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Post by RavynousHunter on Oct 14, 2011 23:56:55 GMT -5
We've all seen, heard of, or experienced completely fucked up laws before. I'm not talking about just stupid laws, like not entering the state with a duck on your head, but actually fucked up.
I'll take the lead and give you an example from my own state... Okay, in Arkansas, you cannot divorce someone to whom you are married if you are pregnant. I am not kidding whatsoever.
So, who else out there wants to discuss and/or list abso-fucking-lutely fucked up laws that they know of? Have at it!
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Post by itachirumon on Oct 14, 2011 23:58:47 GMT -5
Would... throwing semen on someone counting as a felony in Oregon apply? It's because some gangs use it as an initiation ritual so they added it to the "list of bodily substances you aren't allowed to throw at someone"
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Post by RavynousHunter on Oct 15, 2011 0:00:39 GMT -5
I dunno...that sounds a bit more along the lines of WTF-worthy. Still, open to interpretation, and that's what we's here for!
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Post by Iosa the Invincible on Oct 15, 2011 0:03:30 GMT -5
Here's one for Indiana:
"A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17."
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Post by Her3tiK on Oct 15, 2011 0:07:01 GMT -5
It's not a state law, but the city of LA still has the proper dimensions for a wife-beatin' switch on it's books, the diameter of your thumb*.
Hence, "rule of thumb". The more you know!
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Post by Shane for Wax on Oct 15, 2011 0:09:36 GMT -5
These are some in Georgia:
The term “sadomasochistic abuse” is defined so broadly, that it could possibly be applied to a person handcuffing another in a clown suit.
All sex toys are banned (they don't enforce it...)
Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.
No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
If you want to read your favorite book in public to your friends, do it before 2:45 AM.
Though being forced to close your business is bad enough, Athens-Clarke County forces one to obtain a license before holding a Going-Out-Of-Business sale.
It is illegal to sell two beers are once for a single price. For example, a bar can’t run a 2 Bud Lights for $5 special.
Persons under the age of 16 may not play pinball after 11:00 PM.
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Post by Thejebusfire on Oct 15, 2011 1:29:27 GMT -5
Tattoo parlors were banned here in Oklahoma until five years ago.
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Post by Khris on Oct 15, 2011 1:36:44 GMT -5
apparently down here in Louisiana we have some strange ones not so much as fucked up but strange
1.Persons could land in jail for up to ten years for stealing an alligator.
2.“Fake” wrestling matches are prohibited.
3.It is a $500 fine to instruct a pizza delivery man to deliver a pizza to your friend without them knowing.
now this one is truly fucked up
Running an abortion advertisement can land you in jail for a year.
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Post by lighthorseman on Oct 15, 2011 1:40:27 GMT -5
Would... throwing semen on someone counting as a felony in Oregon apply? It's because some gangs use it as an initiation ritual so they added it to the "list of bodily substances you aren't allowed to throw at someone" I think ANY bodily substance thrown on someone without consent probably should be a felony! |
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Post by jackmann on Oct 15, 2011 11:09:00 GMT -5
It's not a state law, but the city of LA still has the proper dimensions for a wife-beatin' switch on it's books, the diameter of your thumb*. Hence, "rule of thumb". The more you know! The phrase "rule of thumb" actually comes from using your thumb as a ruler, as wood workers would sometimes do (the width of your thumb being about an inch). It has nothing to do with wife-beating. The connection was not made until fairly recent times. Interestingly, the idea that it was legal to beat a woman with a stick no thicker than the thumb has never been a part of any law. It was thought for a while to be part of English Common Law, but the law only allowed for "moderate correction," with no guidance on what that meant (and by the 1600's, it had been largely ruled to mean no beating, regardless of the thickness of the rod). In the US, there are a few legal decisions that reference this supposed law (and promptly reject it as barbaric), but to my knowledge, it's never been part of the law anywhere in the US, even in Los Angeles. |
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Post by CtraK on Oct 15, 2011 15:10:00 GMT -5
These are some in Georgia: ... No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday. Do people do that, exactly? Surely you'd just eat it. Truly raises the question of how these laws come about. If you want to read your favorite book in public to your friends, do it before 2:45 AM. I'm not seeing anything there about blasting an audiobook through a huge PA system just outside the state line. Though being forced to close your business is bad enough, Athens-Clarke County forces one to obtain a license before holding a Going-Out-Of-Business sale. It is illegal to sell two beers are once for a single price. For example, a bar can’t run a 2 Bud Lights for $5 special. Y'see, this is the sort of thing where deregulation comes in handy. Not for dumping in rivers or blithely permitting Wall Street's bullshit. Persons under the age of 16 may not play pinball after 11:00 PM. To be fair, this provides for nearly four hours of reading time. |
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Oct 15, 2011 15:18:45 GMT -5
If we're going for truly fucked up, there's always the Utah and Georgia miscarriage laws.
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Post by Shane for Wax on Oct 15, 2011 15:25:53 GMT -5
These are some in Georgia: ... No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday. Do people do that, exactly? Surely you'd just eat it. Truly raises the question of how these laws come about. I'm not seeing anything there about blasting an audiobook through a huge PA system just outside the state line. Y'see, this is the sort of thing where deregulation comes in handy. Not for dumping in rivers or blithely permitting Wall Street's bullshit. Persons under the age of 16 may not play pinball after 11:00 PM. To be fair, this provides for nearly four hours of reading time. there's a reason they're found in the strange laws pages of the internet. |
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Post by Vypernight on Oct 15, 2011 16:30:24 GMT -5
Here's one for Indiana: "A man over the age of 18 may be arrested for statutory rape if the passenger in his car is not wearing her socks and shoes, and is under the age of 17." I guess taking the kids' friends to the pool is out of the question. |
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Post by Ian1732 on Oct 15, 2011 16:39:12 GMT -5
Would... throwing semen on someone counting as a felony in Oregon apply? It's because some gangs use it as an initiation ritual so they added it to the "list of bodily substances you aren't allowed to throw at someone" I think ANY bodily substance thrown on someone without consent probably should be a felony! The day they outlaw jizz throwing is the day only outlaws will use jizz throwing. |
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