03/03/05 11:50 - ID#37430

Fascinating AND true

Arizona
A company called "Guns For Hire" stages gunfights for Western movies and other events. One day, a middle-aged woman called to inquire if they could kill her husband. She was sentenced to four and a half years.

Cub Tickets
Chicago, IL
Chicago were trying to track down several people without standing arrest warrants when they though of a brilliant idea. They sent all the criminals free tickets to a Cubs game. When the people arrived, they were promptly arrested.

Magic Belts
Ivory Coast
A colonel in the Ivory Coast army bought a magic belt that would supposedly protect him from the bullets. The colonel had the son of the belt's maker fire several bullets at him to test the belt and he died instantly. The murderer is still on the run.

Fingers
Jacksonville, Florida
Two Florida brothers convinced a dentist into letting them chop off his finger. They would claim it was an accident and the three would split the insurance money. The dentist at first agreed, but quickly changed his mind. The brothers became infuriated, held the dentist down and forcibly cut his index finger off. The dentist could no longer practice and collected over one million dollars. When the brothers tried to extort money from the dentist, he reported them to the FBI. They were promptly arrested.

Wrong House
St. Paul, Minnesota
Two masked gunmen burst into a house wearing T-shirts marked police. They tied up a woman and two of her children with duct tape. They demanded to know where a "Joe" was. When the woman said he did not live there, the two said "Oops we have the wrong house." In the back of the house, the woman's other child had called the police. When the men walked outside, they were quickly arrested.

Dumblaws.com

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03/03/05 11:45 - ID#37429

South Africa

A license is required to purchase a television set.
Wow. They sure do have limitations and restrictions of what they can purcahse how what they must obtain to purchase it before hand. I think its going alittle too far. But what do I know....I do not know the situation over there first hand.

City Laws
Bloemfontein Laws
In the days of aparthed, all people of colour had to be indoors by 9 PM, at which time a siren was sounded.
Even more restrictions and obligations but at least its not in this time and age anymore

Young people wearing bathing suits are prohibited from sitting less than 12 inches apart.
For disease purposes I guess considering the way it is over there. It must have been a law stated in recent history.

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03/03/05 11:39 - ID#37428

United Kingdom

You may not fish on Sundays for salmon.

It is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.

Trespassing on someone else's land is legal.

If someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your commode, you must let them enter.

With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday.

All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.

London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats. (Repealed 1976)

The severest Penaltys will be suffered by any commoner who doth permit his animal to have carnal knowledge of a pet of the Royal House (enacted by George I)

It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises (in a pub or bar). !

It is illegal for two adult men to have sex in the same house as a third person.

It is very safe to say that after only reading some of these laws I can tell that it can only get better. This is just a slight few of how many I found on the website. There were pages and pages more of just the United Kingdom. If you are more interested and want to further your knowledge in them then here is the website....
dumblaws.com Just skim through the topics and you'll find it easily.

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03/03/05 11:32 - ID#37427

Stats

There is a lawsuit every 30 seconds in the U.S.
Seems very very high. I mean I knew it was a lot but wow. Now I can't believe I never had one yet. hah

More than 50% of time spent in U.S courtrooms is over automobile cases.
I can believe it. So many accidents and what not happen to and with cars.

Sites I use for research and artices:
Newsoftheweird.com
lawguru.com/weird/
dumblaws.com

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03/03/05 11:25 - ID#37426

Random Laws

It is illegal to bring a bomb or rocket at city council proceedings.
Location: United States, Montana, Billings
Carrying a bomb in any building should be a crime but just stating this one does make sure it doesn't happen. Plus this building has to be the most targeted anyway since it is so important.

The penalty for jumping off a building is death.
Location: United states NY
How tall does the building have to be for the law to take effect? I mean does it have to be high enough where it would kill you anyway? I guess it doesn't matter cause if someone wants to die so they jump off a building but survive....They still get there wish by the government killing them.

One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.
Location: United States, Illinois, Champaign
This helps present the spread of germs and disease but why even mention it. You know if they thought of this law someone had to do it before.

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03/03/05 11:19 - ID#37425

Can I see some ID

A man walked into the corner store with a shotgun and demanded all of the money from the cash register. After the cashier put the money in the bag as instructed, the man demanded the bottle of Scotch he saw behind the counter. The cashier refused to hand over the Scotch because he did not believe the man was 21. The robber swore he was, but still the clerk refused. Finally, the robber handed over his ID and proved that he was indeed twenty-one. As soon as he left, the cashier called and gave the police the name and address of the man who had just robbed the store. The suspect was arrested two hours later. Dumblaws.com

It amazes me that the man would actually ask the man for id even though he was being robbed at gunpoint. Then add the fact that the man handed over his id. Real insane how people can be so stupid. Anyway the criminal himself is the best part of this story I say. It was an everyday robbery and he made a complete idiot out of himself. better find a different day job cause robbing is definately what he is not good at.

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03/03/05 11:14 - ID#37424

Turkey

All married women must get their husband's permission if they wish to have a job, they must live wherever the husband wishes to reside, and they must forfeit all jointly held assets upon divorce from her husband. (Repealed January 1, 2002)

Sounds harsh towards the woman in this country. The woman is being treated as if she were a child. She has to ask if she can get a job and everything goes to the husband anyway. I am all for equal rights and this law is a terrible thing. I understand it being in the old times but seeing it has lasted for lonf long is nuts.

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03/03/05 11:10 - ID#37423

Ireland 1736

Any person who shall pretend or exercise to use any type of witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment, or pretend knowledge in any occult or or craft or science shall for any such offense suffer imprisonment at the time of one whole year and also shall be obliged to obscursion for his/her good behavior. (1736)
For this time period you can see the understandings. The world was a different place back then and everyone was paranoid and supersticious. Prison for a whole year seems harsh but its better then death and you see in the majority of the films on such a topic.

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03/03/05 11:06 - ID#37422

Swear in Michigan

Location of law:Michigan

You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan. This law only sounds stupid because you know there is no way that it can't be broken. Not to mention the fact that its in Michigan. One of the worst states that has the highest crime rate. I can't imagine how many times people swear in front of woman and chidren. Also the fact that woman and children swear themselves. I do not see this law working at all. Maybe in the old times but not now. Its probably a law that not one even gets in trouble for since there are more problems in the world that are worse then that one.

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03/03/05 11:01 - ID#37421

Indy Liquor

Location of law: Indiana

It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
a liquor store is after all a LIQUOR store so in the sense be specified in selling the product and not soft drinks that can compete with it. Plus on the upside having no soda will limit the minors that come into the store and perhaps getting the idea of stealing or attempting to purchase the liquor.

Liquor stores may not sell milk. Geez....This store can't sell anything can they? Well there is no law against juice being sold inside. Milk being a pure substance that builds strong bones can not be sold in a place where items that kill brain cells are sold? Who knew?

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