In-Store Sex Mixing

(Kota Bahru, Malaysia) Here's an odd requirement of the religion of peace.

In 1996, a regulation was enacted which requires separate checkout counters for males and for females in supermarkets and department stores. Separate counters are deemed necessary to suppress mixing of the sexes, to curb social ills like kissing and to "prevent perverts from groping women" in line.

Unfortunately, compliance with the law has been lax so the municipal council has been ordered by the local government minister, Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat, to impose fines for violations. Up to RM1,000 ($300) will be assessed on the store owners if customers are checked through the wrong line.