Maybe he has a personal interest in this?

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The amendment would also reduce the designation of incest by contact to a Class D felony for some cases "unless it is committed with a person who is less than twelve years of age," in which case it is Class C.

uhhhhhhhhhhh…. that age cutoff seems low

Hey Nick Wilson, tell us you fuck your cousin without telling us you fuck your cousin.

Glad they are tackling the important issues in Kentucky. I'm sure every Kentuckyan has their ability to fuck their first cousin high on the list of problems they wish their government would address.

HB 269 - "The purpose of the bill is to add "sexual contact" to the incest statute. Currently, incest only applies in cases of intercourse. So sexual touching/ groping by .. anyone with a familial relationship is not included in incest. My bill makes that kind of sexual contact a Class D Felony, unless the victim is under the age of 12, then it increases the penalty to a Class C Felony."

Basically they accidentally left out cousins (and the bill has already been withdrawn) from what sounds like an otherwise good bill and the news media runs wild. Keep this handy when you hear about this for the next ( if <= heat death of the Universe )

So… the same party that wants to stop same sex couples from having sex is upset that the government is telling them whom they can’t have sex with? Golly.

Christ on a bike I thought this was The Onion.

Because of course that's the top priority for Kentucky Republicans right now 🙄

How is this important enough to occupy the time of our politicians?

Jokes aside.

Felony by definition means it's punishable by at least one year in prison.

So specifically, why are we incarcerating consenting adults for having sex?

From a moral point, don't do that. From a legal point, stay out of the bedroom.

I'll also add context of this is a very Western belief. Natives of America prevented inbreeding by not marrying within the clan. Your first cousins could be in a different clan and therefore open for marriage.

That's the look of a man the fucked his first cousin.

I rock climb in Kentucky sometimes. It looks like a war zone. Maybe they should fix the astounding levels of poverty, instead of ensuring that it’s legal to bang your family.

Eh. I discovered that a married couple I know are first cousins, and have two very normal kids, so I looked into it.

From a genetics stand point, the risk of inbred related health risks are pretty negligible. I think it basically doubled the risk, on very small chances to begin with.

Yeah, it's still kind of weird and rude to talk about.

As mentioned elsewhere in the thread, the age portion of this law is the creepy part. It was my own bias that made the first cousins part weird. As others mentioned, it was pretty common for our tribal ancestors.

"I hate how everyone always stereotypes and makes fun of us southern states so much, it's not fair."

Then they go do shit like this.

Guys. I just can't!

Rainbow flags and healthcare for trans people: no way fuck that shit! It's bad for children

Sex with family: no no. It's ok. It's my cousin.

Republicans: "It's not pedophilia if we get rid of the laws making it illegal!"

Is he gonna push a bill to make sex between bros not gay next?

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."

Someone wants to bang their first cousin.

This is the most Kentucky thing I’ve ever heard today!

Finally, a win for the Rs

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article284338699.html

Apparently the bill was supposed to expand the prosecution of incest not make more of it. Who knows with the KY state reps.

Since we’re talking about KY reps. Damon Thayer is a corrupt scumbag.

The article conveniently leaves out that 19 states allow marriages between first cousins and additional states allow those marriages under certain conditions according to Wikipedia. It also is legal in most countries.

he must be from shelbyville

The law should not be what is preventing people from fucking their cousins for fuck sake

Oh so this is why all of Project Zomboid's maps are in Kentucky. They're not zombies, just inbred.

Of course they did.

Way to live up to the stereotype, dude.

The jokes write themselves.

Home Sweet Home, Alabama! ♥️

Seriously, it is incest. And Republicans are into that.

We need to make Kentucky Man a thing

how the fuck is this a real headline

I met a pair of lover cousins once at a campsite. They were older, maybe 40s. And they were loud & proud about the fact that they were lovers and first cousins. It was unsettling.