Bill proposes big fines for Colombian adulterers

A Colombian senator has proposed placing massive fines and community service for people caught committing adultery. Senator Edgar Espindola claimed that the $4000 fines included in the punishment would “motivate Colombians to reflect on the importance of the marriage, the home and the importance of family.” However, he included a loophole where spouses pardoned by their partners wouldn’t be penalized.

Naturally, the Colombian media has had fun with Espindola’s suggestion:

“Some local radio commentators joked the proposal would get short shrift in Colombia's Congress because lawmakers were likely to want to hide their own indiscretions in the mostly Roman Catholic country.”

Espindola's idea comes from the country that brought you:

• Soap operas with the storyline of an underage prostitute that wants fake chi-chis;
• Game shows where contestants are asked personal questions while hooked to a polygraph machine;
• Four year jail sentences for goosing a woman.

Sources- AFP, Reuters UK, SFGate.com, Canadian Press, BBC News

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