" is a little manipulative and ridiculous. It also runs 180-degrees off how the human brain actually works and is probably the root cause of half the wars and murder over the last several thousand years.
I think you honestly need to come to terms with the fact that women are not commodities anymore and can survive on their own so they feel less apt to put up with BS rules to control them.
To heal society, we need to do less coercion to keep people in line and adopt and adapt to something more in line with how the human mind and body works.
This weakness of needing someone else to do the dirty work when a man or woman can't manage to hold the sexual or emotional interests of their chosen partner is a serious indicator that the system needs to change.
2007-04-29 19:09:32 · answer #6 · answered by Deathbunny 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No punishment??!!? Where are you living?! I've known more that one doofus who cheated and got hosed in the divorce.
Since marriage is a civil contract, it is the civil courts that dish out the punishment. Which can be huge property divisions, loss of children, alimony and child support payments.
2007-04-29 18:52:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If people aren't willing to be monogamous, they shouldn't lie to their partners. Being open and honest with your partners builds a far better foundation than would coerced monogamist fetishism, as you seem to wish for.
The government has no right to stop two(or more, if they so choose) consenting legal adults from privately enjoying each other's sexuality. If you don't like that, you can start your own theocracy elsewhere.
2007-04-29 18:57:51 · answer #8 · answered by eatmorec11h17no3 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is...in Saudi Arabia, etc.
I don't like infidelity but criminalizing it is rife for abuse.
No thanks...that's just scary.
2007-04-29 18:51:01 · answer #9 · answered by ♥austingirl♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wife in vein" Infidelity is a wonderful thing with the right person.
2007-04-29 18:57:40 · answer #10 · answered by Mister Bald 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋