Differences Between Nigeria & America

Two headlines on the same page.

• Nigerian Lawyers Hopeful in Stoning Case and
• Court Finds F.T.C. Exceeded Authority on Do-Not-Call List

All I know about Nigeria, really, is that every person with an email account has had their mailbox filled with stone-cold-weirdos, claiming they are important Nigerian nationals, who need help with their fully legitimate but oddly structured money laundering programs. Since all these emails come from major businessmen and government officials, a close observer must come to the conclusion that the economy of Nigeria depends on successfully reaching some easy spending pudding-head. A.K.A. the Nigerian economy is based on Spam.

On the other hand, the above article claims that the laws of Nigeria demand that a woman who has extra-marital sex will be punished with stoning (the stone kind).

In America, extra-marital sex is considered a private matter and is so commonplace as to be seen as a national pastime. However, spam (the phone variety), is now against the law. And the email spam is soon to follow.

I like America's priorities better.