Sex Laws Still On The Books In Minnesota
St. Paul (WCCO) -- According to Minnesota Law Tiger Woods would have not broken any
law if he shacked up with one of his alledged mistresses last summer when he golfed in the US Open. Instead he committed adultery.
But the fact is if his wife were in Minnesota and had committed the adultry she would have broken the law. Minnesota law makes it illegal for a married woman to have sexual
intercourse with a man other than her husband. It's a gross misdemeanor: 1 year in jail and a possible fine up to $3000.The law is a relic from the old days, passed by the territorial legislature before Minnesota was even
a state. But it is not enforced.The interesting thing is that each state has it's own laws.
What laws or practice is in your state or country?
Sweden's Prostitution
Solution In 1999, Sweden passed legislation that a) criminalized the buying of sex, and b) decriminalizes
the selling of sex. The novel rationale behind this legislation is clearly stated in the government's literature on the law:
"In Sweden prostitution is regarded as an aspect of male violence against women and children. It is officially acknowledged
as a form of exploitation of women and children and constitutes an significant social problem...gender equality will remain
unattainable so long as men buy, sell and exploit women and children by prostitution them."
In just five years Sweden has dramatically reduced the number of its women in prostitution due to this
law. In the capital city of Stockholm the number of women in street prostitution has been reduced by two thirds, and
the number of johns has been reduced by 80%. There are other major Swedish cities where street prostitution has all but disappeared.
Gone too, for the most part, are the renowned Swedish brothels and massage parlors which proliferated during the last three
decades of the twentieth century when prostitution in Sweden was legal.
The interesting
thing is Tiger Woods wife was smart to buy a home near Stockholm because she knows the laws there will protect her and their
children better than any where else in the world. In addition, the number of foreign women now being trafficked into Sweden
for sex is nil. The Swedish government estimates that in the last few years only 200 to 400 women and girls have been annually
sex trafficked into Sweden, a figure that's negligible compared to the 15,000 to 17,000 females yearly sex trafficked into
neighboring Finland. No other country, nor any other social experiment has come anywhere near Sweden's promising results.
Smart move Mrs Woods. More women need to follow in your footsteps to protect themselves and their children
like you did!
America needs to change the laws!
