Did you know adultery is illegal in the Philippines? (1 Viewer)

[Ahsoka]

But ofc there’s differences for men and women because why not
For women, the crime is adultery. For men, its concubinage.

• What is needed to be found guilty: for men accusing women of adultery, they need to prove that his wife and another dude had sex. The other man will receive the punishment if he knew she was married. Each sexual encounter is a separate crime.
• Women and their partners receive between 2 years, 4 months, and 1 day to 6 years prison time.
• For men involved in concubinage, the wife needs to prove that either he and the partner had sex under “scandalous circumstances” or had sex and cohabitated anywhere. Each act is not a separate crime, it’s just one.
• Men would receive between 6 months and one day to 2 years 4 months jail time. The “mistress” gets a restraining order for some number of years.

Like I’m all for not cheating but why the differences. Cheating is cheating. By these laws, it seems that men can’t be changed for cheating if they don’t cohabitate with the other person that they’re cheating with and if the sexual encounter isn’t “scandalous” enough? Like I think cheating is scandalous already, so wouldn’t any sexual encounter with another person that wasn’t okayed by the wife be a crime here? Doesn’t sound like it

 

[athenaaa]

The differences badfle me never understood why anyone would cheat at all but why are they different for men and women

 

[Ahsoka]

The differences badfle me never understood why anyone would cheat at all but why are they different for men and wonen

Probably a variation of the idea that men are “sexual creatures” and women aren’t, therefore a man is excused for sexual harassment, assault, cheating, ect because he “can’t control himself” and therefore women are to blame Though the mistress is let off the hook here in the man’s case more or less. But still, come on. It’s harder to prove a man is guilty here and it’s all one crime, not separate ones, yet his prison sentence is smaller?

 

[RandAlThor]

Probably a variation of the idea that men are “sexual creatures” and women aren’t, therefore a man is excused for sexual harassment, assault, cheating, ect because he “can’t control himself” and therefore women are to blame Though the mistress is let off the hook here in the man’s case more or less. But still, come on. It’s harder to prove a man is guilty here and it’s all one crime, not separate ones, yet his prison sentence is smaller?

simplest answer like all dumb laws is that men wrote the laws, thus the difference.
its the proverbial not for thee but ok for me .

lawmakers always seem to exempt or minimize the way the law can impact them, or their money ppl.

 

[The_LastRomeo]

Not the special treatment FOR A CRIME

 

[dark_tranquility]

Luckily I ain't traveling there anytime soon

 

[Harmony_Starz]

The differences badfle me never understood why anyone would cheat at all but why are they different for men and women

same thoughts here