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TIL that until 1973, it was legal in Texas for a husband to kill someone caught having sex with his wife, "provided that the killing takes place before the parties to the act have separated".(www.sll.texas.gov)

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Seleni@lemmy.world
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Boy, rules for thee but not for me. The wife can’t kill a woman she finds sleeping with her husband?

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shastaxc@lemm.ee
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Yeah they are oddly progressive when it comes to the rights of sex workers. And no, men are not allowed to be sex workers.

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WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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Given all I know of modern Texas history, politics, and conservatism this isn’t surprising in the slightest.

I’d say there’s a 50/50 chance the GOP try to bring it back.

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variants@possumpat.io
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So just the husband then

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