A large number of people are mortified that they have been outed as adulterers, what with the well-publicized hack attack on the procuring service known as Ashley Madison. This is another prime example of the guerrilla, asymmetric tactics that defenders of society can and should resort to, given that today's government has no interest in protecting the values that keep society healthy. Modern, runaway government does not want responsible or independent moral agents for citizens; it much prefers irresponsible and dependent scum, who require constant government oversight.
Adulterers are the worst form of scum. Anyone who invites numerous guests, takes a public vow of fidelity in front of them, celebrates the occasion as something wonderful and momentous, yet breaks that vow is unfit for society. Adultery defecates on the spouse, the families of both spouses, the children (if any), everyone who attended and celebrated the wedding, and society at large. It strikes at the very heart of what keeps society together.
In a saner era, Ashley Madison and its patrons would be subject to prosecution for soliciting and engaging in criminal activity. While that's not available anymore, exposing, shaming, and shunning certainly are. To the plaintive cry that these are private matters for the spouses to work out, consider for a moment why all those witnesses were invited to the wedding; why states license marriages and officiate divorces; and why the Supreme Court felt a need (however misplaced) to intervene in the issue of gay marriage. These are public matters that affect the public's well-being. If your behavior mocks or injures the public well-being, the public has a right to protect itself from the likes of you.
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