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TIL that until 1973, it was legal in Texas for a husband to kill someone caught having sex with his wife, "provided that the killing takes place before the parties to the act have separated". (www.sll.texas.gov)

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[-] variants@possumpat.io 7 points 6 months ago

So just the husband then

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