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A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.


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33 Responses to “A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.”

Comment from Shannon
Time February 10, 2010 at 12:17 pm

What the hell??????????????
This is RIDICULOUS!!!!

Comment from 1245
Time May 20, 2010 at 6:34 pm

ikr

Comment from 1245
Time May 20, 2010 at 6:35 pm

y do it at all?

Comment from im soo cool
Time June 1, 2010 at 6:28 pm

well then i have somthing to say to that man. let me at em!!!!

Comment from Dawn
Time June 17, 2010 at 8:44 pm

What the fuck.
That woman can die in a month.
Which is murder.
What is that gonna become legal now too?
Yeah, fucking dumbasses.
I hope they die, that’s ridiculous.

Comment from REBMA
Time June 18, 2010 at 8:17 pm

i say the jackasses that passed that law ought to be beat once a month. Jerks

Comment from tiara searcy
Time August 27, 2010 at 12:31 am

lol realy woooowwww i wish somebody would hit mehh lol these pple crazy

Comment from CAPTDIFF
Time November 19, 2010 at 11:06 pm

this is fucking funny as hell lol and Dawn it says beat not kill there is a difference

Comment from mr ramone
Time November 23, 2010 at 7:15 pm

only in arkansas

Comment from emily roxx urr soxx and joxx
Time November 24, 2010 at 3:01 am

this is completly stupid, if any man even tried to bash me i would stab him to death then eat him, noody is gonna bash me once a month

Comment from andrea
Time December 29, 2010 at 10:33 pm

i guess thats why i lost in court. assholes

Comment from charmens
Time January 2, 2011 at 9:48 pm

lol, my husband beat me at cards this month, does this mean he can not win anymore until next month?

Comment from awesome law
Time January 30, 2011 at 2:34 am

I almost forgot to beat my wife this month thanks for reminding me!

Comment from Braja
Time March 28, 2011 at 10:39 pm

Man, that’s not right. If my husband even looked at me like he wanted to do somethin, I’d grab him by the shoulders, jump down his throat, and stomp on his liver! You better watch yoself cuz!

Comment from mike
Time April 1, 2011 at 7:48 am

i need to move to arkansas shit an emily something is seriously wrong wit u if u would eat someone u really need to seek professional help ive never hit my woman but sometimes i think she needs it but no one ever need to be eaten emily please do not watch hamnnibal ever again and seek mental counseiling

Comment from KazoWAR
Time April 1, 2011 at 8:46 pm

Looks like i know what to do this weekend, Mike. (Not like i have a wife, i guess my sister will do.)

Comment from Liam
Time April 24, 2011 at 6:43 am

this is obviously a twist of words you dumbasses

Comment from Shade
Time May 17, 2011 at 2:32 pm

now I beat my wife on the first of every month with sticks while telling her shes worthless

Comment from Killer
Time May 19, 2011 at 11:26 pm

If a woman stays with a man after the first 2 months in which she gets beat every month she should get beat twice a month for being so stupid…….

Comment from BlueGoose
Time May 20, 2011 at 3:12 pm

Does this apply to a philanering (yah I know the term applies to men but) ex-wife who is acting like a moron? Come on she deserves it… lol

Comment from Tyler
Time June 24, 2011 at 11:06 pm

you people are crazy ……no ofence

Comment from hi
Time June 28, 2011 at 7:58 pm

what kind of beat? couldnt it be beat, as in win?

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Comment from JAY
Time August 1, 2011 at 6:04 pm

I SHALL OBEY U PEOPLE SHOULD 2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment from Darlene
Time August 18, 2011 at 11:26 am

This law is simply cruel and ridiculous! Women claiming to hurt your husbands if they tried to test this law….you are no better. Mike…you really have the nerve to say someone needs professional help when you think there is ANY reason to cause bodily harm to ANYONE…especially a loved one! This country just LOVES violence to solve problems such as stress or to get even or just for the heck of it. How pathetic!

Comment from Don Imus
Time November 13, 2011 at 11:04 pm

That’s all you foolish winches that protested this law line up and receive your monthly beating RIGHT NOW!

Comment from FFS13
Time November 14, 2011 at 12:53 pm

This should be repealed. NO ONE has the right of law, God or whatever to beat any person no matter whether they are male or female. Thank God we dont have a law like that in New Zealand.

Comment from Faith
Time November 14, 2011 at 6:29 pm

Okay you guys are funny darlene your freaking out for nothing violence rules i think its funny

Comment from CountScott
Time November 19, 2011 at 1:47 pm

Hm… Okay, now I know what our country’s people are like during a crazy law… Sure this law sucks but we don’t have power to change it. And don’t answer violence with more violence, ladies. Just kick us where it hurts XD then run to the Sheriff.

Comment from Lorraine
Time December 28, 2011 at 3:49 am

All I have to say is LMFAO!!!

Comment from Allene
Time January 6, 2012 at 12:21 pm

you guys do realize these are old laws right?? there are SO MANY laws out there that no one enforces but people have made in the past that had some reasoning behind them

Comment from Kaylinn
Time January 6, 2012 at 12:39 pm

Isn’t there some thumb rule that says u may beat your wife with anything thinner than your thumb?

Comment from Christine
Time February 8, 2012 at 3:38 am

@shade, your a monster >: (

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