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India's anti dowry laws tried to address this but went way overboard. Some highlights: https://theswaddle.com/indias-dowry-laws-are-ineffective-easily-exploited

by klipt 3y ago

India's anti dowry laws tried to address this but went way overboard. Some highlights: https://theswaddle.com/indias-dowry-laws-are-ineffective-easily-exploited-and-women-are-paying-the-price/ https://theswaddle.com/indias-dowry-laws-are-ineffective-eas... * if a man is sentenced on a dowry related charge, his whole family, including babies and elderly grandparents, is jailed with him * the law requires immediate arrest with no bail based on just a verbal accusation, so the threat of this is often used as a tool during divorce for the wife to get what she wants

giantg2 3y ago
"based on just a verbal accusation, so the threat of this is often used as a tool during divorce for the wife to get what she wants" Sounds a lot like protective orders in US divorce.
- notRobot 3y ago
  Getting arrested and getting a protection order are different.
  - giantg2 3y ago
    Sure, but the same basic concepts are involved. The result is just a different level of restriction by the government - seizing property and restricting some movement vs confinement.