So earlier this weekend, I met some people who were from Chicago and we were talking for about an hour. And the topic of weird laws came up. We each shared some weird laws from our respective states. So I'm from California and and there's a law that prevents a vehicle from going 60 mph without a driver. Then I got really curious and decided to look up some other weird laws from all over the US and share them with you guys. Maybe it's just me but help me to understand the purpose of these laws. Here we go!
In Chicago, Illinois it is illegal to eat in a place that is on fire. I thought that goes without saying? I see no reason whatsoever this has to be a law. Is the food that good?
In Maine, you will be fined for having Christmas decorations up after January 14th. In a way, this law does make sense but I think to fine people is a bit ridiculous.
In Arkansas, a man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once. Like did a group of old men get together and settle that 12 beatings a year was good? This has to be fake or a really old law.
This one's really funny. In Oklahoma, it is illegal to have a sleeping donkey in your bathtub after 7 pm. Must I say more.
These are some of the weirdest laws I could find. If you are from any of these states can you let me know if these laws are actually real and enforced.
loll these laws are so funny! Thank you for sharing these to us!
ReplyDeleteThere's no way some of these are real.... If they are then wow. I guess everyone in Oklahoma has pet donkeys.
ReplyDeleteYeah this is really bizarre and hard to believe. Are people getting offended by lazy people that leave their Christmas lights up?
ReplyDeleteI've always found strange laws to be fun - it means that at some point someone did these things, and people decided it needed to be illegal. As an example, in New York, a person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time to heard about these laws and it was interesting too. My favorite one is the one in Oklahoma, which is illegal to have a sleeping donkey in your bathtub after 7 pm. lolol, this is so funny. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how they come up with those laws but I think some of them are funny.
ReplyDeleteYour post is really interesting, I think it shows a little bit how different each state of the U.S can be. Everyone has its own weird law according to the situation where you can come into there...
ReplyDeleteIn Italy, law is weird in general... Not because of the articles, but because how it works.. My mum still did not resolve a dispute, she started when she was 17...