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I agree with what you are trying to say, but i must point out: this example may not prove what you think "Cheating on your spouse is not ethical but it is leg

I agree with what you are trying to say, but i must point out: this example may not prove what you think "Cheating on your spouse is not ethical but it is legal, would you argue for it to become illegal?" It was and is in fact illegal for many years precisely because people found it not ethical enough. In english common law, it was even a felony. It is changing (and has changed in a lot of states) precisely because people are more okay with it than they were. In practice, the legality of things is generally decided by the societal consensus around "ethical dubiousness".

hermitdev 8y ago
In some jurisdictions in the US, I think it is still illegal to cheat on your spouse, or to knowingly have relations with a person that is married. I think it's a civil penalty, usually not criminal. e.g. The cheated-on spouse would have to file a lawsuit. I don't have anything concrete to cite, just vague memories of a few news articles in the past decade.
- DannyBee 8y ago
  (I'm a lawyer licensed in 3 states, previously 4 :P) It is definitely illegal in various jurisdictions, and even criminal in many. It's also generally viewed to be no longer federally constitutional since the late 60's due to various supreme court decisions. As a result, most states have struck the laws down over time or repealed them (wikipedia has a map somewhere of this), so you generally only see it as a plea bargaining anymore. IE people will plead to adultery instead of a greater crime. (Yes, it's as weird as it sounds)