Slog - Comments on Meanwhile in Italy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy The BBC reports... Italy's highest appeal court has ruled that married Italian women who commit adultery are entitled to lie about it to protect their honour. The court gave its landmark ruling after hearing the case of a 48-year-old woman, convicted of giving false testimony to police by denying she had lent her mobile phone to her lover.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:47:11 -0800 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:36:38 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Michigan Matt (soon to be Baltimatt) Wow. I have no words. . .

]]> Michigan Matt (soon to be Baltimatt) http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960334 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960334 Sex Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:51:43 -0800 Comment by Hernandez Oh God, how fucking lame is that. "having a lover was a circumstance that damaged the honour of the person among family and friends." Well, no shit, but there's also the whole idea of personal responsibility.

However, stacked up against other retarded Italian rulings like the "jeans alibi" for rape cases, this really isn't very out of place.

]]> Hernandez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960358 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960358 Sex Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:05:52 -0800 Comment by Greg Remind me again how America is backwards and provincial and Europe represents the pinnacle of culture and refinement.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960368 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960368 Sex Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:12:16 -0800 Comment by John @3

Italy has always been a crazy place where crazy shit goes down. Europeans think of it roughly like we would think of a cross between California and Louisiana.

]]> John http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960395 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960395 Sex Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:25:10 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Well, duh.

Same goes for married French women.

Otherwise, where would the fun be?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960489 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960489 Sex Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:25:36 -0800 Comment by infrequent in many cases, it would be easier to get information if the parties new what they said wouldn't be made public. if your alibi is an affair, for instance, and you are innocent, why should you have to have anything made public?

not that i condone having affairs.

]]> infrequent http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960502 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960502 Sex Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:32:10 -0800 Comment by linus so useing the same logic
If i falsely claim that i seduced kelly,erica eli and dan and boinked tham all at the same time it would be ok because i'm protecting my honer and reputation as a virle stud-muffen man

]]> linus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960532 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960532 Sex Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:01:18 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Oh, Linus, we know that Erica has said she'll never do another threeway with you and Dan ever again, so that wouldn't be believable.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960572 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960572 Sex Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:30:52 -0800 Comment by linus it just proves how overwhelmingly sexy I really am

]]> linus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960583 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960583 Sex Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:44:21 -0800 Comment by lawrence clark Did she sleep with the Judge? That could explain this.

]]> lawrence clark http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960904 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/meanwhile_in_italy#c960904 Sex Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:36:38 -0800