
so it's all about social norms, is it. should the law uphold all social norms?
( , Fri 20 Jul 2012, 17:30, Reply)

if not the current (well probably slightly out of date what with the slow pace of legislative change) social norms codified into a set of rules for people to follow?
hence men fucking one another in the bumhole being previously illegal but now legal. or a gentleman beating/raping ones wife being once legal but now illegal.
( , Fri 20 Jul 2012, 17:36, Reply)

and those other things?
( , Fri 20 Jul 2012, 17:37, Reply)

Or, let me put this another way, is this what you say, that if society at large is homophobic, that homophobia should be enshrined in law? And sexism, and misogyny and racism, all those other things that we're glad aren't tolerated anymore.
( , Fri 20 Jul 2012, 17:43, Reply)

i've been socialised into THE CURRENT SOCIAL NORM so i would think that wouldn't i?
edit:ooft on my spelling.
( , Fri 20 Jul 2012, 17:46, Reply)

Jeepers mister.
( , Fri 20 Jul 2012, 18:14, Reply)

That is why we have laws with terms like "public indecency". The idea of what is indecent is constantly changing and this way a good judge can interpret the law in tune with current values.
( , Fri 20 Jul 2012, 17:41, Reply)