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December 18, 2008 06:17 PM

Was Korean actress Ok So-ri's 8 month sentence for adultery just?

A South Korean court on Wednesday handed out a suspended prison sentence for adultery to a popular actress who had been trying to overturn a law that criminalises extramarital affairs.

South Korean enacted its adultery law more than 50 years ago to protect women who then had few rights in a male-dominated society, but critics say now it is a draconian measure no longer fit for a country with an advanced civil and family court system.

Prosecutors had been seeking 18 months in jail for Ok So-ri who admitted to having an affair with a singer. The suburban Seoul court sentenced her to eight months in prison but she avoided jail because the sentence was suspended for two years.

A sombre Ok told reporters outside the courthouse she was not sure if she was going to appeal.

"I would like to say I'm sorry for stirring up such a controversy," she said.
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clarusvisu... clarusvisu...
 
 December 18, 2008 06:24 PM
Of course it isn't just. While it would be nice if no one was dishonest (marital infidelity is ultimately a form of dishonesty), it isn't any government's job to legislate truthfulness. After all, if dishonesty was made illegal, everyone would go to jail.
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teduncan teduncan
 
December 18, 2008 06:18 PM
No this is the stupidest thing in the world. Society needs to quit making social norms over marital relations.

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bugsy bugsy
 
December 18, 2008 06:23 PM
Adultery should not be punishable wherever you are. Or it should, but for all women. ;)

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au071 au071
 
December 18, 2008 09:12 PM
It's their law, their rules.

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