Cheat on your Spouse in Michigan and spend life in prison

Philippines
January 20, 2007 6:27am CST
as i read the news in yahoo, i saw this headline and come to think what if it will be legalized to the entire world? i think i may be biased, but i am for this, but most will retort and argue... because its been an attitude and such a normal thing for this generation and the past of cheating.. lust.. third parties, fourth etc... abandonment, divorce, broken family, other person in the relationship etc... in Michigan, its been legalized, and ths cheating your partner puts you to jail for life. what if this law will be practiced in our country? what do you think will happened? are you willing to live a day with this? can you accept this new ethical legality of norms? why should you and why wouldnt you accept this?... please share some sides of this issue..
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• Japan
20 Jan 07
i think that if they did this a long time ago maybe there wouldnt be so many divorces because either A. they wouldnt have gotten married because now day marriage has an easy way out. B. They would remain faithful. which leads to no divorces or divorce with jail time cuz i know that every woman and man that puts there heart and soul into a marriage and gets that in return would love to see the other person pay for his mistakes and ruin his/her life as he or she did yours. I think this is a great thing but i find many people with disagree with me im sure.
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• Philippines
20 Jan 07
i do agree, but as well many will be finding it ridiculous... i really believe it should be done today, even if its too late, at least next generation will be saved... if the past was all a mess, at least it will be corrected now, it is not yet too late for us all to change,.. take care thanks for the reply..
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@msqtech (15074)
• United States
20 Jan 07
I think we should call it the honesty in marriage act
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
23 Jan 07
Actually Adultry has been on the books for being against the law in many states for a long time, they just don't enforce it. I think we need to stop policing morality and let people live their own lives. If a person is going to cheat they are going to cheat, law or no law. I think they need to worry about more important crimes and criminals. Stop worrying about who is in who's bed and deal with the voilence that is happening in this world.
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@wmaharper (2316)
• United States
23 Jan 07
Of course if this law does anything to prevent adultry, which it may if it is enforced, there would problably be less murders out of jelousy (husbands or wives killing either thier spouses or the one's they cheated with (or both)). Of course, it may not be any kind of detterant at all.. but then you get in dangerous grounds..b/c by that same logic you could say.. someone who is going to murder, will murder anyways, so why pursue them? (yes, I know that murder is much more horrible than adultry.. but you could see how some could get there with this logic.)
@msqtech (15074)
• United States
20 Jan 07
I think the laws intent is to keep people from abandoning family for a new one. I think it has good intent but it would be very hard to prosecute and I cant believe the prison term would be much.
• Philippines
20 Jan 07
thanks for the response msqtech... ^_^
• United States
20 Jan 07
I took it to be new enforcement of a very old law. They need to quit worrying about people's personal lives and take care of our political problems.
@moneymaka (492)
• United States
20 Jan 07
That is crazy cheating your partner should not put you in jail because well i feel like its a dumb idea. i dont really know what to say about this. im stunned
@ironmanx (140)
• United States
24 Jan 07
Life in prison, that is totaly out of hand ! I dont agree with cheating. Dont feel someone should be punished for it though, espeacaily not by the government ! Guilt and poor living experince is quite severe by its self. If devorce accures, that is devestating in many ways. There are many lesons to learn in this life. The more we can understand the results of our actions before we do them, the more we will enjoy life.