Jealous husbands may face trial in court

Hammock Parties · 02-26-2007, 07:34 PM

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican men who display extreme jealousy or avoid sex with their wives could be tried in court and punished under a new law, the special prosecutor for crimes against women told a local newspaper on Friday.

Men who phone their wives every half hour to check up on them, constantly suspect them of infidelity or try to control the way they dress are committing the crime of jealousy, special prosecutor Alicia Elena Perez Duarte told Excelsior newspaper.

Those who stop talking to their wives, avoid sex or try to convince suspicious spouses they are "crazy" even if they are caught red-handed having an affair, are guilty of indifference, she said.

Men found guilty of jealousy or indifference could face up to five years in prison, the newspaper said. Mexico's individual states will determine the punishments, it said.

The progressive new law was passed this month to protect women from domestic violence.

In Mexico, about 75 percent of all murdered women are killed by their husbands, Perez Duarte said.

"If we do not stop this from the beginning, it turns into beatings, and the beatings turn into more beatings and rape, until it gets out of hand, and whoops, she died," she told the paper.

Perez Duarte said the law would be a weapon that women could employ to level the playing field with abusive men.

"Men ought not to feel discriminated against," she told Excelsior.

Perez Duarte said indifference, jealousy or lack of love were crimes against women just as much as physical violence.

"Jealousy produces a particular type of stress in the person that comes up against it," she said. "It is exactly the same. They are wounds, psychological scars identical to physical scars."

Simplex3 · 02-26-2007, 08:15 PM

Now I know why they're desperately trying to get up here. That may be the dumbest f**king law I've ever seen.

kepp · 02-26-2007, 08:24 PM

Hell hath no fury...

Simplex3 · 02-26-2007, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kepp

Hell hath no fury...

...like a Latino bitch with a hyphenated name and too much time on her hands...

It's sad, one guy in Mexico doesn't beat his wife enough and she suddenly starts passing these freaking laws and screwing up the lives of the all the other men. The old adage is true:

"Spare the rod, spoil the broad."

el borracho · 02-26-2007, 08:37 PM

I don't see how this law is helpful. What is the thinking here? That after the wife sends the husband to jail for 5 years he will return and be a better husband to her? That's insane!

If the husband is a liar or a cheat or too controlling just leave him. It turns out the same, anyway, since his going to jail is most likely the end of the marriage.

milkman · 02-26-2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by el borracho

I don't see how this law is helpful. What is the thinking here? That after the wife sends the husband to jail for 5 years he will return and be a better husband to her? That's insane!

If the husband is a liar or a cheat or too controlling just leave him. It turns out the same, anyway, since his going to jail is most likely the end of the marriage.

If this law is enacted, only dumbasses will be getting married in Mexico.

BucEyedPea · 02-26-2007, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplex3

...like a Latino bitch... and too much time on her hands...
"Spare the rod, spoil the broad."

Be careful with whaddya say'a...unless you wanna a visit froma da family.

Simplex3 · 02-26-2007, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Be careful with whaddya say'a...unless you wanna a visit froma da family.

Latino, not Italian. That would be "la familia", not "froma da family".

BucEyedPea · 02-26-2007, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplex3

Latino, not Italian. That would be "la familia", not "froma da family".

Heh! Ya' know whadda they say'a bout'a Sicilianos....they're not really Italiano.

el borracho · 02-26-2007, 09:41 PM

In case anyone cares...

"la familia" is Spanish for "the family"
"la famiglia" is Italian for "the family"

they are pronounced the same.

...end of public service announcement.

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Hammock Parties I'll be back. Join Date: Nov 2002 Casino cash: $4740478	Jealous husbands may face trial in court http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...DS.xml&src=rss MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican men who display extreme jealousy or avoid sex with their wives could be tried in court and punished under a new law, the special prosecutor for crimes against women told a local newspaper on Friday. Men who phone their wives every half hour to check up on them, constantly suspect them of infidelity or try to control the way they dress are committing the crime of jealousy, special prosecutor Alicia Elena Perez Duarte told Excelsior newspaper. Those who stop talking to their wives, avoid sex or try to convince suspicious spouses they are "crazy" even if they are caught red-handed having an affair, are guilty of indifference, she said. Men found guilty of jealousy or indifference could face up to five years in prison, the newspaper said. Mexico's individual states will determine the punishments, it said. The progressive new law was passed this month to protect women from domestic violence. In Mexico, about 75 percent of all murdered women are killed by their husbands, Perez Duarte said. "If we do not stop this from the beginning, it turns into beatings, and the beatings turn into more beatings and rape, until it gets out of hand, and whoops, she died," she told the paper. Perez Duarte said the law would be a weapon that women could employ to level the playing field with abusive men. "Men ought not to feel discriminated against," she told Excelsior. Perez Duarte said indifference, jealousy or lack of love were crimes against women just as much as physical violence. "Jealousy produces a particular type of stress in the person that comes up against it," she said. "It is exactly the same. They are wounds, psychological scars identical to physical scars."
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el borracho In Pat We Trust Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Albuquerque, NM Casino cash: $6409148	I don't see how this law is helpful. What is the thinking here? That after the wife sends the husband to jail for 5 years he will return and be a better husband to her? That's insane! If the husband is a liar or a cheat or too controlling just leave him. It turns out the same, anyway, since his going to jail is most likely the end of the marriage.
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el borracho In Pat We Trust Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Albuquerque, NM Casino cash: $6409148	In case anyone cares... "la familia" is Spanish for "the family" "la famiglia" is Italian for "the family" they are pronounced the same. ...end of public service announcement.
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