1000th post!!!
Read the full story here: http://news.yahoo.com/south-korea-blocks-ashley-madison-adultery-website-014747275.html
South Korea has blocked "Ashley Madison" which is a popular adultery site. The site's motto is "Life is Short. Have an Affair".
The site was just launched last month in Korea and over 50,000 people joined in the first week. Now the government has blocked the site because it goes against family values because adultery is a crime.
In South Korea a person can go to prison for up to two years for having an affair. 216 people went to prison in 2004. In 2008, there were only 42.
In 2011, a Christian pastor was given an 18 month sentence for adultery. He had an affair with a woman that he performed a wedding for.
__________________
I wonder why they even let the site launch and get 50,000 members before deciding to shut it down. Why not just block it from the beginning?
People will still find a way to commit adultery. There's always Craigslist.
It would be interesting to see the statistics on how many people went to prison each year because of adultery. I didn't even know it was a crime in South Korea.
South Korea is such a conservative country. I find it odd how they crack down on an adultery website, but not on prostitution. Everyone knows where the red-light districts are, but it doesn't seem like anyone is cracking down on them.
FYI: Korea also blocks porn websites.
No comments:
Post a Comment