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Re:Why are sex workers forced to wear a financial scarlet le... by Volundr on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @11:11PM (#33015890)
These are the only two people ever known to be executed in the colonies or states to follow: https://horrorhistory.net/2021/03/21/pair-hanged-for-adulter...

Which makes sense. Too many lawmakers would have to be hanged if it was actually illegal, as there were plenty of scandals around affairs made public. Hamilton for example admitted to having an affair (https://www.history.com/news/alexander-hamilton-maria-reynol...), which would of course be a crazy thing to do if he could be hanged over it.

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Re:Why are sex workers forced to wear a financial scarlet le... by MichaelCollins on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @11:21PM (#33015942)
Well, even today adultry is illegal in some states, but thankfully not a capital crime. As of 2022 It's illegal in 16 states (including a few surprising states like New York) and a felony in 3 (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma.)

But yes, enforcement is rare and probably for exactly the reason you say.

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