Rahwana
02-07-2011, 20:00
we often thinks that human rights are better served for us in our "democratic and equal" society, but I have another things on mind, recently, I think about adultery and divorces. Well, most of the time, laws are made to "protect" "innocent women", but most of the time, it was men who was discriminated against.
History always the best teacher, but we (or at least that greedy politicians) just never learn, if we look at the very similar case:
CASE : Imagine you are a married man, with a wife, you think both of you live a "normal" marriage, until some day, you going home early, and found her in bed with another man, yeah, that way. You don't immediately freak out but watch out for possibility of rape, but that's it, your wife are clearly having affair with another man.
What could you do? and the consequences? (in ancient world, assuming that man was your social equivalent)
in Stone Age time:
- Brain that man and brain that wife of yours, dump their corpses so they could be devoured by hyenas. After that, go seek another wife, no further consequences.
in Vedic time:
- Unsheathe your sword and kill the man, drag your adulterous wife to the local nobles / brahmins so she can be tried and if she shown no remorse, she would be drowned, no consequences for killing your wife's lover because he violate your right.
in Mosaic / Biblical time:
- Call some witness and bust them, they will be dragged to the field and will met their death by stoning. You do what God said.
in Babylonian time:
- Break into the room and kill the man, after that, you can either kill your wife or lock her in a room for punishment. No further consequences, and lawmen will tolerate you because she violate your right.
in Ancient China:
- go, tell local lawmen / lord, they'll help you break in and bust them both, soon, they will be drowned and you are free to search for another wife.
in Persian time:
- Unsheathe your weapon and kill the man, you can kill your wife as well if you want, afterall, report to the authorities and they will hand extra punishments to that man's family. You serve the law.
in Greek time:
- Kill the man and apprehend your wife, either kill her or sold her to slavery. You only get screwed if your wife's family is richer than you, but you could still legally kill that man.
in Celtic time:
- kill the man, apprehend your wife, and go tell the local chief or druid, depending on circumstances, your wife will be choked and thrown to peat bogs, or you can set her free if you want.
in Roman time:
- kill the man, kill your wife, you are Pater Familias afterall.
in Caliphate time:
- tell some witness, and bust that adulterous couple, they will be put to death by stoning. You serve Alloh's will. Feel free to search another wife after that.
in Medieval China time:
- kill the man, apprehend your wife and tell the local lawmen. She will be tried and if she was guilty and you don't need her anymore, she will be drowned.
in Medieval India time:
- unsheathe your sword and kill the man. Drag your wife to the local clerics and they'll hand out some extra punishments (mostly death) to your wife. Feel free to search another wife afterall.
in Medieval Europe time:
- kill them both, bury their corpses in backyard, and go, confess your sins to the local priest. No consequences except you are expected to go on crusade soon, or if you unlucky, feel free to pack your belongings and emigrate to another kingdom.
in Ottoman Empire time:
- view in Caliphate time
in Renaissance time:
- kill the man, you can kill your wife as well, but you could just jail her on your basement anyway. Authorithy will mostly tolerant of your action, but if you are unlucky, just go emigrate somewhere else and you'll be fine.
in Napoleonic time:
- draw your gun and kill either the man or both of them, that's crime of passion, authorithy will tolerate you or just give you light punishment (mostly millitary enrollment) if you chivalrously admit that.
in Victorian time:
- kill them both, and go enroll yourself into French Foreign Legion.
in Early modern time:
- kill either the man or both, and go emigrate to africa.
in Modern time (with supposed equality and justice):
- if you kill either one of them, you'll serve prison or even death penalty for murder
- if you contact the authority, they'll mind that it was YOUR BUSINESS
- if you confront them, your wife will demand divorce, take half of your fortune, tell the police that you regularly abuse her, claim she was forced to the marriage, take your children, etc.... and force you to pay support for her
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allright, more modern we are, men are much more discriminated, I mourn that.
:laugh4:
History always the best teacher, but we (or at least that greedy politicians) just never learn, if we look at the very similar case:
CASE : Imagine you are a married man, with a wife, you think both of you live a "normal" marriage, until some day, you going home early, and found her in bed with another man, yeah, that way. You don't immediately freak out but watch out for possibility of rape, but that's it, your wife are clearly having affair with another man.
What could you do? and the consequences? (in ancient world, assuming that man was your social equivalent)
in Stone Age time:
- Brain that man and brain that wife of yours, dump their corpses so they could be devoured by hyenas. After that, go seek another wife, no further consequences.
in Vedic time:
- Unsheathe your sword and kill the man, drag your adulterous wife to the local nobles / brahmins so she can be tried and if she shown no remorse, she would be drowned, no consequences for killing your wife's lover because he violate your right.
in Mosaic / Biblical time:
- Call some witness and bust them, they will be dragged to the field and will met their death by stoning. You do what God said.
in Babylonian time:
- Break into the room and kill the man, after that, you can either kill your wife or lock her in a room for punishment. No further consequences, and lawmen will tolerate you because she violate your right.
in Ancient China:
- go, tell local lawmen / lord, they'll help you break in and bust them both, soon, they will be drowned and you are free to search for another wife.
in Persian time:
- Unsheathe your weapon and kill the man, you can kill your wife as well if you want, afterall, report to the authorities and they will hand extra punishments to that man's family. You serve the law.
in Greek time:
- Kill the man and apprehend your wife, either kill her or sold her to slavery. You only get screwed if your wife's family is richer than you, but you could still legally kill that man.
in Celtic time:
- kill the man, apprehend your wife, and go tell the local chief or druid, depending on circumstances, your wife will be choked and thrown to peat bogs, or you can set her free if you want.
in Roman time:
- kill the man, kill your wife, you are Pater Familias afterall.
in Caliphate time:
- tell some witness, and bust that adulterous couple, they will be put to death by stoning. You serve Alloh's will. Feel free to search another wife after that.
in Medieval China time:
- kill the man, apprehend your wife and tell the local lawmen. She will be tried and if she was guilty and you don't need her anymore, she will be drowned.
in Medieval India time:
- unsheathe your sword and kill the man. Drag your wife to the local clerics and they'll hand out some extra punishments (mostly death) to your wife. Feel free to search another wife afterall.
in Medieval Europe time:
- kill them both, bury their corpses in backyard, and go, confess your sins to the local priest. No consequences except you are expected to go on crusade soon, or if you unlucky, feel free to pack your belongings and emigrate to another kingdom.
in Ottoman Empire time:
- view in Caliphate time
in Renaissance time:
- kill the man, you can kill your wife as well, but you could just jail her on your basement anyway. Authorithy will mostly tolerant of your action, but if you are unlucky, just go emigrate somewhere else and you'll be fine.
in Napoleonic time:
- draw your gun and kill either the man or both of them, that's crime of passion, authorithy will tolerate you or just give you light punishment (mostly millitary enrollment) if you chivalrously admit that.
in Victorian time:
- kill them both, and go enroll yourself into French Foreign Legion.
in Early modern time:
- kill either the man or both, and go emigrate to africa.
in Modern time (with supposed equality and justice):
- if you kill either one of them, you'll serve prison or even death penalty for murder
- if you contact the authority, they'll mind that it was YOUR BUSINESS
- if you confront them, your wife will demand divorce, take half of your fortune, tell the police that you regularly abuse her, claim she was forced to the marriage, take your children, etc.... and force you to pay support for her
___________________________
allright, more modern we are, men are much more discriminated, I mourn that.
:laugh4: