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Should adultery be a criminal offense punishable by jailtime?

Should adultery be a criminal offense punishable by jailtime?

  • Obviously! It should carry MMS and strict for 2nd++ offense..

    Votes: 2 3.1%
  • Yes, jailtime.

    Votes: 2 3.1%
  • Yah, first fine, then jail, mild jail time.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Hmm.. Perhaps..

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No..

    Votes: 57 87.7%
  • Something else(explain).

    Votes: 4 6.2%

  • Total voters
    65
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I'm not a lawyer, so I'm not very confident on this point, but my understanding is that judges quite often hold hearings to determine damages that result from violation of contract. Why would they do this if they are bound to restrict the damage award to what is specified in the contract?

In the business context, judges can do that because it's simple to calculate damages. In the relationship context, it's literally impossible.

If I sign a contract to split half of the profits of a sale of widgets with you and then break the contract, you can sue me for half the profits.

If I sign a contract to be your friend in consideration for you being mine, and then act like a jerk, you can't sue me for half the value of my friendship.

As for this being contrary to public policy, that a moot point in that this whole question is predicated upon the adoption of this measure being viewed by the public as something that does further the public interest.

Ok.

At least must have failed to see how evolution of a too free slutciety damages and changes our childrens values

You know what else harms kids? Telling them stupid ****ing conspiracy theories.
 
If I sign a contract to be your friend in consideration for you being mine, and then act like a jerk, you can't sue me for half the value of my friendship.

On this fine point I don't disagree, however marriage is more than just companionship. It usually involves the parties making personal and financial sacrifices for the benefit of their union. A wife who abandons her schooling or career in order to move to another location can point to specific sacrifices she made based on the promises made involving their marriage. She can therefore also point to specific damages that resulted from the violation of the marital contract in that she wouldn't have made those sacrifices if she were not married.
 
Should adultery be a criminal offense punishable by jailtime?

Half of American couples would be in jail right now. This is the dumbest thing ever.
 
Half of American couples would be in jail right now. This is the dumbest thing ever.

american society led up to this point because this type of law wasn't more logically addressed two hundred years ago
 
Everyone's vows are different. Verbal contracts aren't even worth the paper they are written on. How could we possibly decide to create laws regarding this?

:lol:

...and you talk about science to "creativedreams", and then end up saying "verbal contracts are not even worth the paper they are written on"...
 
CA had the first no-fault law (of course), but not sure if it was in Reagan's time or not.

That's what I was wondering. I think it started in the 70's. I know Reagan was out of the governor's office prior to running for Prez, but I can't remember for how long.
 
:lol:

...and you talk about science to "creativedreams", and then end up saying "verbal contracts are not even worth the paper they are written on"...

That's a common joke, Max. A Cliche.


Edit: It's actually a quote form Samuel Goldwyn, from Paramount Pictures and MGM. third from the top at this link
 
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Half of American couples would be in jail right now. This is the dumbest thing ever.

Its dumb if you are to dumb to understand that less people would cheat on their spouses if it were illegal and they could risk jail, thats like more than half the point :doh

I cant believe I actually have to explain that..
 
Obviously and logically less people would commit this horrible act if it was illegal.. :doh

Yeah, that's worked out so well with prohibition of other things. :roll:

Thank god the law stopped all the pedophiles. Oh wait...
 
You could have committed the luxury of using a smiley to demonstrate that :2razz:

If I said "Baseball is 90% mental... the other half is physical", most people around here would know it's a Yogi quote. some things are so commonly used I forget the smiley.

Plus, it is so absurd that i figure it becomes obvious that it is meant to have humorous effect.
 
We empower judges to enforce the terms of contracts. If the contract doesn't lay out damages, the judge isn't going to do ****. Furthermore, judges do not enforce contracts that are contrary to public policy, which this one most assuredly is.

Can judges even issue jail time for breach of contract?

An example I see is a divorce where on spouse pays the other spouse a part of his/her wages. Can a judge give jail time?
 
american society led up to this point because this type of law wasn't more logically addressed two hundred years ago

United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Its dumb if you are to dumb to understand that less people would cheat on their spouses if it were illegal and they could risk jail, thats like more than half the point

I cant believe I actually have to explain that..

United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Obviously and logically less people would commit this horrible act if it was illegal.. :doh

No, actually it isn't obvious or logical. Evidence shows that the law has no effect on compulsive behavior.
 
There are plenty of consequences far worse than jail that already come form cheating. If that doesn't stop people, nothing will.
 
If I said "Baseball is 90% mental... the other half is physical", most people around here would know it's a Yogi quote. some things are so commonly used I forget the smiley.

Plus, it is so absurd that i figure it becomes obvious that it is meant to have humorous effect.

Explaining jokes really is a drag.
 
Its dumb if you are to dumb to understand that less people would cheat on their spouses if it were illegal and they could risk jail, thats like more than half the point :doh

I cant believe I actually have to explain that..

Stupid logic.

Drugs are illegal in the US. I would wager that about 60% of this board has done them. Probably about the same for the rest of the US.
 
There are plenty of consequences far worse than jail that already come form cheating. If that doesn't stop people, nothing will.

What about a little justice for the ones cheated in a deceptive marriage?
 
Stupid logic.

Drugs are illegal in the US. I would wager that about 60% of this board has done them. Probably about the same for the rest of the US.

Yet they are illegal and punished by jail, while adultery is not, which is also frequent. So why not punish both? Adultery is far worse than drugs.
 
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