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I am sure that many Americans would have no objection to similar laws.

I would make that "most Americans". But only after they finish their current crusade to bring back flogging. :)

Robin Williams once made the interesting observation that, if you were convicted of sodomy in Georgia, the punishment you were likely to receive consisted of being locked in a cell with somebody who would sodomize you. I'm starting to wonder whether we're liable to see laws passed punishing practioners of sadomasochism with flogging... -- Lefty (lefty@apple.com) C:.M:.C:., D:.O:.D:.