Romantic Movie Moves That Can Land You in Prison

Tying him to the bed is not a good idea
By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 3, 2010 12:15 PM CDT
Romantic Movie Moves That Can Land You in Prison
Tying him to the bed is a no-no.

Everything we need to know about life we can learn from studying the repertoires of Katherine Heigl and Hugh Grant, right? Maybe not. Cracked points out six romantic acts that are a staple of cinema—and can saddle get real-life imitators jail time.

  1. Tearing through the airport: It worked in Love Actually, but bust past security to go after your one true love could get you 18 months in the slammer. Crazy enough, this happened in January.

  1. Disguise your identity while having sex with someone: Dressing up in a Halloween mask and pleasuring the objection of your affection while pretending to be her boyfriend may have succeeded in Revenge of the Nerds, but in real life, "rape by fraud" can get you up to 30 years in prison. It happened recently, too.
  2. Tie the guy down and force him to ... you know: Binding Vince Vaughn to the bed worked in Wedding Crashers, but guess what? That's rape.

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