Punishment for cheating spouses

Cheating spouses caught are often faced with thenon-existent and so not to ever even think of
question as to what will the consequences be.going that route.
Often though, they should have thought of thisThe other group wants a more lenient approach
prior to committing their acts, but almostwhen punishing cheating spouses. They are of the
invariably they consider this after they are in thephilosophy that to err is human and to forgive
bag. But what kind of punishment should be doleddivine. They believe that husbands and wives may
out to these cheating spouses? Should it be stricthave committed acts of adultery due to an
or lenient?overwhelming sense of passion or a heated
One group tends to believe that tough standardsfeeling of love towards a person outside their
need to be in place to prevent spouses frommarriage and that they really do not mean to hurt
cheating in the first place. If they know that thetheir spouses intentionally. They would like to see
consequences of breaking their marriage vows isnothing more than a slap on the wrist and a word
going to be severe, then may be they won'tof promise not to repeat such a thing in the
even consider straying away from their maritalfuture again.
promises. This group wants cheating spouses toWho is right and who is wrong? May be you can
know that if they are caught, the price will be sobe the judge!
high to pay that they will virtually go bankrupt and