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Hehe...and all I wanted was the license to practice law!?!?
Hey, Rob: Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. : )

Okay, so I went to UNCW (Univ. of North Carolina, at Wilmington), and I knew this law was in effect which prohibited me from having a male roommate if we were not married - thus, not really roommates. Here we are, eleven years later, and only now is this law being challenged. Not because some kid in college cannot afford to live on his/her own and wants a roommate of a different sex, but because it has now caused the loss of a job for a woman. Unreal. Stupid, frankly. Myself and many of my friends violated the law anyhow. Why should I have to live with bit**y female roomies when I could live quite peacefully and happily with a male roomie? I shouldn't. I didn't.

Thanks to

, here is the scoop:

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

WILMINGTON, N.C. — A former sheriff's dispatcher who quit her job after her boss found out she lived with her boyfriend is challenging North Carolina's law against cohabitation.

Debora Hobbs said she was told to get married, move out, or find another job after her boss found out about her living situation. The legal arm of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina (search) filed the lawsuit Monday on her behalf.

The lawsuit seeks to abolish the nearly 200-year-old — and rarely enforced — law that prohibits unmarried, unrelated adults of the opposite sex from living together. North Carolina is one of seven states with such a law.

Convicted offenders face a fine and up to 60 days in jail.

"The government has no business meddling in the private relationships of consenting adults," said Jennifer Rudinger, executive director of the ACLU-NC Legal Foundation (search).

Hobbs had been living with her boyfriend for about three years when she was hired as a Pender County 911 dispatcher in February 2004. The couple decided they didn't want to marry; Hobbs quit last May rather than be fired.

Sheriff Carson Smith (search) said last year that Hobbs' employment was a moral issue as well as a legal question. He said he tries to avoid hiring people who openly live together, but that he doesn't send out deputies to enforce the law.

Hobbs declined to comment Monday. Rudinger said she is employed and still lives with her boyfriend.

Neither the sheriff nor Pender County Attorney Trey Thurman would comment.

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2005-03-30 9:34 AM Only in NC (and six other states) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Mood: baffled Read/Post Comments (2)	Hehe...and all I wanted was the license to practice law!?!? Hey, Rob: Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. : ) Okay, so I went to UNCW (Univ. of North Carolina, at Wilmington), and I knew this law was in effect which prohibited me from having a male roommate if we were not married - thus, not really roommates. Here we are, eleven years later, and only now is this law being challenged. Not because some kid in college cannot afford to live on his/her own and wants a roommate of a different sex, but because it has now caused the loss of a job for a woman. Unreal. Stupid, frankly. Myself and many of my friends violated the law anyhow. Why should I have to live with bit**y female roomies when I could live quite peacefully and happily with a male roomie? I shouldn't. I didn't. Thanks to , here is the scoop: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 WILMINGTON, N.C. — A former sheriff's dispatcher who quit her job after her boss found out she lived with her boyfriend is challenging North Carolina's law against cohabitation. Debora Hobbs said she was told to get married, move out, or find another job after her boss found out about her living situation. The legal arm of the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina (search) filed the lawsuit Monday on her behalf. The lawsuit seeks to abolish the nearly 200-year-old — and rarely enforced — law that prohibits unmarried, unrelated adults of the opposite sex from living together. North Carolina is one of seven states with such a law. Convicted offenders face a fine and up to 60 days in jail. "The government has no business meddling in the private relationships of consenting adults," said Jennifer Rudinger, executive director of the ACLU-NC Legal Foundation (search). Hobbs had been living with her boyfriend for about three years when she was hired as a Pender County 911 dispatcher in February 2004. The couple decided they didn't want to marry; Hobbs quit last May rather than be fired. Sheriff Carson Smith (search) said last year that Hobbs' employment was a moral issue as well as a legal question. He said he tries to avoid hiring people who openly live together, but that he doesn't send out deputies to enforce the law. Hobbs declined to comment Monday. Rudinger said she is employed and still lives with her boyfriend. Neither the sheriff nor Pender County Attorney Trey Thurman would comment. Read/Post Comments (2) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top
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