Many laws still in existence throughout the united states are wildly outdated, rendering them completely ridiculous, useless and bizarre. The absurdity is illustrated by New York-based photographer Olivia Locher, who catalogs the crazy rules and regulations of each state in a playful photographic series “I Fought The Law“. Scroll down to see the funniest examples!
In Alaska it is illegal to throw a moose out of an airborne plane!
That bastard with the ice cream cone in his pocket killed my parents.
Thats not a guy with the cone, its Becky
ew…those hairs on the bar of soap…gross… :-(
The one about wine in teacups kinda makes sense given the number of places in Kansas where alcohol is illegal
New Hampshire law requires petroleum powered boats to be removed from the water within 48 hours if they are “partially or completely submerged.” Your boat cannot float.
See http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/L/485-A/485-A-14.htm
I would love to hang out with such criminals :D
Kevin Underhill, a lawyer, wrote a hysterical book about real laws called The Emergency Sasquatch Ordinance. It details ridiculous laws like the ones shown above https://amzn.to/2WWGeZt
nice, but what about the stories behind the laws ?
I’d be in trouble in Oklahoma. I would totally make out with that 65 Mustang.
Now I just want to see if pickles bounce
Kissing a frog in Kentucky just led those mullet men down the wrong path.
In Denmark (circa. 1933), you could not legally ‘booh’ at a stage show if the manager had struck a gong 3 times in a row. Doesnt now if that rule has ceasede to be though…. :/
I believe in London (Uk) it’s illegal not to carry a bale of straw and a bucket of water in the boot of a taxi cab 🤪
↑ It’s *some* straw and *some* water, for the horse. You’ll often see a wisp of straw in a London taxi, usually hanging from the mirror.
That milk should be OK, because in past, there were lost children portraits printed on milk boxes.
In Detroit it’s illegal to tie an alligator to a fire hydrant.
In Kentucky it’s illegal to paint your lawn red. Of course, it’s the bluegrass state.
I got to the last one with the soap and flag and wanted to retch because there are pubes stuck to the soap :o/
It should be illegal to write Minesota with two ‘S’
In some town in Ohio it’s illegal to set off a nuclear weapon within city limits. In San Francisco it used to be illegal to throw rabbits from streetcars.
In my town (Leuven, Belgium) street musicians who play out of tune, risk getting a fine.
In the town I grew up in, if you had your lion out in public it had to be on a leash. Also, if your cows got onto someone’s roof you were liable for any damages caused.
Not a native (Finnish), but I recall that it is prohibited to hunt whales from a moving car (with a shotgun?) in the state of Alaska.
It’s illegal to serve margarine in Wisconsin
Out of 105 counties in Kansas, only 3 are dry.
Till 2012 it was illegal in France for women to wear pants
Dang it. I live in Pennsylvania and I was going to play that dollar bill prank on someone and now I find it to be illegal. Daaaaaaamn 😂
For all those cringing at the hairs on the soap – y’all got pubes! Get a grip!
There’s an old law in the UK that still exists that says if a pregnant woman tells a Policeman she needs a wee – he must present her with his hat when no toilet is available!
New Hampshire law requires petroleum powered boats to be removed from the water within 48 hours if they are “partially or completely submerged.” Your boat cannot float.
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Makes perfect sense as you dont want petroleum from small engines go underwater,right?
Fred, it should be illegal to spell Minnesota with one “N” as well
I’m not not licking toads.
It is illegal to “fish for whales” in the desert state of Utah.
And in Michigan, a woman must get her husband’s permission to cut her hair.
If the slurping soup was illegal in Japan…95 % of its citizens would be in jail.
Hamilton and his duck! :)
What counts as an “unusual” haircut in Texas?
@Tea – prolly dreads and corn rows. think like a texan… nvm