Man files challenge in Utah court to be allowed to marry....

[cronus]

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/05/06/ma ... ed-laptop/

Man files challenge in Utah court to be allowed to marry his ‘porn-filled’ laptop

A man in the US state of Utah has filed a challenge linked to same-sex marriage action in the state, to be allowed to marry his “porn-filled” Apple laptop.
Chris Sevier launched his court challenge after he was denied the right to marry his MacBook by officials in Utah.

Referring to the laptop as a “machine spouse”, the former lawyer attempted to argue that he was in the same position as same-sex couples in the state who are also banned from marrying.

He has piggybacked the lawsuit challenging the same-sex marriage ban.

The 10th Circuit Appeals Court last month heard arguments from opponents of same-sex marriage, after Judge Robert Shelby struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage in December.

In his 50-page motion, Sevier wrote: “They discriminated against me when they rejected my request to marry my computer.
“I approached the Utah clerk to have a marriage licence issued for me and my machine-spouse.

“The clerk denied my request for a marriage licence … my object of affection was outside the scope of the narrow definition.”
Sevier previously blamed Apple for causing his addiction to porn, saying the tech giant was at fault for not putting a “safe mode” on his laptop.

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[Svartalf]

Given that One can marry only other humans, and that a laptoop cannot give consent, legally or otherwise, that is so fulla crap it smells of Onion.
One can't marry property, he's have to emancipate the computer first... except it's not sentient anyway.

[cronus]

Given that One can marry only other humans, and that a laptoop cannot give consent, legally or otherwise, that is so fulla crap it smells of Onion.

Onion, Utah, Onion, Utah....there's a reason it's called Utah.

[Svartalf]

You know which Onion I'm referring to, right?
I don't know what kind of newsorgan pinknews is, but I'd not be surprised to read that kind of thing on Apr 1.

[MrJonno]

When anyone can show that sentient AI's exist that are capable of consenting and paying taxes along with any other civic duty then I fully support their right to marry

[Faithfree]

There are questions about who's going to be on top during the marriage consummation?

[mistermack]

I don't really blame him. I can see the attraction.

Some of those apples are sexy to the core.

[cronus]

I don't really blame him. I can see the attraction.

Some of those apples are sexy to the core.

Bet he's got a desktop on the side.

[JimC]

I wonder if he did it as a sarcastic attack on same-sex marriage?

[cronus]

I wonder if he did it as a sarcastic attack on same-sex marriage?

There's a medical condition where folks do fall in love with machinery. Frank Zappa wrote about it....

[cronus]

I wonder if he did it as a sarcastic attack on same-sex marriage?

There's a medical condition where folks do fall in love with machinery. Frank Zappa wrote about it....

[SteveB]

And they say romance is dead.