Your country/state's stupidest law?

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  1. sool

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    I've heard some of the stupidest laws in countries/states because of boredom so I am wondering what are the most absolute dummest laws other countries/states have?

    Some are in my country Finland
    • Getting a haircut on Independence Day
    • You always have to have headlights on depending if it's day or summer (In Finland summer the sun never goes "down" so there is never darkness)
    • Not putting up flags in schools or just memorial places on the national day
     
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    If a guy breaks in and you manage to lock him up in the closet for example, then you will be punished for doing so.
    You cannot take another persons freedom.

    INSTEAD WE JUST LOCK HIM UP IN THE MEGA GAY ZONE
     
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    A law they are talking about currently in the United Shithole of Britain.

    You can not label yourself as transgender it has to be labeled to you by a therapist, counsellor etc. This means no transitions can start until they have d e c i d e d they should. It also means all current transitions have to be paused which can have a significant health impact because of the hormones.

    More amazing laws:

    You can shoot a Welsh man in Chester after midnight

    You legally can't shake your doormat past 8pm

    And, my personal favourite as its downright idiotic:

    You can not commit battery with a fish and then prod it.


    Great Britain people, g r e a t
     
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    big scotlands dumb laws include

    its illegal to fly the flag of england and great britain
    illegal to be drunk in charge of a highland cow
    handling a salmon suspiciously
    illegal to sing on the train :D
    no armour in parliament
     
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    My fellow celt, we must rebel
     
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    wisconsin(fuck michigan):
    eat cheese every day
     
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    Some Belgian stuff:
    • In the city of Leuven, when playing music on the street, you will be fined when playing a wrong note, it is also illegal to touch trees and bushes.
    • In the county of Lede, it is illegal to practice ball sports outside of county designated sportsfields, or without prior permission. (.. eh?)
    • Only retired people, women and children are allowed to pick up crops grown on a field. (1866 law that somehow still exists?)
    • By law our flag is to be Red-Yellow-Black. (It is Black-Yellow-Red, not sure what happened there)
    • In our capital (Brussels) it is by law allowed to throw Brussels Sprouts (food) at tourists.
    • In the city of Antwerp, it is illegal to wear a red hat in a specific shopping street.

    Luckily, none of these laws are enforced.
     
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    It is a felony to uproot or damage a cactus in Arizona without permission of the state. Penalties may be as high as four years imprisonment and several thousand dollars in fines.
     
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    You can't raise a pig on the soil of the holy land. If you want to raise a pig, you have to build a platform above the ground.
     
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    In Western Australia, it is illegal for people to have more than 50 kgs of potatoes in one place.
     
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    Some states in the USA have this law. If while robbing a house, the robber is hurt/injured by an object within the house, the robber can legally sue the owner.
     
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    In my state (some specific to towns) it is illegal to:
    - Get a fish drunk
    - Kill a housefly within 160 feet of a church in Cleveland
    - Throw a snake at somebody
    - Sell Corn Flakes on a Sunday.
    - Eat a donut and walk backwards in Marion.
    - Fish for whales on Sunday (nowhere in our state can you even do that)
    - Install and use a slot machine in an outhouse.
    - Teach your pets to smoke in Toledo
    I swear there was one about parking pet alligators in handicap spaces, but that may not be for Ohio.
    How the fuck does one handle a salmon suspiciously
    Nevermind then.
     
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    dont remember
     
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    Its Illegal to Accidentally scare a child to death.
    In Vancouver, it was illegal to sell a stove on a Wednesday from 1947 to 1986.
    In Toronto, it is illegal to swear in a public park.
    In Ontario, it’s illegal to drive your sleigh on the highway without at least two bells attached to the harness of your horse.
    Unhinging somebody’s front gate is a crime in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

    Lots of weird and bizzare laws in Canada
     
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    Norway
    • It is illegal to die in town.
    • If you challenge a man to a fist fight to the death, he must accept or pay a penalty of 4 deer.
    • On long winter days, when the sun does not rise, women must make themselves available to satisfy their husbands sexual pleasures.

    Wish I could find more but I couldn't lol, but yeah those laws are weird af especially the last one LOL.
     
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