Spring Break
Sometimes things cannot go unsaid
Ashley Slocki
Issue date: 7/18/07 Section: Forum
Natalie was quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times saying "German was not the cause of this, I stopped loving Arthur. He made me do all of these things. How could he love me? ... Then he cries about losing his love? When I'm having sex with other men."
I will admit as a liberal studies major, with an option in women studies, I do have some bias on the topic of women's rights, but I think everyone will or at least should see how wrong this is. It is not just about women, but how old frivolous laws still on the books can affect us, such as laws found on the Web Site Dumblaws.com (these laws do not only pertain to certain states, not all): it is illegal to skateboard without a license, fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on public buses, pickles cannot be eaten on Sundays, chickens may not cross the road and interracial marriages are still illegal, just to name a few.
You will be surprised to know that in Oregon dishes must drip dry and one may not whisper "dirty" things into a lover's ear while having intercourse ... hmm how many of you are breaking this law?
But these laws are still on the books, and you can be charged with them - if the police even know about them. As for women in certain states, women can not even receive property after a divorce, a man can legally beat his wife - but no more than once a month, women must also have written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth and women may not be tickled. And of course - as stated before - in Illinois women are the property of their husband.
You might think that such an illogical case would even go before a judge - not only did it go before a judge, but also a jury.
Yes, 12 people were taken away from their daily lives to listen to this case. Even David Shults, Friedman's lawyer was surprised, stating in the Washington Post article it was "kind of remarkable," that the case wasn't thrown out immediately. Why? Because as long as the law is on the books, it is still permissible, if a judge agrees.
I will admit as a liberal studies major, with an option in women studies, I do have some bias on the topic of women's rights, but I think everyone will or at least should see how wrong this is. It is not just about women, but how old frivolous laws still on the books can affect us, such as laws found on the Web Site Dumblaws.com (these laws do not only pertain to certain states, not all): it is illegal to skateboard without a license, fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on public buses, pickles cannot be eaten on Sundays, chickens may not cross the road and interracial marriages are still illegal, just to name a few.
You will be surprised to know that in Oregon dishes must drip dry and one may not whisper "dirty" things into a lover's ear while having intercourse ... hmm how many of you are breaking this law?
But these laws are still on the books, and you can be charged with them - if the police even know about them. As for women in certain states, women can not even receive property after a divorce, a man can legally beat his wife - but no more than once a month, women must also have written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth and women may not be tickled. And of course - as stated before - in Illinois women are the property of their husband.
You might think that such an illogical case would even go before a judge - not only did it go before a judge, but also a jury.
Yes, 12 people were taken away from their daily lives to listen to this case. Even David Shults, Friedman's lawyer was surprised, stating in the Washington Post article it was "kind of remarkable," that the case wasn't thrown out immediately. Why? Because as long as the law is on the books, it is still permissible, if a judge agrees.
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