Five years in prison for being jealous of your wife!


Mexican men who display extreme jealousy or avoid sex with their wives could be tried in court and punished under a new law.

Mexican men who display extreme jealousy or avoid sex with their wives could be tried in court and punished under a new law, the special prosecutor for crimes against women told a local newspaper on Friday.

Those who stop talking to their wives, avoid sex or try to convince suspicious spouses they are “crazy” even if they are caught red-handed having an affair, are guilty of indifference, she said.

Men found guilty of jealousy or indifference could face up to five years in prison, the newspaper said. Mexico’s individual states will determine the punishments, it said.

In Mexico, about 75 percent of all murdered women are killed by their husbands…

Kind of adds a new take on “Macho”, doesn’t it?

Posted: Mon - February 26, 2007 at 10:16 AM