Cheating is a terrible thing to do but the only thing that it causes is emotional trauma. Where's the line drawn? Breaking up causes emotional trauma, fighting, name calling, having a 'bad day'. It's far too subjective to be made into a law.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

no it infringes on the rights of the spouse

by Anonymous 10 years ago

It doesn't. You have no positive rights to a happy marriage. Nobody owes you a happy marriage. That being said, adultery can be used as a grounds for separation, but nothing more.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

yeah it is it's in the marriage contract that you won't cheat when you do you infringe on the other spouse's right to fidelity this isn't about a happy marriage this is about breaking the contract if you can't keep faithful don't sign the contract there are legal consequences for breaking legal contracts

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Let me put this in context of the post. You're saying that it's already illegal to cheat on your spouse. Okay so why is nobody punished for it? You won't find any police officers who will arrest someone for breaking the sanctity of marriage. You won't find a judge who will charge someone for cheating. Therefore my only conclusion is that a marriage contract must be a moral/social contract and not a legal one. Either the post is agreeing with something that already happens or the poster is talking about making cheating a legal wrongdoing and not a moral one. Contracts do not equal rights by the way.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

equal rights? in some places the consequence of adultery is death it's a consequence by law

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Okay, but we aren't discussing those places so they aren't exactly relevant.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

which places are we discussing then? there are legal actions for breaking contracts so it can easily be made that cheating means you pay up you break a contract with a company you pay up

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Obviously we're talking about somewhere where cheating isn't illegal because that's the frame of reference that the poster laid out. Contracts don't give people rights and contracts don't make things illegal. Don't get me wrong, if you want to lay out a prenup you can put almost anything on there, adultery included, but that doesn't make it illegal. Illegal would be if the government put in place laws that made it illegal.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

My mistake I confused this post with another one It talked about how adulterers should have to pay money for cheating like a fine that's why I was saying stuff like "pay up" so yeah I think it should be illegal I think it's a right that should be given to spouses it's good protection laws are in place to protect there should be laws to deter such action another thing domestic violence was illegal but many police officers used to look the other way or just tell the abuser not to do it again that doesn't mean there wasn't a legal consequence written in that's in response to: "Okay so why is nobody punished for it? You won't find any police officers who will arrest someone for breaking the sanctity of marriage. You won't find a judge who will charge someone for cheating." same thing with sexual harassment in the workplace some employers told a lady back in the day that they'd rape her and they grabbed her crotch it was seen has horseplay and there was no legal consequence for those abusers just because the law was lenient about it at one point doesn't mean it shouldn't become stricter

by Anonymous 10 years ago

In marriage, I think it should count for something involving a divorce. Other than that, no. There shouldn't be criminal charges or jail time for adultery.

by Anonymous 10 years ago