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ITS THE LAW!!!
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Posted by: ira156

OH dear hes at it again...

After Searchers post on the Gun debate where he spoke of a friends problems with the legal system i thought its time to discuss the Law in our respective countries and their differences.

A couple of cases in the US lately came to mind...The judge suing his dry cleaner for losing his pants...for $67 miilion dollars....and the Soldier who Raped a 14 yr old girl in iraq then killed her (and i think 7 of her family) ...he recieved 100yrs in prison ( a reasonable sentence) but can be out in 10 on parole.

Here 20 yrs ago in the state of Victoria it was law for every pub\ hotel to have a stable...yes for horses....a law that would have closed down every pub in the city ( of course it didnt ). At the same time homosexuality was a criminal offence in the state of Tasmania.

Many overseas will often hear of our treatment of the Aboriginals...but would be surprised to know that they actually get preferencial treatment in our court system...reagrding sentencing ect.

The US trend of suing the pants off people has effected our society too but not in the way you might think....the result has been that Insurance companies have increased premiums in some cases 10 fold.....this nearly resulted in many sporting clubs and even the Surf life savers on our beaches to close shop.

I would like to hear ( not 5 page court transcripts ) opinions...examples...whats right ...whats wrong....and especially some of the Weirder laws ( like the horse stables in pubs) from some of the different countries. Cheers

Posted by: Jerico

Well IRA
Here in California I believe this starts in June 2007 that you can no longer talk on your cell phone in your vehicle while driving unless you have the wireless ear device.
Now some people may say that sounds like a good idea but where do you draw the line?
What about woman who puts on makeup while driving or dealing with her children while driving.Thats just as dangerous IMO

Pencil pushing Liberals come up with these feel good laws and have not a clue how society really works.

These kind of laws suck plain and simple.
I work with cops and they will tell you , How will we be able to inforce this new law. They have enough to worry about with all the other laws here.Its a joke IMO

Also when it rains here its the law that you must turn your headlights on but you will see many cops drinving without their headlights on also.
I dont think it gets enforced that much.

Heres another fact i found to be BS.
I work on Air conditioners for a living and cannot vent the freon into the atmospere for this is a 25,000 dollar fine. however You can vent reasonable amounts .
Well copper prices have skyrocketed to 3.50 a pound here and thieves are always cutting open air conditioners for the copper and technically venting freon. Forget the fact they are stealing they are also breaking the Kioto treaty about venting.
If they get caught doing this the 25,000 dollar fine does not apply because they can say they are not aware of this fact about venting freon.
Is that a bunch of crap or what?
Maybe if the thieves were made to pay this fine they wouldn`t steal as much stuff.
Anyway just opinion.
Jerry

Posted by: ira156

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Originally Posted by Jerico

Well IRA
Here in California I believe this starts in June 2007 that you can no longer talk on your cell phone in your vehicle while driving unless you have the wireless ear device.
Now some people may say that sounds like a good idea but where do you draw the line?
What about woman who puts on makeup while driving or dealing with her children while driving.Thats just as dangerous IMO

Pencil pushing Liberals come up with these feel good laws and have not a clue how society really works.

These kind of laws suck plain and simple.
I work with cops and they will tell you , How will we be able to inforce this new law. They have enough to worry about with all the other laws here.Its a joke IMO

Also when it rains here its the law that you must turn your headlights on but you will see many cops drinving without their headlights on also.
I dont think it gets enforced that much.

Heres another fact i found to be BS.
I work on Air conditioners for a living and cannot vent the freon into the atmospere for this is a 25,000 dollar fine. however You can vent reasonable amounts .
Well copper prices have skyrocketed to 3.50 a pound here and thieves are always cutting open air conditioners for the copper and technically venting freon. Forget the fact they are stealing they are also breaking the Kioto treaty about venting.
If they get caught doing this the 25,000 dollar fine does not apply because they can say they are not aware of this fact about venting freon.
Is that a bunch of crap or what?
Maybe if the thieves were made to pay this fine they wouldn`t steal as much stuff.
Anyway just opinion.
Jerry

Hey Jerry ...yep we have had the mobile phone law in for some time here in my state.....they are even saying that its not the holding of the phone but the conversation that distracts the driver....so there has even been talk of banning phones in cars even with handsfree????? So how will they tell if you are talking with a passenger??? or will that be illegal too???? And what if your just a bit of a nut like me and drive listening to your Russian language CD's...he he.

The suing mentality that we have creep into our society is probably the first time i have heard the overwealming majorty of Aussies say the Yanks can keep it. There was a REAL threat that Surf lifesavers here were going to close up shop....imagine a Voluteer organisation thats been around for 100 yrs that does nothing more than save lives closing up shop because the insurance companies have the fear of them being sued...it even effected things like your little league and scout troops ect.

Posted by: Jerico

Ya I think its ridicalous these types of laws.

The group you talk about ( surf savers) reminds me of a law passed about 10 years ago.
A lib senator (Dianne Feinstein and Bill Clinton ) closed down 1000`s of acres in the Mojavi dessert. You can go there but no motorized vehicles period allowed.
Well there are many groups of people who bring out water to the many species of wildlife out there and created man-made watering holes so to speak.You have to drive to get to these spots.
They couldn`t do it anymore because of this law so I suppose the animals either died or moved on so this law to protect the dessert land actually may have hurt the wildlife.
Not all people who go out in the dessert are destroying it but tell that the the government of ( one person screws up we take away from all ) mentality.
Jerry

Posted by: ira156

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Originally Posted by Jerico

Ya I think its ridicalous these types of laws.

The group you talk about ( surf savers) reminds me of a law passed about 10 years ago.
A lib senator (Dianne Feinstein and Bill Clinton ) closed down 1000`s of acres in the Mojavi dessert. You can go there but no motorized vehicles period allowed.
Well there are many groups of people who bring out water to the many species of wildlife out there and created man-made watering holes so to speak.You have to drive to get to these spots.
They couldn`t do it anymore because of this law so I suppose the animals either died or moved on so this law to protect the dessert land actually may have hurt the wildlife.
Not all people who go out in the dessert are destroying it but tell that the the government of ( one person screws up we take away from all ) mentality.
Jerry

Mate my pet hate at the moment is a local council law regarding pets. I have a German Shepard...i register her every year...she is trained and a big baby...has never hurt anything....but hates cats.

My dog has got out twice in 9 yrs...the only thing she would hurt is herself...( no road sence )...my dog gets out and its $150 fine. Cats can run all over the place sh!tting in my yard...killing wildlife....No fine nothing!

What makes the matter worse is all my neighbours have known in 9 years ( or at least up until about a year ago) that if my dog barks...there is someone out there....rather than complain they actuallly appreciate it. BUT about a year ago someone moved into the area and lets there cats out at night...they sit on the fence and my dog goes balistic...at 4 am.

Now if my neighbours didnt know the reason why she would be put down......probably the one time i wish i had a GUN...he he

Posted by: Ronin_FM3

Very few places in the USA have armed guards anymore. Most armed guards are only for armored cars.

The potential for being sued by a criminal is too great in most cases; taking the loss due to to robbery and any potential deaths or injuries from a criminal have often been deemed less financially ruinous than being sued.

This country has indeed become "sue crazy".

Malpractice insurance for doctors in my state (pennsylvania) has become so high that many doctors won't practice ion the state. This issue has been discussed at length in the state gov't but nothing has happened. The situation continues to deteriorate. Lawyers even place TV ads, searching for potential plaintiffs.

Undoubtedly, part of the astronomical cost of prescription drugs is contained herein as well. Just last night I saw a commercial from a lawyer, seeking people who who have used some drug or other, listing a huge number of "symptoms" which could mean you have been harmed.

Civil courts have become a nightmare. I got attacked by a guy with a baseball bat. I got some bruises, but I broke his arm and cracked a few of his teeth.

It was decided that I acted with excessive force; although I was not held criminally liable, I had to pay for his medical expenses. This freak is free to do it again, of course. And people wonder why we have a crime problem.

Posted by: mistermopar

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Originally Posted by Jerico

It has been law here a while in Ontario Canada that you can not use a cell phone while driving.
But it is ok to use a CB while driving..????????
What is the differance,you are comunicating with someone on the other end,makes no sence.

Randy

Posted by: I/O

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Originally Posted by ira156

At the same time homosexuality was a criminal offence in the state of Tasmania.

I understand they have legalised it there now, as one "Bright Spark" commented, he was leaving before they made it compulsary.

Posted by: Jerico

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It was decided that I acted with excessive force; although I was not held criminally liable, I had to pay for his medical expenses. This freak is free to do it again, of course. And people wonder why we have a crime problem.

That just plain sucks.
I can believe it however.

Where I live and work recently a cop killed a guy.
Someone reported a strange acting guy weilding a piece of pipe hanging out in bushes watching people go by as if picking a victim.
They called the police and when they showed up the guy ran with the pipe in hand , the cop cornerd him and tazered his ass. The guy however got up after that and charged at the police officer with the piece of pipe.
Well the cop shot him and indeed killed him.
Now I know these cops as i work with them and if they shot him it was for good reason.
However if you listen to the people they say they used to much force and should of shot the pipe out of his hand instead of killing him. YA RIGHT THATS EASY WHEN SOMEONE IS CHARGING AT YOU WITH A WEAPON.
I`ll tell you many Americans are just stupid to say such a thing yet many believe this mentality.THey watch to many movies cause that crap just doesn`t happen in real life. Shoot the pipe. PLEASE

Also this guy had a huge record with the police and has been a problem for years along with his brother. Now there is one less bad guy and I say HIGH FIVE!!!!!
Jerry

Posted by: mistermopar

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Originally Posted by Jerico

Also when it rains here its the law that you must turn your headlights on but you will see many cops drinving without their headlights on also.
I dont think it gets enforced that much.
Jerry

Jerry,don't the cars lights in Cali automaticly come on when you start your car??
I know here as sooon as the car is started the lights automaticly come on,"day time running lights"so they are called.
I think it is about 99% of the cars have these now,or at least here.
They tell us it is safer and you will be seen better by other drivers even in the day time.

Makes me wonder if it is just so the cops can see us better to give us tickets...LOL

Randy

Posted by: Jerico

YA Randy new cars do have the running lights on all the time but I think people complained about it because i dont see them on all that many new vehicles around here.

SIde note: If you do have a car that has lights on all the time if you pull your emergency brake to one click they should turn off. Trick of the trades so to speak. At least this used to do the trick.
Jerry

Posted by: Ronin_FM3

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Originally Posted by Jerico

I hear this nonsense all of the time. Movies do so much harm. I can hardly believe that people actually think these things are practical and realistic, but they do. I don't know how cops can even do their job here anymore.

This sort of thinking (to use the term loosely) was applied to me. Why didn't I just take the bat away from him? Why didn't I just run away? So, I must perform magic or be able to outrun anyone (assuming that I even had the chance to do so). The DA even got a martial arts instructor to testify that he would have simply disarmed the attacker (and then what? the fight would be over? would he then use the bat? would the attacker simply stop and go home? no way). I know his type; I've been doing jujitsu and karate since 1974, and I've seen dozens of guys who've never been in a fight pose as authorities on the subject. Eventually, a couple of these guys did get into fights and got mauled. Undoubtedly, they tried the "movie martial arts" techniques which work fine if you're acting and they look cool, but fail totally in reality. "Ballet-Do".

Posted by: ira156

We are a funny bunch over here...we have some real draconian laws like the Tasmanian gay laws and the "stable one". If you were to say to most Amaericans or Brits that it is illegal to be Gay...they would think we are primative.

To have laws here like that as late as the 1980's is really odd....remembering that we not only gave women and Aboriginals the right to vote but hold a government position ( South Australia ) as early as the 1870's.

To my knowledge we were also the only Western Nation to have its Constitution drafted by Elected representatives and then voted on the implimentation of the consitution.....then a almost a hundred years later still say its illegal to be gay?????

Also Pre-nups are non existent here...or if you have one they are worth only the paper they are written on.

Posted by: mistermopar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerico

YA Randy new cars do have the running lights on all the time but I think people complained about it because i dont see them on all that many new vehicles around here.

SIde note: If you do have a car that has lights on all the time if you pull your emergency brake to one click they should turn off. Trick of the trades so to speak. At least this used to do the trick.
Jerry

Jerry,ya it did work on a lot of cars by putting your emerg on by one click.
On one of my cars I pulled the relay out,pretty simple.
On police cars I think they do not have the day time running lights,or maybe some of them.I have also seen police vehicals with a seperate switch for their tail lights,all has to do with having an advantage in hiding and giving tickets.

Randy

Posted by: ira156

Ok to throw a bit of silliness in before it gets too sreious there are some classics here. Bizarre US and Canadian Laws
Bizarre News - "Spanning The Globe For The Weird...Strange...And Stupid"
Bizarre US Laws
Arkansas
The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
Arkansas must be pronounced "Arkansaw"
A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.
Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.
Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.
Arizona
There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs.
It is unlawful to refuse a person a glass of water.
Hunting camels is prohibited.
Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony (This goes back to the days of the Wild West).
You may not have more than two dildos per household.
California
It illegal for anyone to stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
Sunshine is guaranteed to residents.
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
Removing your clothes in a bath house is against the law.
It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
Women may not drive in a house coat.
No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
Colorado
You may not shoot a rabbit out of a second story window.
It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence.
It is illegal drive a black car on Sundays in Denver.
Denver residents may not mistreat rats.
You cannot go in public dressed in clothes "unbecoming" to one's sex in Durango, Colorado.
Connecticut
You can be stopped by the police in Connecticut for biking over 65 miles per hour.
It is against the law to dispose of used razor blades.
It is considered illegal for a man to kiss his wife on Sunday in Hartford, CT.
It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset. Devon, CT.
It is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25mph, even when going to a fire. New Britain, CT.
Cattle branding in the United States did not originate in the West. It began in Connecticut in the mid-nineteenth century, when farmers were required by law to mark all their pigs.
Florida
If you try to commit suicide and don't succeed you are free. However, if you do succeed, it is considered a felony.
State law prohibits men from being seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. This also goes specifically for men in Miami.
Horse theft is punishable by hanging.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
You can be assessed a parking fee if you leave an elephant tied to a parking meter.
A man may not kiss his wife's breasts.
Georgia
It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.
You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fightin" words.
Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
Signs are required to be written in English.
No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
Idaho
It is illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing more than fifty pounds.
You may not fish on a camel's back.
It is an offense to ride on a merry-go-round on Sundays.
If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his lights and wait three minutes before approaching the car. Coeur d' Alene, ID
Illinois
You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
It is a felony offense to eavesdrop on your own conversation.
You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.
The English language is not to be spoken.
Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire. Chicago, Il.
It is an offense to feed whiskey to a dog. Chicago, Il.
It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits. Chicago, Il.
It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets. Zion, Il.
Iowa
One-armed piano players must perform for free.
A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.
It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp.
In Indianola, the "Ice Cream Man" and his truck are banned.
In Fort Madison, the fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.
In Marshalltown, horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.
Within the city limits of Ottumwa, a man may not wink at any woman he does not know.
Maine
In Maine, it is illegal for a Police Officer to tell a person to have a nice day after pulling that person over in a car and issuing them a ticket.
After January 14th you can be charged a fine for still having your Christmas decorations displayed.
You may not step out of a plane in flight.
It is legal to bring shotguns to church in the event of an American Indian attack.
Massachusetts
A woman can not be on top in sexual activities.
No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.
Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.
Tomatoes may not be used in the production of clam chowder.
Quakers and witches are banned.
Bullets may not be used as currency.
Michigan
You can collect a 10 cent bounty on every rat you bring into a town office.
It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she is injured in your house.
Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.
It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend in Kalamazoo.
In Pontiac, Michigan, it is illegal to drink soda in a bag of any kind.
Michigan law prohibits chaining an alligator to a fire hydrant.
Minnesota
A person may not cross state lines with a duck atop their head.
It is illegal to sleep naked.
All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts.
Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
It is the duty of any policeman or any other officer to kill any cat found running at large in any street, alley or public place in Hibbing, Minnesota.
Montana
A man and a woman cannot have sex in any position other than missionary style. (Repealed)
Movies that depict acts of felonious crime cannot be shown.
A wife may not open her husband's mail.
Sheep may not be in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
Balls may not be thrown within the city limits.
Citizens are not allowed to draw funny faces on their window shades.
Vehicles may not be operated with ice picks attached to the wheels.
Unrestrained giggling while walking on city street is forbidden by law.
New Jersey
It is against the law to "frown" at a police officer.
If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates.
It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.
You may not slurp your soup.
To keep them from forming bad habits, it is illegal to feed whiskey or offer cigarettes to animals at the zoo in Manville, New Jersey.
New Hampshire
You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.
You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt.
It is an offense to check into a hotel under an assumed name.
It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach.
On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up.
If a person is caught raking the beaches, picking up litter, hauling away trash, building a bench for the park and many other activities without a permit, he/she may be fined $150 for "maintaining the national forest without a permit."
New York
It is illegal to shoot at a rabbit from a moving trolley.
Flirting with a woman can earn a fine of $25. A second conviction is punishable by making the offender wear horse blinders in public.
It's illegal to speak to a person while riding in an elevator and you must fold your hands while looking forward.
You must purchase a license to hang clothes on a clothesline.
According to New York City statues the following means of making a living are illegal: skinning horses or cows, burning offal, growing ragweed and burning bones.
Before enactment of the 1978 law that made it mandatory for dog owners in New York City to clean up after their pets, approximately 40 million pounds of excrement were deposited on the streets every year.
North Carolina
It's against the law to sing off key.
Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.
State law mandates that all couples staying in rooms for one night must be kept in a room with double beds, kept a minimum of two feet apart, and making love on the floor between the beds is strictly forbidden.
Women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times. - Charlotte, NC
You must pay a property tax on your dog. Rocky Mount, NC
Ohio
Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
It is illegal to get a fish drunk.
Participating or conducting a duel is prohibited.
It is illegal to mistreat anything of great importance.
Owners of tigers must notify authorities within one hour if the tiger escapes.
It is illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture. Oxford, OH.
In Bexley, OH, ordinance number 223 prohibits the installation and usage of slot machines in outhouses.
Oklahoma
It's statutory rape for a man over 18 to have sex with a female under the age of 18, provided she's a virgin. If she's not a virgin, it is permissible, but the said person must be over 16. If both parties are under 18, the law does not apply.
Whaling is illegal.
Women are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.
Women may not gamble in the nude, in lingerie, or while wearing a towel in Schulter, OK.
Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.
Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.
Oklahoma will not tolerate anyone taking a bite out of another's hamburger.
Whaling is illegal.
It is illegal to have the hind legs of an farm animal in your boots.
Oral sex is a misdemeanor and is punishable by one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
Anyone arrested for soliciting a hooker must have their name and picture shown on television.
Tattoos are banned.
Oregon
It is legal to smoke marijuana on your own property! You just can't sell it or buy it.
Patients do not have the right to know the details about any written or oral discussion of their medical treatment that is not recorded voluntarily in their chart by the nurse or doctor.
One may not bath without wearing "suitable clothing," i.e., that which covers one's body from neck to knee.
It is illegal to use foul or suggestive language during sex.
You may not pump your own gas in service stations.
Canned corn is not to be used as bait for fishing.
Pennsylvania
It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.
Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.
A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.
Rhode Island
It is illegal to challenge someone to a duel, or to accept a challenge to a duel from someone, even if the duel is never fought. The penalty is imprisonment for one to seven years.
Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.
Coasting downhill in a motorized vehicle with the transmission in neutral, or with the clutch disengaged is prohibited.
A penalty of $20 to $100 may be assessed for impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer.
South Carolina
It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide.
No work may be done on Sunday.
Two exceptions to the above law is the sale of light bulbs and tobacco.
It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.
Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is being sold.
By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.
All schools must prepare a suitable program for Francis Willard Day so that children may be taught the evils of intemperance.
The Fire Department in Charleston may blow up your house to create a fire brake.
Tennessee
Tennessee recently passed a law making it legal to gather and eat dead animals off the road.
You can't hunt game from a moving automobile. The only notable exception to this law is whale hunting.
Any person crippling, killing or in any way destroying a proud ***** that is running at large shall not be held liable for the damages due to such killing or destruction.
The age of consent is 16, but 12 if the girl is a virgin.
More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.
Texas
It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
You can be legally married by publicly introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.
A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
Utah
A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.
You cannot have sex in the back of an ambulance if it is responding to an emergency call.
It is illegal not to drink milk.
Throwing snowballs is a fineable offense in Provo.
Women are prohibited from swearing in Logan.
Washington
Mothers are not allowed to breast feed in public.
You cannot buy meat of any kind on Sunday.
Lollipops are banned.
It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich.
It is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length. Seattle, WA.
Dancing may not occur in the same establishment where alcohol is sold and consumed. Lynden, WA.
West Virginia
It is legal to beat your wife, but only in public on Sunday, on the courthouse steps. Huntington, WV.
Firemen may not whistle or flirt with any woman passing a firehouse. Huntington, WV.
No member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service in Nicholas County, WV.
You may be punished by fine for wearing a hat inside a theater.
It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 pounds.
The Division of Motor Vehicles recently revoked 3M TA3 as a personalized license plate, because when viewed in the rear view mirror it said: "EAT ME".
Wisconsin
All yellow butter substitute was banned in the state, this included margarine. Since repealed.
Cheese making requires a cheese maker's license; Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker's license.
State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.
The state definition of rape stated that it was a man having sex with a woman he knows not to be his wife.
No man can be in a state of arousal in public. Kenosha, WI.
In US, the Code of Federal Regulations declares it illegal for US citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles.
Bizarre Canadian Laws
You may not pay for a fifty-cent item with only pennies.
Citizens may not publicly remove bandages.
In British Columbia, it is illegal to kill a sasquatch.
In New Brunswick, driving on the roads is not allowed.
In Montreal, you may not swear in French.
Also in Montreal, citizens may not relieve themselves or spit on the street. Punishable by a fine of over 100 Canadian dollars.
In Beaconsfield, it is considered an offense to have more than two colors of paint on your house.
In Toronto, you can't drag a dead horse down Yonge St. on a Sunday.
The city of Guelph is classified as a no-pee zone.

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I think my favorite is "its illegal to have a farm animals rear legs in you boots" LOLOLLOLOLOL

Posted by: Texas Proud

have not read the whole thread... don't yet have time...

But Ira... I doubt very seriously that someone who got a 100 yr sentence will be out in 10 years...

I know it was military court, so I do not know about parole, but in federal court, you have to serve 90% of your sentence... in Texas, most felonys are about 1/3rd..

And then you are eligable for parole, but do not HAVE to be given it... look at Charles Manson... he comes up all the time but don't bet on him getting out anytime soon...

Posted by: mistermopar

LOL Ira,you beat me to that long post,I was just about to post it....

Randy

Posted by: Chrismc

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State law prohibits men from being seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. This also goes specifically for men in Miami.

Not a problem in Tasmania though

and maybe

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its illegal to have a farm animals rear legs in you boots

that is why this law came into force

Posted by: ira156

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Originally Posted by Chrismc

Not a problem in Tasmania though

and maybe that is why this law came into force

LOL LOL LOL

Posted by: ira156

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Originally Posted by Texas Proud

have not read the whole thread... don't yet have time...

But Ira... I doubt very seriously that someone who got a 100 yr sentence will be out in 10 years...

I know it was military court, so I do not know about parole, but in federal court, you have to serve 90% of your sentence... in Texas, most felonys are about 1/3rd..

And then you are eligable for parole, but do not HAVE to be given it... look at Charles Manson... he comes up all the time but don't bet on him getting out anytime soon...

In Texas mate he would be fried or gassed or injected or whatever you Good Ole Boys do these days.................

And id be there to pull the switch mate

Posted by: Texas Proud

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Originally Posted by ira156

In Texas mate he would be fried or gassed or injected or whatever you Good Ole Boys do these days.................

And id be there to pull the switch mate

True... it would be a capital crime and more than likely that is what they would have charged him with... the state of Texas executes more people than all the other states combined... and more than any democratic country in the world...

We are not easy on crime... there is a saying "Don't mess with Texas"... many meanings to that phrase..

Posted by: UKFreeter

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A couple of cases in the US lately came to mind...The judge suing his dry cleaner for losing his pants...for $67 miilion dollars..

I think that case was just thrown out for being a public embarrassment. Silly really. Suing can be a good thing but when people get that greedy. It shames me to be a human sometimes.

Posted by: mistermopar

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Originally Posted by UKFreeter

I think that case was just thrown out for being a public embarrassment. Silly really. Suing can be a good thing but when people get that greedy. It shames me to be a human sometimes.

I think this was a joke from the beginning.What has the world come to...

Randy

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Posted by: Rockyof Florida

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Originally Posted by mistermopar

I think this was a joke from the beginning.What has the world come to...

Randy

This judge who filed the $54 million suit against his dry cleaner is a nut case. He is always filing suit against someone for ignorant stuff. His suits get thrown out all the time. A waste of tax payers money!! But under our laws, he has every right to file suit when ever and for what ever he chooses.

Rocky

Posted by: mistermopar

I am not sure if this one is for all provinces in Canada or just for the province of Ontario.

This is not limited to automobiles only.
According to section 173 of the Highway Traffic Act, "No person shall race or drive furiously any horse or other animal on a highway."

Randy