• Crimes against decency and/or morality include incest, indecent exposure, voyeurism, bigamy, polygamy, and, in some jurisdictions, profanity.

• Incest refers to sexual intercourse with certain relatives.

State incest laws vary considerably.

• Indecent exposure, sometimes called “lewd and lascivious conduct,” occurs when one displays his or her

“private parts” in front of others—typically with their knowledge or awareness.

• Voyeurism refers, in general, to the act of spying on the intimate activities of other people and is illegal in most jurisdictions.

• Bigamy, or marriage between two persons when one is married to another, is illegal in all American jurisdictions.

The same is true for polygamy, or one person being married to several others.

• Profanity was sometimes prohibited in dedicated state or local statutes, but that has changed. Most states now incorporate into their disorderly conduct (and similar) statutes various prohibitions against public profanity.

Questions:-

1. What is your opinion of government’s efforts over the years to legislate morality?
2. At what point should indecent exposure be considered criminal? Why?
3. Should swearing be illegal? Why or why not?