Most people understand that breaking the law is wrong. Laws are there for a reason but they also get updated to suit more modern times. Or at least that is the theory. There are many laws in the world that are so outmoded it makes you wonder why they even still exist.
Here we will take a look at some of the most stupid laws still in affect in some of the states in America.
New Jersey
It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.
One thing about homing pigeons is that they tend not to stop and take a rest, so how on earth would someone be able to detain it anyway? As for delay it, well that is just ridiculous. Anyway, who actually still uses homing pigeons; phone, fax, letters, e-mails, text messages etc; much quicker and easier. One of the most stupid laws still in affect.
It is illegal to slurp your soup.
Social etiquette is one thing, I mean slurping your soup may not be the most polite thing to do but for it to be illegal is just plain stupid. More to the point who is actually going to enforce it?
Kentucky
It is illegal to not take a bath at least once a month.
Ok, let’s be honest here, general cleanliness tells you that to not wash for more than a month is a very bad thing. Now obviously when this law was written there was no such thing as a shower (unless you count pouring water through a colander over your head as a shower. lol) so this law does mean that you have to wash yourself at least once a month. Really? Talk about stating the obvious. Does there really need to be a law to tell people this?
It gets worse.
It is illegal to dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once.
Just another law that raises more questions than it answers. So what is it trying to say really? You are allowed to dye a duckling blue but not sell it. You can only sell a dyed blue duckling if you have six of them. Anyway, I am sure animal protection might have something to say if someone tried testing this law. Oooh, that gives me an idea. lol
Florida
It is illegal to walk your alligator on a Sunday without a tie.
Wait a minute, what does this one even mean? Does the alligator have to wear a tie? Is it the person walking it that has to wear a tie? In fact more to the point, who actually takes an alligator for a walk? Does anyone actually own an alligator as a pet these days?
Surely that is one of the most stupid laws still in affect. Nope it gets worse.
You must tie up your horse on the left side of the road.
Yeah because tying it up on the right hand side would be a major disaster, the whole world will end; you have been warned. lol Seriously though, just another example of a law that, way back when, was probably very sensible but not in modern times.
New York
It is against the law to put money in another persons meter.
So, picture this; you are walking down the road and you see that one of the meters has nearly run out with no sign of the driver. Feeling a bit generous, you decide to drop a bit of money in; a random act of kindness. Across the road stands a police officer who sees you do this, comes over to you and arrests you. What a stupid law.
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It is against the law to spit on the sidewalk.
Yeah there is an argument that spitting is disgusting anyway, but to make it illegal is just stupid. And anyway, does this law mean that someone can spit on the road and not be breaking the law? What happens if someone aims for the road but a large gust of wind blows it onto the sidewalk? For that matter, what if you are just walking along happily when a fly flies into your mouth? Do you have to swallow it and enjoy the taste? Either that or spit it out and run the risk of being arrested apparently!
I hope you have found something in here that brought a smile to your face. Perhaps you know of other stupid laws and would like to share them.
The worst one i found was on a site called dumblaws.com which i searched to try to fix an issue with this article. This one is from Florida once again.
Florida
It is illegal to fart after 6pm in a public building.
Bo Jack Russo this law was added on at the end just for you. You are always talking about farting so I figured that you may want to know this one before you ever decide to take a vacation in Florida.lol