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I think that the incest laws were first introduced, like most laws, with an air of morality (most likely religious so hurry up and answer my previous post).
They've been relaxed somewhat so it's only your immediate family. Cousins can marry, not sure about uncles/aunts marrying neices/nephews.
I believe that the immediate family part, being your parents/grandparents, is to protect children form being "groomed" by a parent/grandparent (someone the child looks up to for guidance) for sexual relationship later in life.
Much like why teachers are not allowed to date pupils.
Sure most would be genuine relationships, but there's enough concern to protect anyone vulnerable to be taken advantage of to warrent this law.

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You're talking about people dictating morality, the subject of your urges is irrelevant.

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Shouldn't people dictact morality?

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Within the bounds of the law, yes.

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It is also legislating on genetic diversity, not just morality. After all the point of sex is not just pleasure, but conception and procreation.

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We're not talking about children here. We're talking about two consenting adults. Why should it be illegal unless you claim a moral argument, in which case I can introduce you to the some fundamentalists who have scary beliefs on what is morally right and wrong.

Government should not legislate morality.

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Perhaps, but what if it is a mom/daughter or dad/son relationship? Or sister/sister or brother/brother? Or what if, in a mom/son relationship the mom is over 55 and can't have kids anymore?

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its bloody incest , dont you get it :mad:

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So what? In some parts of the world you're stoned if you commit adultary because of government legislating morality.

You're essentially saying that whatever the majority of the people's moral code is, is the law. Yay. Way of oppressing minorities such as myself.

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Some things are just not acceptable and having sex with members of your immediate family is one of them, this has got some interesting stuff about incest

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exactly , you are looking at some very nasty side effects if a child is born from it :(

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Jerrek, Do you support democracy?

One of the principles of democracy is that the people (in theory) control the government. The government is supposed to serve the people and enact laws for them. So, in theory at least, the people control the law.


You appear to be arguing that this is a way of oppressing people.




Now, back to the point of the thread.

I personally believe that (as Xaccers says) if either one is to be punished, both should be punished as they both commited a crime.

As to whether it is morally wrong. Yes, I believe it is. She could well have been grooming him for this for years (I am not saying she did, we don't know that).

Biologically, it is a bad idea. This woman is 45. In theory, she can still have babies (in practice, that is unlikely), so SMHarman's arguement about genetics could apply.

Stiill, if a kid is born, maybe they should call it "Bubba" , give it a trailer to live in and a Banjo to play.

Edit: BTW, you still haven't answered Xaccers' question..

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So who should then? Who should legislate against people that prey on minors for example?

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Or maybe the son is infertile :mad: it is incest and whilst we can joke "Incest is best" it's not really appropriate is it.
This thread has nothing to do with gay rights and everything to do with incest, get back on topic.

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No. Under pure democracy, a majority can vote away a minority's rights. Under a pure democracy, Hitler came to power, and using the majority of votes, he legally killed many millions of Jews. Under a pure democracy, anything is legal as long as the mob, the majority, concurs.

Yes it is. That is why I'm a fan of a republic, not a pure democracy.