Should cheating be illegal?

[Grim Reaper]

In my opinion, yes.

Aside from the obvious betrayal of trust and initial ♥♥♥♥ feeling, it can be horrible for the victim's confidence, mental health, and can affect the way they view the opposite sex negatively. Cheating also tends to be a repeating behavior in those who practice it, rather than a one off occurrence, meaning being charged for it and having it on a cheater's criminal record would protect people from accidentally becoming the next victim.

[RRW359]

SlowMango eredeti hozzászólása:

RRW359 eredeti hozzászólása:

Your circle of friends can give any punishment from not caring to complete ostricism, rather then having one that the law says. And again thinking something is wrong when it's legal can be a dangerous slope, just look at people who ostrisize LGBTQA individuals because they think that they are wrong even if they aren't breaking laws.

Legality isn't the same as morality.

You don't have to criticize people for doing something illegal if you don't think the law is just but that isn't the same as criticizing someone for doing something legal especially if you don't think it should ever be.

[Boblin the Goblin]

RRW359 eredeti hozzászólása:

SlowMango eredeti hozzászólása:

Legality isn't the same as morality.

You don't have to criticize people for doing something illegal if you don't think the law is just but that isn't the same as criticizing someone for doing something legal especially if you don't think it should ever be.

Nah.

People who cheat should be criticized. It also shouldn't be illegal to cheat.

Both ideas are valid.

[Not Big Surprise]

RRW359 eredeti hozzászólása:

Not Big Surprise eredeti hozzászólása:

here's your solution:

If you think it's the duty of peers to correct cultural taboos then what if someone does something against their culture that the outside world would call alright? If most of the world agrees something is wrong why not codify the consequences for it?

i think that it's best for the couple to investigate and check what the problem is, since they have the most experience with themselves and their relationship

it's not a matter of simply "correcting the behavior", it's a matter of seeing why it happened in the first place and how to move forward after that

[RRW359]

Not Big Surprise eredeti hozzászólása:

RRW359 eredeti hozzászólása:

If you think it's the duty of peers to correct cultural taboos then what if someone does something against their culture that the outside world would call alright? If most of the world agrees something is wrong why not codify the consequences for it?

i think that it's best for the couple to investigate and check what the problem is, since they have the most experience with themselves and their relationship

it's not a matter of simply "correcting the behavior", it's a matter of seeing why it happened in the first place and how to move forward after that

Which would make sence if nobody outside the relationship judged the cheater. I prefer knowing that something is wrong and that there will be consequences then be told that simultaneously there are and aren't (and not just aren't, that there shouldn't be) consequences outside of your relationship but there also are since you will likely lose friends because of it. And of course if you don't immediately condem someone for something legal then that can also damage your relationships.

[Good Night Owl]

No. It falls under the category of being a backstabbing dirt bag. Prisons would contain half the population if stuff like that was illegal. Either that, or life would suck as we try to walk on egg shells wondering if every little thing we do is illegal. Plus, who wants the government monitoring their sex life?

[RRW359]

Good Night Owl eredeti hozzászólása:

No. It falls under the category of being a backstabbing dirt bag. Prisons would contain half the population if stuff like that was illegal. Either that, or life would suck as we try to walk on egg shells wondering if every little thing we do is illegal. Plus, who wants the government monitoring their sex life?

Thr government can monitor if my sex life was bought and punish me accordingly, plus not all crimes are punishable by jail time.

[Not Big Surprise]

RRW359 eredeti hozzászólása:

Not Big Surprise eredeti hozzászólása:

i think that it's best for the couple to investigate and check what the problem is, since they have the most experience with themselves and their relationship

it's not a matter of simply "correcting the behavior", it's a matter of seeing why it happened in the first place and how to move forward after that

Which would make sence if nobody outside the relationship judged the cheater. I prefer knowing that something is wrong and that there will be consequences then be told that simultaneously there are and aren't (and not just aren't, that there shouldn't be) consequences outside of your relationship but there also are since you will likely lose friends because of it. And of course if you don't immediately condem someone for something legal then that can also damage your relationships.

how exactly will that help with the underlying issues that led to the cheating to occur?

[RRW359]

Not Big Surprise eredeti hozzászólása:

RRW359 eredeti hozzászólása:

Which would make sence if nobody outside the relationship judged the cheater. I prefer knowing that something is wrong and that there will be consequences then be told that simultaneously there are and aren't (and not just aren't, that there shouldn't be) consequences outside of your relationship but there also are since you will likely lose friends because of it. And of course if you don't immediately condem someone for something legal then that can also damage your relationships.

how exactly will that help with the underlying issues that led to the cheating to occur?

I guess other people are able to but I can't simultaneously tell someone they are an awful person and need to see help but also say that what they did is perfectly legal and should have no repercussions asside from a breakup/divorce. If I can't tell them they need to seek help why would they?

[Agent]

Don't they stone cheaters in the middle east still?

[JEZEBEL]

https://youtu.be/mNR-J4VfxTk

[Adversary]

Xero_Daxter eredeti hozzászólása:

SlowMango eredeti hozzászólása:

Cheating in relationships isn't illegal.

Cheating in video games isn't illegal.

Actually it is. In South Korea it is. You actually can serve jail time.

South Korea was run in part by a literal coven of witches.

[RRW359]

Xero_Daxter eredeti hozzászólása:

SlowMango eredeti hozzászólása:

Cheating in relationships isn't illegal.

Cheating in video games isn't illegal.

Actually it is. In South Korea it is. You actually can serve jail time.

It's rarely enforced but a surprising amount of US States still have it on the books, although the definition varies. It's even still a felony in a couple of them.

[TRethehedgehog]

I thought you were talking about video games

[Boblin the Goblin]

RRW359 eredeti hozzászólása:

Xero_Daxter eredeti hozzászólása:

Actually it is. In South Korea it is. You actually can serve jail time.

It's rarely enforced but a surprising amount of US States still have it on the books, although the definition varies. It's even still a felony in a couple of them.

He meant for video games.

Adultery laws aren't enforced anymore.

[Adversary]

TRethehedgehog eredeti hozzászólása:

I thought you were talking about video games

I'm pretty sure that OP was talking about adultery and infidelity. Which, technically speaking yes it is illegal in some state and a number of locales. In the US of course it's like a number of other old and antiquated laws though in that it's a blue law - it's not enforced due to it being unable to be enforced or there being no desire to do so.

Meanwhile in the Middle East and other similar regions with such laws, oh you better believe it's enforced. Sometimes by caning, sometimes by stoning, sometimes by imprisonment, sometimes by being thrown off a rooftop, the list goes on.