BOGOTA (AFP) — Colombia is considering legislation that would slap adulterers and their partners in passion with hefty fines and community service, in an effort to keep their clothes on and their families in mind.
"We are proposing that proven infidelity be sanctioned with (the equivalent of almost) 4,000 US dollars in fines and social work," senator Edgar Espindola told RCN radio.
Espindola said that the penalties would be not only for husbands or wives who stray, but also the people with whom they have their flings.
"We have been realising that most martial breakups in Colombia start with chaeting, and that many times there is domestic violence related to it," he added.
He said he hoped the bill would "make all Colombians think twice about the importance of the home, of marriage, keeping their word and respecting their husbands and wives."
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