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Sapa
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 Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject: Adultery is illegal in Korea? |
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From what I read on this board I hear that adultery is a popular past time in Korea, but apparently you can get 2 years jail for it here? crazy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7750538.stm
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Korean adulterer faces jail term
South Korean prosecutors have demanded an 18-month jail term for a popular actress who admitted breaking the country's strict laws on adultery.
Ok So-ri had sought to overturn the 50-year old legislation, which carries a maximum jail sentence of two years.
She said it was an infringement of human rights and amounted to revenge.
But in October the constitutional court ruled for the fourth time that adultery must remain a crime, saying it was damaging to social order.
Ms Ok has admitted having an affair with a well-known pop singer and her husband, Park Chul, is said to be seeking "a severe sentence".
'Loveless marriage'
She blamed her infidelity on a loveless marriage to Mr Park, also an actor, and launched a legal challenge against the adultery law itself.
But the court ruled that the adultery law did not violate the right to "sexual self-determination and privacy" and that the available punishment was appropriate.
"Society still recognises that adultery damages social order," said the court.
"The punishment of a two-year jail term is not excessive when comparing it to responsibility."
Ms Ok's lawyers have said the legislation "has degenerated into a means of revenge by the spouse, rather than a means of saving a marriage".
The Korean Times says that in the past three years about 1,200 people have been indicted annually for adultery, but very few have been jailed.
The case has created a sensation in South Korea, say correspondents, where many have denounced what they see as an archaic law. |
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Milwaukiedave
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, it is illegal. There was a campaign a couple of months ago by some actress to change the law, but nothing became of it. I don't know how often people are actually prosecuted for that crime, my guess would be rarely. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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You can technically get life in the state of Michigan.
Only a $10 fine in Maryland.
I guess Michigan doesn't enforce any of their laws, and the people of Maryland are all promiscuous immoral sex addicts. "Crazy".
Seriously, have you read some of the outdated statutes still on the books in America? Some are pretty funny.
Yea, it's illegal in Korea. No it is not prosecuted often. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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TJ,
The idea of outdated laws in the US might make for an interesting thread. Something like, "Find the oddest outdated US law" type of a contest.
You should run with the idea. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
TJ,
The idea of outdated laws in the US might make for an interesting thread. Something like, "Find the oddest outdated US law" type of a contest.
You should run with the idea. |
My submission:
28 USCA 163(h) (2)(D) & (3)(A)(ii)
These tax code provision permit taxpayers to deduct interest on home equity indebtedness for any qualified residence.
That's right, not just acquisition indebtedness, but the interest on up to $100k of home equity indebtedness.
*shakes head* |
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Sapa
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| T-J wrote: |
You can technically get life in the state of Michigan.
Only a $10 fine in Maryland.
I guess Michigan doesn't enforce any of their laws, and the people of Maryland are all promiscuous immoral sex addicts. "Crazy".
Seriously, have you read some of the outdated statutes still on the books in America? Some are pretty funny.
Yea, it's illegal in Korea. No it is not prosecuted often. |
I would say busting around 1,200 people annually is fairly often. |
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| You're confusing prosecuted with indicted. Furthermore of those that are actually prosecuted and then found guilty, jail sentences are few. |
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On the other hand
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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| What's interesting is that, up until quite recently, Korean feminists were generally in favor of the law. I am not sure of all the details behind their position, but it had something to do with the legal advantages for women in case of divorce or separation, ie. it somehow benefitted a woman in a divorce case if her husband's infidelity was a crime. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| My guess is feminists would favor the law because the conviction would be strong proof of infidelity and thus make it easier for the woman to get alimony and/or a division of the property and assets. Not to mention getting custody of the children (which I've heard in Korean divorce cases usually favors the father) |
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Gimpokid
Joined: 09 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| It's illegal to fish with corn in Oregon. |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:18 am Post subject: |
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| Milwaukiedave wrote: |
| My guess is feminists would favor the law because the conviction would be strong proof of infidelity and thus make it easier for the woman to get alimony and/or a division of the property and assets. Not to mention getting custody of the children (which I've heard in Korean divorce cases usually favors the father) |
Yeah, I think it was something like that. |
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Jandar
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| You can shoot Catholics in Rhode Island. |
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RJjr
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| Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:21 am Post subject: |
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| T-J wrote: |
| Seriously, have you read some of the outdated statutes still on the books in America? Some are pretty funny. |
Black men and children often go to jail over some of the silly laws in the Police States of America.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=wilson |
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bangbayed
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:07 am Post subject: |
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| Adulterers in Korea tend to be married men, so many feminists support the law because it gives legal recourse to the victimized wives. It's actually a fairly recent law, in terms of Korean history. |
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The_Source
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.dumblaws.com/
In California, no vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
In Florida, it is illegal to sell your children.
In Illinois, the law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
In New York, the penalty for jumping off a building is death.
In Texas, it is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel. |
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