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Facebook Wedding Photos Result In Polygamy Arrest In Michigan

Posted by timothy on from the polygamy-is-fine-unless-you're-married dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Police in Michigan have arrested 34-year-old Richard Leon Barton Jr. on charges of polygamy, thanks to incriminating wedding photos on Facebook. The man unfriended his first wife on the social network before marrying his second wife, but unsurprisingly that wasn't enough."

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  1. Re:Why is that a crime? by rust627 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is a crime by law in most western countries and carries it own unique penalty as summed up by Groucho Marx.

    "Do you know what the ultimate penalty for Bigamy is ?

    2 mothers in law......"

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    da da da dum indeed.
  2. Re:I don't get it by stor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reminds me of an old joke:

    Q: What's the punishment for polygamy?

    A: Multiple wives.

    -Stor

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    "Yeah well there's a lot of stuff that should be, but isn't"
  3. messed it up by sourcerror · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, it's multiple mother-in-laws.