I don't know I'd go that farโฆ especially among the youth, but also in the older category are admitting things are different (it's always drought or flood in the past decade), the older Oklahomans just seem to have an issue calling it "global warming."
He did put the obligatory /s. Though I lived in SW Oklahoma for about 18 months and I never saw any whaling. The law is working or they passed the law too late after all the whales were gone.
Not quite landlocked, a determined whale might make their way up to the Port of Catoosa, next to Tulsa, one of the largest, most inland river-ports in the United States
1.Policemen are allowed to bite a dog if they think that will calm him down. (Ohio)
or
2.Bear wrestling matches are prohibited. (Alabama)
or
3.You can be arrested for harassing Bigfoot. (Washington)
I can't decide.
Trunix ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 20:54:34 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The bigfoot one actually makes sense. If bigfoot did exist and people saw him they may try to trap it or stalk it. Considering how rare bigfoot sightings are if he does exist it would be like fucking with an endangered species.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Must go faster. GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOOGO!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would say it makes sense in a different way. It is an easy excuse to get the idiots who would try and go big foot hunting out of the woods were they could hurt themselves.
There are actually conspiracy theories about that. People say that the government is covering up bigfoot because it would be place on the endangered species list and would limit hunting/logging.
No but if whatever agency is in charge of endangered species labeled a large chunk of the land in Washington as protected then the industry would die and many towns with it.
In my area there isn't much hunting anymore since a local timber industry instituted fees to access the land they own which sucks because the contract they signed when they purchased the land says that they must keep it open to public use but the government official in charge of enforcing the contract is a retiree of said timber company. Surrounded by forest and we cant hike, camp, hunt or anything else without paying $600 bucks a year.
It makes sense if you think about it in a world WITHOUT Bigfoot. Basically, people who want to harass Bigfoot are going into the woods with guns and/or traps without bringing along common sense.
It probably makes park goers safer if rangers have a law to act upon and stop the loonies.
abushk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It also discourages loonies from going off into the woods looking for Bigfoot, because even if they found him it would be pretty much illegal to interact with him, and hence to bring forth proof of his existence would be self incrimination. Fewer loons going into the woods = fewer avoidable deaths.
All sorts of human vs animal and animal vs animal fights were once a thing - and they were horrible. Bear-baiting was one of those things that make you embarrassed to be human.
Wazzoo1 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:43:33 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An answer that might help explain it: in Washington state, merely providing "an opportunity to dance" launches you into a completely different realm of licensing and regulations.
Every state has some form of that law. It's basically a weird spider web of music licensing/live performance laws.
If I physically buy a CD and play it in my restaurant it's okay since the production fees (the backbone of these laws) are already paid.
If I buy a CD and play it in my restaurant and people are dancing, I need a license for that.
If I'm STREAMING the same CD and people are dancing I need a license as well because of the dancing AND it's considered a live performance since the production costs have not been covered.
So what you are saying is that we can dance if we want to and we can leave your friends behind cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance well then we are in prison.
brinz1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:29:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is how they get you.
They can not ban Dancing, so they tax it, and tax it and tax it until it punishes anyone who does
Some dude who had no rhythm was so salty that everyone else could, that he ran for office and then he made it illegal in the state. That's dedication if I've ever heard it.
Sorted ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:11:54 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This same principle is responsible for many things. Like bald old jewish men forcing everyone to wear kippahs that strategically cover the bald spot. Or catholic monks making everyone not already bald shave their head in a bald pattern.
I think it's really a feel thing. Even to a non-musician, clapping along to a song on the 2 and 4 when it actually accents the 1 and 3 just feels unnatural. Our ears can really tell us a lot of information without needing knowledge on rhythms.
PLeb5 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:53 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You clap on the first beat, you hold a beat, you clap again, and then you hold a beat. Repeat ad infinitum. Seems like the most reasonable clap rhythm to me.
Clap along to Livin' on a Prayer. First, clap on the firsts and third beats of a bar. See how it feels. Then, so the same but on the second and fourth beats.
You will find that clapping on 1 and 3 sounds "stiff."
Like when the plan lands safely. Or before the plan takes off. Or right as your meal is served. Or when the person in front of you used their blinker. Or when a woman has a successful delivery and the whole hospital claps.
Wasn't there an incident years back where a missile silo in Massachusetts where some idiot dropped a socket wrench while tightening the bolts keeping the warhead attached to the missile and it punctured a fuel tank, blowing up the rocket but not the warhead
Jumpers draw a crowd, so they are disrupting the peace.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently it also allows the police to prosecute those that were assisting in the suicide as an accessory to a crime.
ncuday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes sense, I also imagine it prevents a lawsuit in the event of an injury while saving someone from killing themselves (like at the beginning of The Incredibles).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or it could because damaging government property is illegal.
kievrob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
rillip ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 21:49:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my hometown. If you come to an intersection in the downtown area in your horse and buggy at night you must fire your rifle into the air to alert others of your presence.
I'm just imagining some Amish guy rolling through town on a Sunday night buggy ride, and firing a rifle at every damn intersection and getting swarmed by cops, but then, he whips out a copy of the town charter (or whatever you call a list of bylaws, I think I heard it called that once) open to the page with this law
Here in Montana it is still in the books that if you ride your horse to school the school is legally required to board and feed it. Made for one hell of a senior prank
This one is actually pretty reasonable. Back when traveling circuses were a thing, most of them wintered in Florida to avoid having to spend a bunch of money keeping exotic animals warm. So I'm guessing that at some point, some city had an issue with circus employees avoiding parking fees with elephants.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:40 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably cause some drug lord during the 80s tried doing it
I could have swore this was a thing in Scotland or something.... For the life of me I can't find what I could have been, and it actually might have been ferrets... Or it was a satirical article.... Drat.
klsi832 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd really like to see statutory/municipal code citations for each of these. So many seem to have the crust of "read it in Uncle John's Bathroom Reader so it must be true" on them.
Sometimes these are very specific wordings of a law's potential outcome. For example, the common "no hunting whales" example could be an extension of a law limiting the hunting of large mammals or local endangered species laws. I mean, under Federal law, it should be illegal to hunt whales in any state due to their endangered status, but then it isn't so silly-sounding.
Similarly, the common "no chaining giraffes to parking meters" answer would stem from a law forbiding ANYTHING from being chained to a parking meter.
I was thinking that about the whaling one above. I mean, there are federal laws against a number of things that would make no sense in certain parts of the country and you can just phrase them to be funny. "It is against the law to take unauthorised photos of the president in his wife's knickers at his in-laws' house." No shit, you can't ever take unauthorised photos of people in underwear.
Kod_Rick ยท 109 points ยท Posted at 18:08:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some states have laws where it's legal to have sex with a 16 year old but illegal to sext with someone under 18.
The inconsistency of all these arbitrary laws really frustrates me. I'd be much more supportive of an age of universal majority at 16 where everything becomes legal.
I dunno. I dislike the idea of an age where its just 'Yer an adult, harry!' and you instantly go from a minor with zero rights/responsibilities to an adult with all of them.
Needs to be a gradual damping down of protections, and ramping up of responsibility, from 14 on, I think.
But, decisions have more than an immediate impact. If anything, youth have more to lose because they have to live longer in the world. What is voted on will impact them for longer than older people. Most things that are voted on have an impact on the future, not the immediate timeframe.
Adults whose existence is funded by their parents or legal guardians/the government can vote. There is no poll test that asks about 'activity in the world'. An adult who pays literally zero attention to politics or the world around him, who lives in his moms basement on welfare, can head off to the booth on election day and randomly pick the candidates whose name he finds funniest. And that's fine. We accept that's his right.
I took economics when I was a sophomore so that is close to true but we start learning about government in grade school and I took specific American government classes in Middle School. I think all of social studies in 7th grade was American government.
I went to a public school, the only thing I remember about 7th grade social studies was that we went over the Holocaust, made our own 10 commandments, and had a month long block on capital letters.
I wouldn't be opposed to that if a majority of people agreed, but I wouldn't push support for it, mostly because they're such a small portion of the population. It seems really shitty to tell someone that they can't represent themselves in their government, but when they're mentally unable to fully understand the breadth of their choices I think it's OK to revoke voting rights.
There has to be a cut off somewhere. I think at 16/17, kids start thinking more about the world around them, and after high school a lot of kids have to grow up really fast. I think this makes 18 a good age to start allowing people to vote.
No, just that I have made a different decision now, based on my true beliefs. In high school, I was a different person. Still, just because I would make different choices now doesn't mean that they were bad then... The point is that I'm glad I didn't have the chance to vote, K?
This gets said a lot. I'm not sure if it's in jest or there's just a bunch of really immature grown ups on here, but there's a huge difference between adolescent teenagers and people past early 20's.
There's a huge difference between an adult with down's syndrome and everyone else, as well. My grandpa was out of his gourd on hospice opiates last time he voted.
PLeb5 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:40:32 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need to be reasonable to deserve to have your interests represented.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:32:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no they fucking shouldn't. they aren't old enough to have enough experience in the world to make such huge choices of choosing the next president, and they probably have yet to take a govt or econ class so they probably wouldn't have good judgement behind who the next president should be. (for instance voting in a president who promises unrealistic things to gwt the youth vote).
they aren't old enough to have enough experience in the world to make such huge choices of choosing the next president
What specific experiences in the world qualify you to make the huge choice of choosing the next president. Crackheads can vote. Redneck hillbillies who've never left the mountain can vote. People who don't speak english can vote. People who are literally retarded can vote.
and they probably have yet to take a govt or econ class so they probably wouldn't have good judgement behind who the next president should be.
Someone who dropped out of high school can still vote.
(for instance voting in a president who promises unrealistic things to gwt the youth vote).
Considering how readily adults fall for that, I don't think kids will do much worse.
I served with a woman who the government trusted enough to allow her to enlist in the military, and hold a security clearance, and begin training to operate a nuclear reactor. At 17. She was incapable of voting?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:05 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I served with a woman who the government trusted enough to allow her to enlist in the military, and hold a security clearance, and begin training to operate a nuclear reactor. At 17. She was incapable of voting?
that's a pretty bold statement. who is this person?
I do agree that there should be a gradual increase of responsibilities and privileges to avoid mass confusion on how to be an adult by people suddenly hitting the age of majority. That said:
a) The ages should make sense, and similar things should become permissible at the same time. How does it make sense that a 16 or 17 year old is old enough to consent to having sex (and all the possible consequences that go with, like pregnancy or STDs) but not old enough to consent to a partner taking nude pictures of them? As the other guy said above, it seems arbitrary where the line is drawn.
b) If we are going to have a single age where you suddenly become an adult, it should mean you're an adult in every way. I think it's ridiculous an 18, 19, or 20 year old in America is considered old and mature enough to smoke, vote, get married, do porn, die for the country, sign contracts, etc. but not drink. If you become an adult at 18, you should fully be considered an adult at 18.
Goatsr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 16 and absolutely do not possess enough responsibility to be able to handle all that shit, and I have my shit together better than most people
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:33:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 18+ thing isn't a law, the organisation that gives age ratings to vidogames and movies is private with no official ties to the government. (Explanation void in certain countries)
The logic of the law in the UK is that, while 16 is the age of consent, you're not an adult until you turn 18. Which, at the moment, is causing problems for people in the two years in between, since any pictures of that person in a state of undress or in a sexual contxt are technically child pornography - so anyone that creates them, possesses them, or distributes them could be prosecuted for offences related to indecent images of children and be put on the sex offenders' register (List 99). This can include the 16-year-old girl who took the picture and sent it to her boyfriend - the police try not to criminalise them for this if it was voluntarily done and would have been perfectly legal if they'd waited a bit, but the law doesn't really allow for shades of subtlety.
Source: I work in a related field.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lets be honest though, we've all clicked "accept" before going onto porn sites.
I agree, this is where the argument falls apart in my opinion, I get why 16 is too young to decide if you're cool with having naked photos of you out there possibly forever. But its definitely better than bringing a life into this world.
Sure, and I'm all for that. The point he was making was about the 16 year old being able to consent, but not willingly share nude photos (in the situation he described), because they would be punished.
Difference is who is being punished. If someone willingly shares photos with someone they are having a lawful relationship with, is it protecting them to punish them for pornography because they shared nude pictures?
If some pervert is using illegal material, coercing, or trafficking, of course they should be punished, but punishing the victim, or person the law intends to protect, makes no sense in any circumstance.
I know this happens, and there is legal basis and precedent for it, but I think it's a little misguided is all.
That isn't really nonsensical. The reason why is because of issues with digital sexual exploitation, which is different from face to face sexual contact.
The issue has to do with how accessible the content is. When two people have sex, the only things that last are memories between two people. When it comes to sexting, it's engraved in cyberspace forever and it's accessible to anyone who comes across it.
I can kind of understand this though, can't you? Sex is sex and sex will happen. It's fine. Live and let live and whatnot.
Porn however, which is what sexting is, because you definitely can't get arrested for asking a 16 year old what she's wearing [ ;) ]
And I think most of that law is to stop people posting it online, because how else are people going to find out? Other than sneaking fucking parents...
Nerd alert! Kidding, that is actually very useful and everyone should read this before outfreaking over the seemingly ridiculous laws that come up in these discussions.
There will never be a conviction, but that doesn't prevent local law enforcement from arresting people in order to harass them when all the local politicians are fundy nut-jobs.
Now I'm going to get a court case proving that an ice cream cone in my back pocket is freedom of speech or whatever to end that law.
jemaroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still valid in the UCMJ, I worked on a case a couple of years ago that involved a plea to sodomy. However, they're smart enough to use it as a plea deal (reduction from forcible sodomy I think) and not just straight up charge people with it. This was after Lawrence v. Texas.
The ice cream cone thing was apparently a trick people used to use to lure farm animals away from the owner's property and steal them. The thief had plausible deniability ("I didn't mean for their animals to follow me home") so they created that law to get around the loophole.
Ice cream cones is also a law in Kentucky. Here it's because it's an easy way to steal a horse. And well being the horse capital of the world those thefts use to be a problem.
In Seattle, WA it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than 6 feet (1.83 meters) long. If it's 6 feet long, how are you going to conceal it in the first place?
concealed doesn't have to be on your person. If the weapon isn't visible in plain view while in public it is considered concealed. Like an AK-47 in a cello case.
"No officer, this isn't a concealed carry over 6 feet wrapped in cloth, that would be illegal, no, you don't need to check sir, it's just 3 xiphos' wrapped in a line as my license states, sir, you don't have a warrant, you can't check, and you don't have probable cause because there's no hilt visible"
officer pulls on the cloth and a claymore clatters against the concrete
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:27:20 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats a lot of baptist bullshit throughout the U.S.'s history.
Thank god I live in Wisconsin. I mean people don't even ask where you got your ID or why it's not a drivers license. The girl scouts practically sell kegs of Stella Artois here.
I live in a very German/ Catholic part of Cincy. Very similar to Milwaukee from what I hear. We had a bar in one of our Catholic grade schools. No lie. Beer was just another drink.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My family is German Catholic, we drink quite a bit at family gatherings. Also not at family gatherings.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:48:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude I worked at a hotel in a German Catholic area and we had guys come in all the time asking for beers for breakfast. Like craft beer stuff, not bud light.
Oh hell yeah. We have a base in Darwin, Australia where the drinking age is 18. The young Navy guys go absolutely mental at the bars when they are in dock.
I'm with a group of 19-24 year old Texans in Costa Rica right now and the 19 and 20 year olds have been going wild. The others have too, but they can get wild anywhere
Actually, the 21 age drinking laws are all state laws. As long as you're posted anywhere outside of the United States (like Guam, an American territory), you can be 18 and drink, since that's the federal drinking age.
Generally, no. There have been a few instances of allowing it, though, on bases near the border of canada/mexico, because of people going over the border to get drunk and causing drama as a result.
Generally, the rule is follow whatever the local laws are. So when I was 20, everyone was perfectly happy that I was stumbling across the quarterdeck drunk off my ass when we were in Lisbon. But back in Norfolk, still 20, I'd have been written up.
Don't try to understand, its the military.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least in the US armed forces, any minor in the military can not drink on or off base if they're in the US. If the minor is deployed overseas, the drinking age on base is at the discretion of the base Commander.
Source: went to Germany for a family trip and stayed on base. Was allowed beer off base but not on base.
This one confuses me to no end. You're old enough to kill people, but can't drink afterwords? I'd think that by now, they'd have changed this so if you join the Military, the drinking age can be waived.
I'm curious, is there a medical reason behind this? I'd think that the stress relieving benefits of drinking would outweigh any medical reasons behind this.
It's all good, I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something somewhere.
The military follows local laws. So if you're stationed in America you're not going to be drinking at a bar or on base unless your dorm mate shares. However if you are stationed in most other countries or are visiting one you are okay to drink there. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I don't remember there being anything covering drinking in the UCMJ)
I still wonder if there's any underlying reason for it. What I was saying is that the stress-reliving benefits of allowing 18-Year Olds to drink in the Military would seem to outweigh any of the body-damaging side-effects, and logically, I'd think that the government would opt to allow 18-20 Year Olds to drink.
Then again, this is the Government I'm talking about, so I nothing makes sense
But I still stand by the fact that the law is stupid. Maybe make it for only those on leave from a combat zone? I don't know, I guess I should probably leave it up to Trump to decide.
You can enlist at 18. You train for two years, so that would make you 20. You go on tour for a period of months to a few years (not too familiar with the lengths of tours). Come back and you're almost 21.
ChaneI ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:45:41 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Florida it's illegal to keep an alligator in your bathtub
[deleted] ยท 135 points ยท Posted at 21:45:01 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That's why I released mine at DisneyWorld a couple of weeks ago. fucker was getting too big anyway.
Until 2002 in Utah it was legal to own weapons of mass destruction... just not to use them. Using one intentionally was a felony and triggering one recklessly was a misdemeanor under the "Causing a catastrophe statute.
Welp, Utah is out. What state is the aspiring mad scientist supposed to reside in? You aren't really a mad scientist without one weapon of mass destruction, or a doomsday device or something.
Why would they even need to pass a law to prohibit this type of gambling? I'm sick of these type of reactionary BS laws made up by idiotic politicians about things that aren't even actual problems, and then they can't even write the law properly. I believe it was Florida as well who accidently illegalized all sex in their anti-zoophilia bill they passed a decade ago.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:02 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That actually makes sense. Some kids probably did it to kill animals (which is pretty fucked up). They probably retroactively created this law to keep stupid kids from doing something like that.
Sounds like a way to get around hunting regulations.
"No officer, I didn't shoot that deer, it hopped on the track and got hit by the train! But no sense letting all that meat go to waste, right? You can ask the driver, he can back me up on this!"
People in the 1900's did a lot of odd shit man. I mean look at this shit. There's even people who look bored watching that like they've seen more interesting events! I don't doubt it in the slightest that someone rode around with a gorilla in their car and brought their Lion to watch Romeo & Juliet with their fiance on date night.
Searching findlaw.com for laws in NY with the keyword "fingers" turns up 2 results. New York Executive Law ยง 838; which has to do with identification of the deceased by fingerprints. And New York Executive Law ยง 160-ddd; which has to do with coverage to workers who have lost body parts including fingers.
Plo-124 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:46:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That must be fun to phrase in a legal way
Residents must not lend to ("allow another individual to use") a device that sucks air through a nozzle to a resident of an adjacent house to the house that the resident is a tenant of, provided that the resident legally owns such a device
I can only imagine that a vacuum salesman proposed this and paid to get it through so that people would each have to buy their own vacuum and they couldn't split the cost and share with their neighbors.
Most of USA's drinking laws are idiotic. Just google over-serving laws. Apparently bartenders are meant to wirelessly detect blood alcohol levels of patrons and mentally assess how it will fluctuate over time based on a mental circus act of guessing their bodyweight to stop serving them when they are getting too drunk.
Apparently bartenders are meant to wirelessly detect blood alcohol levels of patrons and mentally assess how it will fluctuate over time based on a mental circus act of guessing their bodyweight to stop serving them when they are getting too drunk.
This law is literally a "common sense" law. It's to be able to prosecute bartenders who will continuously serve drinks to customers who are very visibly intoxicated without care to their health or well-being, and therefore the well-being of those around them.
Any DA who brought a case before a judge for a bartender serving a guy over .09 would get laughed out of a courtroom and told to stop wasting their time. It's for extreme cases and allows for police and judicial discretion.
yetchi2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:56:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a legitimate thing here in Tennessee. Another (ex)bartender I know was prosecuted for over serving after a man got a dui after leaving his bar. I think he blew a .09something. Guy lost his abc license and wasn't allowed to serve for 5 years. But that was it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:00 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If only intent and use were the same thing.
h4ze83 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:06:19 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well right, that's the remain on the premises part. So if you go to a bar and get drunk, you can't stay at the bar by law. Now, who knows if that is actually enforced, but imagine a bar kicking out everyone as soon as they got drunk. Just seems odd to me.
I believe mostly to alert others to your position if you are out of control. For example you would honk if you were hydroplaning into an intersection where visibility was low and you were unable to stop.
Chip89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:23:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually everywhere a horn is supposed to be used as a warning device only.
No it isn't. You don't need to be honking because the light changed less than a quarter of a second ago or because your lazy ass can't go up to the door to knock to let your friend know you're there to pick them up at 1 am every night for three weeks.
That was the case too in Arizona. I think it's to keep dumbasses from blaring their horn in traffic for no reason other than to express they're pissed off.
The one that taxes the income of US citizens who are making a living abroad. If you're not a current resident of the United States, and you're not earning income in the United States, why should your income in the country you're currently living/working in be subject to American taxes? That's so unfair!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:15:13 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand this, because if you DO live in the U.S. and make under a certain amount, you don't have to file. So if you are out of the country and not making money in the U.S., why would you have to file, considering technically you would be under that amount?
If you're filing taxes, that means that you are owing taxes. You're telling Uncle Sam, "Here's my income, from which you can extract taxes."
If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, the rules for filing income, estate, and gift tax returns and paying estimated tax are generally the same whether you are in the United States or abroad. Your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you reside.
I've filed every year I've lived in Germany (four years), and since all of my income was earned out of the country and I pass the residency test (365 days in Germany within a tax year), I haven't had to pay US taxes since 2011 (the year I left the country).
brinz1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:37:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think there is a ceiling at which taxes do kick in, but its pretty high
Still begs the question, though, why should the IRS be entitled to information about your overseas earnings if you're not earning income in the US and not accessing any of the services that the American tax system pays for?
It's bullshit, I agree. The US is only one of two countries in the world that requires expats to file taxes; the other is Eritrea.
Kamilny ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 20:00:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tldr you can't sell ducks or rabbits in Kentucky that are colored unless you sell at least 6.
436.600 Dyeing or selling dyed baby fowl or rabbits.
No person shall sell, exchange, offer to sell or exchange, display, or possess living baby
chicks, ducklings, or other fowl or rabbits which have been dyed or colored; nor dye or
color any baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl or rabbits; nor sell, exchange, offer to sell
or exchange or to give away baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl or rabbits, under two
(2) months of age in any quantity less than six (6), except that any rabbit weighing three
(3) pounds or more may be sold at an age of six (6) weeks. Any person who violates this
section shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500.
[deleted] ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 22:21:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's to keep assholes from buying them as an Easter gifts for kids that are then neglected and die within the week. Used to be really common.
And totally unenforceable. Sodomy is still illegal in a ton of states, but you couldn't actually enforce it due to a 2003 Supreme Court case called Lawrence v. Texas. There's no reason to spend time to take a law off the books if it can't be enforced.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but what conservative/religious politician would repeal them even though they clearly are illegal?
Not even later laws. You can make the argument it was overridden by even the Constitution itself (Article VI, Section 3), let alone the bill of rights.. Courts have held these laws to be entirely unconstitutional on Establishment Clause grounds (Torcaso v. Watkins and Silverman v. Campbell) rather than explicitly stating that Article VI Section 3 incorporates to the states, so the Article VI question is largely academic.
Indeed it is, you can make the argument (and I imagine Courts would sympathise with the argument) that even without the establishment clause, Article VI makes it unconstitutional:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
The only issue is whether Article VI incorporates, which is an issue the courts have failed to address, since the First Amendment does incorporate.
A few years ago one of the states on the east coast (I think it was North Carolina, but I may be mistaken) made it illegal for the sea level to rise above a certain level (about a foot I believe). They're literally attributing divine powers to their legislators if they think they can enforce that law.
North Carolina didn't make it illegal for the sea level to rise. Just made it illegal to take that rise into account for anything the government did.
Want to build a bridge over a bay...well only make it just high enough for traffic to get under it today, no planning for the future and doing something silly like building it a little high than needed so you can get the full 50+ year lifespan out of it.
Edit. I should add...this doesn't make the law less silly.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe if we take the Neville Chamberlain approach it will work (if we ignore it, it will go away).../s
In shorter words, your child has constant diarrhea, just pray for it. If the kid dies from your refusal to seek medical health because of your beliefs, God works in mysterious ways so no punishment in Idaho. I wish I was making this up.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:54:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats actually a "sort of."
16-1602 (28)(A) Says that while yes it's partially true, it's very misleading.
"but this subsection shall not prevent the court from acting pursuant to section 16-1627 (which is basically, if a medical professional disagrees with you're prayers as useful to the childs health, they can overrule you in your decision), Idaho Code;
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 18:24:07 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that just blatant entrapment? And what state/location is this where the crime rate is so low that cops are forced to dress like the homeless in order to pass the time?
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:16:32 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it's not entrapment. Entrapment is when the undercover officer asks or influences you to commit a crime, then ticket/arrest you. If they did not ask or influence you, then it's not entrapment.
iirc he unbuckled when he got his wallet out of his back pocket. It's still obviously possible to do while buckled, but I know I take my seatbelt off every time I go through the drive through. It's just easier.
Yes, but depending on how tight it is and how short you are, you may not get very far. I have to unbuckle at ATMs and drive throughs because I am short.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not if you have it pretty tight to your body, which is what you're supposed to do. If you have a loose seatbelt, you aren't wearing correctly.
Yes and yes, you can also, not give the beggar money. You wouldn't give the beggar money if you had to go through the restricted section of someone else's property
Edit: insulting the person and not the claim is effectively conceding. Also, Ive given money to poor people (you know when you like buy flowers from them?) without unbuckling my seat belt at all, so it doesn't seem like an impossibility
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:16:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
insulting the person and not the claim is effectively conceding
No it's not, it's a flawed argument, but it's not conceding
Just because you yourself are capable of doing it, doesn't mean everyone else can.
What about a frail old lady. Or a tiny little person. Or a fucking huge ham beast?
Consider the following too.
What if the cop was insistent about the dude giving him change? What if the guy initially relented against giving him change?
I highly doubt that this was the case in this circumstance.
But you're clearly unable to unable to use critical thinking to assess a situation.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:15:51 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless he said "Unbuckle that seat belt", nope. He asked for change, that does not at all require one to unbuckle a seatbelt. Shit, he could have just said "No" and drove on. If you don't put up resistance to an officer's suggestion, it's not entrapment either--if he says, "Hey, want some drugs?" and you go and buy them without hesitation, tough shit. You weren't entrapped. Had he badgered you into buying drugs, cornered you, then you'd have an entrapment case.
Yes the simple act of putting your hand out the window does not require removing your seatbelt.
But, guess what?
Your change/wallet could be in the glovebox, in your jacket on the seat behind/in front of you.
What if the guy asking for change wouldn't/couldn't come closer than the sitting drivers arm length.
I bet you a cop undercover as a homeless dude would have spent enough time watching people reach for their donation to realize that some circumstances require temporarily removing the seat belt to help out.
Maybe you should learn the definition of influence.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:15 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
None of this matters in the slightest. If, instead of a police officer, he was indeed homeless, then it's not entrapment. It's how a cop can arrest a hooker by pretending to be a John--doesn't matter. Furthermore, the officer did not entice him to commit a crime. He asked for change, the man voluntarily violated a seatbelt law without prompting to do so. That's entirely on him.
Again, read the link. Seriously, not entrapment. You need to learn the actual, legal, definition of entrapment.
You seem to think that me saying "the cop influenced him to remove is seatbelt" is the same deal.
I simply gave a smart ass reply to the original comment holder.
Both of our statements are true, my comment was essentially poking fun at his wording.
Also entrapment deals with criminal offences in Canada.
A violation of the Highway traffic act is not a criminal offence.
You also don't understand that there are two forms of entrapment laid out by the Supreme Court of Canada.
"There are two different forms of entrapment in Canadian law.
The first type of entrapment, "random virtue testing", occurs when the police offer an individual the opportunity to commit a crime without reasonable suspicion that either that individual, or the place where that individual is located, is associated with the criminal activity under investigation. If police do have such a reasonable suspicion, they are still limited to providing only an opportunity to commit the offense.
The second form of entrapment occurs when the police go beyond merely providing an opportunity to commit an offense, and instead actually induce the commission of the offense. Some factors a court may consider when deciding whether police have induced the offense include the type of crime being investigated, whether an average person would have been induced, the persistence and number of attempts made by the police, the type of inducement used (e.g. fraud, deceit, reward), and the existence of expressed or implied threats.
The question of entrapment is only considered after there has been a finding of guilt. If, after finding the accused guilty, the court determines that the accused was entrapped, the court will enter a judicial stay of proceedings. In effect, this is similar to an acquittal."
So the next time you pitifully attempt to accuse someone of not knowing that law, you better actually know the law yourself.
You need learn the actual, legal definition of entrapment
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:10:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canadian law is different than US law. You need to not be a fuckwit.
Your comment is a grammatical and logical failure.
Wtf does this even mean? "So, fucking seriously. Fucking seriously"
How do you accuse me on not reading comments when you did not read the link that was clearly in the comment chain.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're comment is a grammatical and logical failure.
If irony was butter, this would be a great spread for a bagel.
Wtf does this even mean? "So fucking seriously, fucking seriously"
Well, first actually put the fucking punctuation in there correctly, and given that copy/paste exists, this proves you're unbelievably fucking stupid to the point where it is not possible to explain anything to you.
What about when you said the link was not posted until this moment?
What about the comment you made about Canada vs US laws?
Did you forget how stupid you are?
Fucking seriously?
Seriously, you're that stupid?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about your copy paste argument?
Well, I use apps that let me copy/paste. Shit, you're putting a lot of effort into something stupid by not doing it. I mean, this makes you a fucking idiot.
What about when you said the link was not posted until this moment?
In the comment chain? Absolutely correct.
What about the comment you made about Canada vs US laws?
That they differ? I think you're dying of stupid.
Did you forget how stupid you are?
At this point, I'm only responding to see what stupid shit you'll say next. I mean, you keep saying dumber shit.
Fucking seriously?
Jesus, you're pathetic. You can't even be original.
In Tennessee more than 8 women cannot live together in the same residence as it would costitute a brothel. I went to college in Tennessee, and this meant sorority houses were illegal.
One of the oldest urban myths. It has never been true. Practically every college campus in the US has this rumor. If it were at all true you know how easily and swiftly someone could successfully sue them? Even if it were ever a law, which it never was, it certainly isn't one today.
Thats a rumor that is popular in lots of college towns. I believe the law actually comes from single family homes can usually only have X amount of unrelated people in one household.
I actually heard it from a prof. The consensus here seems to be I don't know what in talking about though, so whatever. Still found it odd that we had plenty of sororities and no sorority houses.
This is a problem lots of colleges face. I know some East Coast states have the same problem. Specifically, it has to be girls from different families.
Charsar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:39 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where I go to school it's illegal for more than 3 unrelated people to live in a house together. They say it's because we live in a historic district but we all know it's because they don't want sororities/fraternity houses. I go to a very small state school and most sororities/fraternities have off campus housing but only a couple of the most senior members are allowed in the houses. It's a dumb rule honestly. It's still a party school anyway.
It's not just your college town, it's a widespread housing code. Single family homes are for families. It's to keep 20 random people from sleeping on cots all over the house and bringing down the neighborhood value with their alternative lifestyle.
Yeah I mean, brothels aren't that far off from party houses anyways... I can see why current local leaders would keep antiquated laws on the books if it helps them keep peace
since gun law is the focus right now... everyone knows ar15 is a rifle, but if the barrel is shorter than 16in and the rifle does not have a stock, the government says it is a handgun not a rifle. also you can only hold the ar15 "pistol/handgun" in a certain way or it is illegal.
what I mean is if you put a arm brace or cheek rest on the butt of your ar15 pistol, the moment that part touches your shoulder, you just broke the law per ATF
Who makes up these shit regulations anyway? It's like saying that if your semi truck weighs less than 10 tones it is considered a sports car and if you drive it without a trailer it is illegal.
It can be usefull, mainly for getting drug money. The real problem is when the cops get the money and their dept can spend it however HUGE conflict of interest.
In Illinois you can't buy a car on a Sunday. Dealerships all close.
When are you supposed to buy your car? It makes a huge rush on Saturdays and what exactly is it protecting?
"In 1982, the lobbyists in Illinois argued that a seven-day week could drive dealers out of business. Closing on Sundays would save on payroll and overhead, they said."
This is still very much a thing, mostly in areas dominated by hyper conservative Christian denominations that treat Sunday as a full blown Sabbath. Interestingly enough, the Seventh day Adventist church is very Pro-Sabbath, but as their name implies, have it on a Saturday.
Xerodan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hm the last time I checked Europe was quite atheist. Also, my grandfather is a seventh day adventist and their local church uses Sunday as the resting day.
A lot of them don't have sources cited. Probably because of Citogenesis. Basically, someone makes something up somewhere, then someone in a hurry cites it without fact-checking. Then it spreads from there and there's never an original material source ever able to be found.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:01:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just an old ass law that hasn't been changed. It won't be enforced but just saying. Go to dumblaws.com if you think I'm bullshiting bud. Do a little research before you call bullshit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:41:21 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can make shit up on the internet too. If it's not in the legislature, that website is lying.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so prove to me it's not in the legislature, and it's not that fucking serious anyway bro, so piss off! I dont give two fucks if it's real or not, you take this Reddit shit too seriously bro get a life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have no burden of proof here. You are the one with a sketchy source that is touting it as fact.
If it's not in the legislature, it aint real.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:57:57 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was spouse to be a fun thread, you have a problem with my source, take it up with them, idgaf if it's true or not.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:20 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably a really old law.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea it is I like looking up ridiculous laws. Another Michigan one states it's illegal to seduce an unmarried girl. Also adultery is illegal.
Try Kentucky. Our county has been dry for 50 years. To finally go wet we had to get a petition of 1/4 of the number of votes cast last election, to call a mandatory election. We lost by 50 votes, so then we did the same thing 3 months later but only on a citywide level, and it passed. So the outskirts are dry, and the city itself is wet.
And the laws spell out we get exactly 2 bars and 2 wet restaurants, no more, no less. Although every X years the number of available licenses changes, and the county decides which businesses are allowed to have each license.
There was an attempt from local churches to try and get all the licenses so they could sit on them and prevent anyone from using them, but it thankfully failed. Still, the amount of legal hoops we jumped through just to see that first beer sold were crazy.
Don't get me started on the liquor laws of Minnesota! Where it's illegal to sell it anywhere other than a liquor store. Grocery stores get around that by having a separate entrance. And it can't be sold on Sundays.
When I moved to Minnesota I would wander around the grocery stores looking for alcohol. This was before they were allowed to sell 3.2 beer. It took quite a while for me to figure it out.
Ironically enough the way the law is written, you can keep going smaller, even going district by district in the county (we have 12 or so), having elections in each and end up with a patchwork of wet and dry areas.
The college town half an hour away is like that--half the city is wet, and the half about 300 yards past the college is dry.
If you think about it, dry states populace are actually more at risk from accidents then wet areas. Dry states don't actually ban you from drinking, they just make you drive further for it. And that inevitably leads to accidents, crashes, and the like. If you were in a wet zone, it would just be a short walk away for a drink.
Because the place is very much in the heart of Appalachia, bootlegging is a very big issue. Bootleggers will sell a 12 pack of beer to a 7 year old just as easily as he would a 30 year old, as long as the 7 year old has the cash. They don't have a liquor license on the line, so they'll sell to anyone. The nearest "wet" area was the college town half an hour up the road, and that's a long, boring, and thirsty road home for many drivers.
Luckily in small towns it's easy to get political without a big budget. Ours in particular: $0. We set up a Facebook page, one of our members dropped $10 on a domain with the tagline "Fire the Bootleggers," and I built the site. The churches had signs and threats ("We will never shop at any business that has or signs a Wet petition") and we had social media. We almost won, if not for the fact that young people don't vote as often as they should--and a nice amount of bootlegger no votes didn't help, either.
As a very devout Christian, I understand that alcohol was very much a part of everyday life in the Bible. Water wasn't exactly something you could trust back then anyway, while a glass of wine was nice and bacteria-free. Verses that said essentially said "if someone is dying from injury in battle, give them alcohol to ease their pain," and so on. I wrote a nice article on our webpage about it which got a few hundred views (in a town of about 2000) but it still wasn't quite enough.
Luckily we were able to use the election itself as research. The data showed exactly what regions wanted it dry and which ones wanted it wet--so the second election was only city-wide, where it easily passed a few months after the failed county-wide one.
Rhana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:46 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but you have drive through beer stores, that's just fantastic. You drive in, pay and they load it right into the car for you.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's my area but I've never experienced a problem in PA. You're limited to what you can buy around me, but that's kinda understandable.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:14:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Until recently in Tennessee, liquor and wine could only be sold in liquor stores and nowhere else, but liquor stores couldn't sell beer. Want a fifth and a six pack? Gotta go to two different stores.
That has changed now and wine can be sold in grocery stores and beer can be sold in liquor stores. It goes into effect this July I think. One odd thing though, if a grocery store wants to sell wine but there is a liquor store within 1000 feet, they have to get permission from the liquor store. I'm not 100% sure that part of the law passed, but I know it was in the original draft.
Also, on all alcohol sales, clerks are required by law to ask for ID for every single sale, no matter how old the person is. I get why this is in place, but if you're selling a six pack to a guy that is obviously 50 or 60 years old, I thinks it's a little unnecessary. I don't think most places ask for every sale, but it is a law.
Idk, did you see that 12 year old girl turned into an elderly punk rocker?
/s
Edit: /s
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am not familiar with that one, but I have seen other examples of people that are young made up to look like they are old. I'm not saying that the law necessarily a bad thing, I'm just saying that it seems unnecessary in some cases. For instance, when I worked at a convenience store years ago there was a guy that was 85 or 86 years old and came in almost every day and bought a beer. I don't think it was necessary for me to card him every single day that he came in, but by law I was required to. The way the law is written, it does not allow for known customers. The way it is written, it requires the clerk to card every single customer every single time they come in.
Most places you're supposed to card with every purchase, it's just like you said though it's pointless when they're obviously past a certain age.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
In Tennessee, it's a relatively new law. It came into effect 10 years ago maybe. The law used to be you had to card if they appeared to be under 30 or something like that.
The last time I was there, you still aren't allowed to purchase alcohol on Sunday.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:58:17 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The cutoff is 3 am Saturday night/Sunday morning. You can buy beer after 2 or 3 pm on Sunday but liquor stores have to close by 11 Saturday night and can't reopen until Monday.
Wow. The gas station I went to refused to sell alcohol on Sunday. They didn't go into all that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:54:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know there are some places that have private policies. I worked at one place that stopped selling at 1:00 am during the week even though it's legal to sell until 3:00 am. Their reason was they just didn't want anyone to be able to come in at 3:01 and try to argue the clerk into selling them beer. The clerk could say "We haven't been selling beer for over 2 hours."
I can see that. They stop selling alcohol here between 2-8 (might be 6) am. But they do sell on Sundays also.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:05:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it made it easier. I worked at another place where at 2:59 there was sometimes a line and I hated it because I knew in 1 minute I was going to have to tell people they were out of luck.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:40 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What it did do to a large degree was kept regular customers from arguing because they knew we stopped early. It didn't do too much for people that didn't know about it.
Beer can be bought at The Beer Store (that's a brand name of store, not a generic name). Beer can also be bought at the LCBO.
Hard liquor can only be bought at the LCBO.
The Wine Rack can only sell Wines, but you can also buy wine at the LCBO.
There were recent law changes that allow some grocery stores to sell beer, and maybe liquor? I haven't followed that too closely, so I don't know the extent of that change. (Some perceptive Ontarians might notice that you could buy wine in certain grocery stores before this, but that's because The Wine Rack opened a bunch of stores inside grocery stores...)
Oh and alcohol-free beer and wine are available in grocery stores.
Also also there is a minimum price that alcohol can be sold at.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:03:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It seems like there may have been some minimum price laws in TN but I don't really remember.
You're right, there are some weird laws and I don't see the need for some of them. I guess some lawmaker did though.
Traveling through NJ on our way home to NH. We pull up to a gas station alone in the middle of the night and a dude comes out and asks us what we wanted for gas.
I replied "Nah man I'll get it, it's okay."
His response "Sorry dude but state law says that someone else HAS to pump your gas."
"That sounds like people are fucking stupid here."
Agreed. I live somewhat close to the NJ/NY state border and the amount of NY drivers waiting at NJ gas stations less than half a mile from the border is insane. If they drove down maybe 2 or 3 miles into NJ, they would find significantly lower gas prices.
I hate when you people come to PA and demand someone pumps their gas though. I doubt you're like that but some are just complete assholes about it. It's not that hard to pump people. Swipe card/pay cash, select grade, Pump.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:15:59 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:51:00 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
10 days does seem a little ridiculous, but why do you need a gun "right now?" I mean I live in Wisconsin where I mean fucking 12 year olds get guns for Christmas but I've never saw the point in needing one immediately. It's not like use your guns more than 200 times out of the year. My dad has a safe full of guns and he probably uses like 3 of them 20-30 days out of the year (including all the days he brings it to hunt) at most. Yeah it sucks you gotta wait but I can't see a reason why this is irrational. You still get your right to bear arms, and you still can legally own the weapon.
jncc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:25:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's irrational because the ostensible purpose of the 10 day waiting period is to allow people time to "cool off" in case they are thinking of doing anything rash with the firearm.
Like I said, when I already own several, its a silly law.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I totally agree and you can't stop everybody. Hell California had a terrorist attack just about a year ago even with their strict gun laws. I mean Chicago has worse gun problems than the whole state of Wisconsin! And Wisconsin practically is on it's way of getting rid of the waiting period for pistols as well.
I think it mainly has to do with crazy people who can't be taken into account so a politician has to blame something for it.
So you can take it home with you then and not have to worry about coming back to pick it up or having to get it shipped to your house?
I mean, it's literally like any other purchase you make. You don't have to wait ten days to pick up a new car (unless you demand they make repairs/fix things), you don't have to wait ten days to get new appliances (only however long it takes them to load it into a truck), or wait ten days to buy a chainsaw or power tool or baseball bat or knife or pretty much any other purchase. Why guns, which are perfectly legal to own?
Well, the ten day period is often referred to as a cooling off period. The idea is that if you're upset with your wife or upset with someone else that you can't immediately go and purchase a firearm to use against that person. Hopefully in that ten days the person has calmed down and may rethink their decision. Also, because it's very difficult to kill someone with a iphone or an appliance.
The idea is that if you're upset with your wife or upset with someone else that you can't immediately go and purchase a firearm to use against that person.
Counterpoint though, people who are upset with their spouses tend to just grab the nearest thing and beat the fuck out of them with it, like a knife or baseball bat, if they don't have a gun on them.
Hopefully in that ten days the person has calmed down and may rethink their decision.
Not likely, seeing how, as stated, there are numerous other ways to kill a person that any random citizen can easily get a hold of.
Also, because it's very difficult to kill someone with a iphone or an appliance.
But not the dozens of other things you can buy, such as knives, power tools, chainsaws, explosive materials, gasoline, and other tools that can be very easily converted to cause life-threatening injury with a minimum of fuss.
The entire point of what I'm saying is that it may sound great in "theory," and may be intended to be a positive thing, but in reality it's an inconvenience fee to deter people from purchasing firearms in the first place (driving people who REALLY want firearms to go to less legitimate sources to do so).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's also normal to register for things, pay insurance for them, etc but you don't have to do that for ALL things. It's almost like different purchases are treated differently!
That does not answer the question of "why," however.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:23 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't agree with you that guns are "literally like any other purchase". It's more like they are literally designed to kill things.
I have guns and have no issue with a waiting period. There's never been a case in my life where I needed to buy a gun RIGHT NOW. it seems like an extremely rare circumstance.
When you buy a new iPhone, why do you need it "right now"? It doesn't matter if you "need" it right now, or if you want to play with your new shiny $800 toy, but you just paid for it, it's yours, and having somebody telling you that you have to wait two weeks to pick up your product that is just waiting for you is annoying, useless, and intrusive. It's only the waiting period for the first weapon that prevents anyone from doing something rash, but it's typical and annoying that you'd have to blindly go through the same process regardless of circumstances.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:51:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well there is major paranoia about gun ownership. People are more scared if you walk around toting a gun than you are an iphone. I am aware how ridiculous it is (seeing as FBI data clearly shows that the guns that kill people are mostly pistols, 2nd comes shotguns which is like 1/10th of the pistols murders).
I'm all for second amendment rights but your comparison isn't the same.
If you're going on a hunting trip tomorrow and something breaks in your good old boom stick.
Now your choices are to have it repaired in a very short amount of time or get a new gun. Maybe you wanted a different rifle anyways because the old one isn't very good.
Now you have to wait 10 days so you won't be an angry man with a gun although you already are an angry man with a gun.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:44:40 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stuff happens. Hunting season is longer than 10 days though. Plus odds are if you hunt, you hunt with other people or on other peoples land. Just ask to borrow their gun for the time being.
Yeah, sure, in most hunting groups there's at least one that has multiple guns. What I meant was more if no one has an extra and you can't get time off any other weekend during hunting season.
Charsar ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:10:31 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This should stop mass shootings! It's not like they'll just wait ten days!
It is not real revenge unless it is from a brand spanking new gun.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:53:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing says "FUCK YOU WHORE" like a 12 guage fresh off the line!
Charsar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:05:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or you know other weapons, everybody owns a knife. Passion killings aren't really known to be clean or well though out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:46:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember reading an AMA on here once where a guy said he went to prison for almost killing a guy with a golf club cause he found him in bed with his wife.
It was really cool to read. One of the things he mentioned was his lawyer got him like a plea deal of 3-5 years or something. His lawyer told him that if they went to court he probably would've gotten like 15 years.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then you wouldn't need to buy one to complete a passion killing, so it's moot.
brinz1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:42:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
most murders committed are hot blooded affairs, as are most suicides. The waiting list put a bigger dent in both than any other form of regulation.
BATharp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Ohio it's dependent on the FBI check they run. Some people can take the gun home then and there, while others have to wait 3 days.
Edit: You can also buy a gun from a private individual without a background check.
jncc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:25 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can buy guns from private individuals in California if the gun is C&R. I have done it once. You just pay the seller money and get your C&R firearm. You do have to register it afterwards with the California justice department.
I saw a documentary about prostitution once where they showed a brothel like this. Sex is free but they get money by selling the clips online and probably live as well.
So legally you can pay for a prostitute (or as you'll tell police, actress) tell her you want to film it and upload it onto a popular pornsite e.g. PornHub, and it's no longer illegal?
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:28:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The short barrel rifle (SBR) law is pretty dumb imo. You can have a pistol no problem. If you put a butt stock on that pistol it becomes a rifle. Issue is, a rifle has to have a 16 inch barrel or it is an SBR which requires a butt ton more paperwork just cuz. It's the same gun but now it needs more regulation due to a stock. You also can't put a vertical grip on a pistol either.
Apparently, where I live, it's illegal for women to wear red shoes (something to do with prostitution). It's one of those weird Texas laws that's on the books but never actually enforced.
In Washington state, from what I've heard, it is legal to have sex with animals, not because there are laws permitting it, but because there are no laws against
crusoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was changed after the guy died in enumclaw having sex with a stallion .
First of all, that's not a law, that's a lack of a law. Second of all, that lack of a law is not at all stupid - that's none of the government's business, as about half of all states recognize. Third of all, you're wrong; Washington is not one of these states - look up "Mr Hands."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:48:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm from Florida and one weird law we have that it's illegal to have sex with a porcupine.
I can be trusted with automatic weapons, explosives, and the lives of fellow Marines in combat, but in California at 20 years old, I can neither drink alcohol nor purchase tobacco.
It is illegal in Michigan to sleep outside, on top of a refrigerator, during a snowstorm... I would love to know if there's a story behind that one. Oh, and in Alabama, it's illegal to tie an alligator to a fire hydrant. But any other pole is okay.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:12 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But the Alabama one makes sense, I don't think that people are doing it, but if there was a fire and an alligator was tied to the hydrant, they'd be SOL.
The National Firearm Act's regulations on suppressors. We have to pay a $200 tax, submit to a background check, and wait nine months to buy safety equipment.
Awesome. Cite me the part of the "fucking Constitution" that says you can't pay someone to make a speech.
Look. I'm not saying it's ok. In many (most, or even perhaps all) cases it's a way to get around campaign finance laws. And it pisses me off. BUT the reason it happens is because there is NO law against it.
This should be filed under a "things that aren't illegal but you think should be" thread.
The OC is saying the first amendment is nonsensical because it prevents the government from restricting political speech that's paid for? I see where I got off track.
Reagan's two speeches in Japan for $1M a piece immediately after leaving office was very questionable.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:35:59 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All politicians do this. If you are significant enough, people know you and thats what drives up the price for you to give a speech.
It's why the price of a speech from Kanye West would be worth more than Steven Bochco. Everybody has heard of Kanye, nobody knows or really cares what Steven has to say.
Wrong. That price per speech was unprecedented, and reeked of a payoff. Bush and Clinton both earned millions speaking, but not at that rate. And not the moment they left office.
Nope. It's not. It was part of the sodomy laws which were deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. They weren't taken off of state law books because they were now officially defunct and nobody wanted to bother.
You would think so, but the police usually are waiting outside of the bars and start harassing anyone they come across, regardless of the person's behavior.
In Michigan it's illegal to sell a car on Sunday, I think it only applies if the county has a certain population, but I think everyone just follows the rule.
Rhana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:54 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We have that law here (western New York) in all the towns during the winter months, it's like October 15th through April 1st you can't park on the street overnight because of snow removal. They will ticket you too and your car will get plowed in, which sucks when you wake up and have to shovel out your car from a wall of icy hard snow.
In Ohio, we just normally have no parking when snow exceeds two inches on most roads.
Rhana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they partially use it as a way to write parking tickets too, last year I saw several cops going through at 5:30-5:45am writing tickets to all the cars that were still on the road. Kind of a dick move on their part, but I understand the principal as to why they would.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is an ordinance a lot of cities have in place because of snowstorms.
Funny thing was this year in Wisconsin, like a week before the "April 1st" thing was up, my city lifted that ban since we were getting 70+ degree weather. Literally like the next two days we had one of the worst snow storms of the winter and they had to quickly reinstate it.
I could care less about that law to be honest. I just know it's a pisser when I run outta beers on a Sunday. It just....is getting old dealing with that nonsense.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:54:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wisconsin is only a hundred or so miles away! We practically give bear away here!
Ohio is only an hour away and Michigan is a bit farther but only about an hour or so. Wisconsin is a little far for me right now I'd say. Unless I knew I was going to have Ricky Roccoco's pizza. That's some good pizza.
Correct, you can have your bed atop your fridge inside if you wish here but don't you dare think for a second about doing that outside your humble abode.
There was a story on the criminal podcast recently about a guy with a record was approached about a job that involved robbing a drug dealer. The guy wasnt sure he wanted to do it but he wanted to hear him out. They met to talk it over and the guy said they had to go right then instead of talk about it. When he got there, there was no drug dealer, it was a sting. He was basically arrested for going to a place to look at possibly doing a robbery. This guy is currently in prison for a crime that was created by law enforcement to get an arrest. I think he got a huge sentence for this crime that was never committed and he never even committed to doing it. Just wanted information to consider doing it. Yeah, robbing someone is wrong but talking about it and considering is not.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Kentucky:
Illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket
Illegal to conceal a weapon over 6 feet long.
"One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once."
"Dogs may not molest cars."
jemaroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In South Carolina, it is illegal for a minor to use a pinball machine. It's a felony and carries up to 10 YEARS in prison. I'm an attorney, I checked -it's on the books.
Apparently it dates back to a time when pinball machines were used for gambling. Unfortunately the law does not specify this.
Most of these are not-enforced and don't affect anyone. I'll give you one that is strictly enforced and affects every consumer in the United States:
The Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988.
It makes it essentially illegal for US citizens to bring a motor vehicle purchased in foreign countries (except for Canada for the most part) into the United States on a permanent basis, unless that vehicle is at least 25 years old (most vehicles are designed to last about 10 years).
Bought a car in Mexico? You better keep those damn Baja plates because there's no way you will ever be able to register it here.
As a result of this and non-recognition of EU/UN standards, the US and Canada have the smallest selection of new car brands and models available for sale anywhere in the world. Sucks for the consumer.
badjman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:21 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In New Jersey, it's illegal to wear a bullet proof vest while robbing a store.
wubanub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
15year-old just have to pay child support by getting seduced?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coming from the UK, not being able to park facing the direction of traffic was pretty bewildering.
I think all hate crime laws are stupid and hypocritical...
It helps convey the message that people are different and should be treated differently. When in fact we are all just stupid apes who are different colors.
South Park said it best:
Kyle: All crimes are hate crimes. If a man beats another man because he was sleeping with his wife, is that not a hate crime?
Stan: If a person vandalizes a government building, isnโt that because of his hate for the government?
Token: The motivation for a crime shouldnโt affect the sentencing.
Stan: Mayor, it is time to stop splitting people into groups. All hate crime laws do is support the idea that blacks are different from whites, that homosexuals need to be treated differently from non-homos, that we arenโt the same.
Kyle: But instead we should all be treated the same, with the same laws, and the same punishments for the same crimes.
Virginia
In Virginia, it is illegal to call a piece of pork a 'Smithfield ham' unless it is smoked, aged and processed within the Smithfield town limits.
There is a law on the books that says you cannot have a flamethrower attached to your car.
In Richmond it is illegal to flip a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for a coffee.
It is illegal to slurp your soup in New Jersey. I just fact checked this. It's still a law. When I first heard this I remember it was a law in Newark and it specifically said, "If you are out to dinner and you slurp your soup, and then your parent asks you not to slurp your soup, and then you slurp your soup again, you can be arrested."
ITT: laws that (username) personally disagrees with, laws that are super old, laws that are unenforceable, or laws that actually have a perfectly valid governmental purpose behind them
EDIT: That being said the prohibition of Marijuana is stupid and doesn't work at all
Most people are listing weird laws like you can't put an ice cream cone in your back pocket, but I'm going with one that hits people every day. Your property can commit a crime. That's the basis for asset forfeiture in this country.
If you are carrying a lot of cash, but committing no crime, the cops can still take your money, charge it with a crime and then keep it. That's how you get court cases like "United States v. $124,700 in U.S. Currency."
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:21 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically in Ohio, you must honk your horn when you pass another car. You could really make someone annoyed by just driving around their block and actually listening to this outdated and stupid law.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:25:15 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overtake, not just pass. Like on a broken yellow line on a two lane road. And it says signal, not sound horn. You could also flash your headlights.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah it's to stop those damn ployamorus Muslim lesbians! Keeping our children safe!
pops992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:44 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes I'm pretty sure that's where this law originated from, or at least that's what multiple people have told me, I know the sororities have some way of getting around it at my school but I'm not sure how it works.
I can kinda get it, but I think people under 21 who serve in the Military/Marines etc etc should get a pass, And have a special ID that says you are allowed to drink under 21.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a U.S. citizen who has knowledge of my country's history and the fact that guns are the only thing that can keep a tyrannical government at bay, you are both extremely ignorant.
The Revolutionary War wasn't won by militias, but by the Continental Army with a lot of help from the French. Even the militias that did help were organized by the states so they were really a supplement to the Continental Army.
I am not anti-gun. As long as someone is responsible I don't care if they have a gun. But the idea that a gun is a right and that it should be easy for anyone to get one is crazy and the reason why the USA has such bad gun violence.
I'm not sure there are certain organisms, rather there are certain vegetative cells that accelerate the growth. It also may vary from strain to strain.
I tell my cat that he can't eat the houseplants all the time, and I enforce that with a generous squirt from the water spray bottle. I don't see what's wrong with that.
Marijuana is an illegal class 1 drug. Other class 1 substances are heroin, LSD, peyote, and ecstacy.
hicow ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:10:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard not long ago the feds were taking another look at that, to see about possibly moving marijuana to Schedule II.
For those that don't know, Schedule I is "no known medical use" and "high potential for abuse", while II is "known medical uses" but still "high potential for abuse."
Meanwhile, the benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, etc) are Schedule IV, "known medical uses" and "low potential for abuse."
Incidentally, MDMA is also Schedule I (as OP mentioned), which a lot of psychiatrists/therapists fought against hard back in the '80s. Studies lately have shown again that it has therapeutic uses, especially in cases of PTSD.
Nope, its that gay people are more likely to have HIV which can sometimes go undetected for up to 6 months after contracting. There isn't really a shortage of blood so they decided they'd be better off not accepting blood from gay men if they've had sex with a man in the past year. It has nothing to do with homophobia.
If i said i dont deal with black people because they have a higher rate of incarceration therefore are more likely to commit a crime against me ppl would be up in arms. Banning gay ppl from donating blood is fine though?
Yes as its a medical risk. The blood may save someone's life or it may give someone HIV. I'm not allowed to donate after getting a tattoo for the same reason of blood borne diseases
It's not like they are saying if you're homosexual you can't donate. They ask when your last HIV test was, if you're still sexually active etc etc. everyone's blood is tested for HIV, but it can take a long time to show up in your body.
Everyone with an alternative sex life is subject to the same restrictions. It doesn't matter if you're homosexual, bisexual, polyamorous or anything else. An argument could be made that monogamous couples should be under the exact same restrictions as every who isn't because while you may be faithful you can't prove your spouse is unless you spend every second of every day with them.
Actually thats exactly what they are saying. They single out M2M sex as strictly banned. As in if youve ever had M2M sex you can never donate blood. Even lesbians can donate blood if they have no other risk factors. Im taking this directly from the American Red Cross website.
>are a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977
Lesbians arent even mentioned. So "anyone with an alternative sex life"(whatever that is supposed to imply) isnt subject to the ban; only gay men are. I mean we're specifically singled out under the HIV/AIDS section. You might as well stick a sign on every gay man and say "HEY THEY ARE RIDDLED WITH HIV/AIDS DONT TAKE BLOOD FROM THEM" as far as the american red cross is concerned.
Don't know what to tell you. Ive not been allowed to donate blood for 4 years. I'm not homosexual and every blood test has come back clean but I'm classified as high risk for having multiple sex partners and tattoos.
It may also be where I live which I've never understood because I'm honest and forthright about my past while I know drug addicts are donating
Wow, what a great idea. Go design a blood test that reliably detects HIV shortly after transmission. Because right now you can have it for months before you'll test positive.
If you go to the Red Cross with that and they still won't take gay blood, then you can have a case to cry discrimination.
EThen straight ppl should be subject to the ban as well. They can get hiv just as well as any gay person. Lesbians as well.
Also there are two different tests already that can detect hiv within 2-3 weeks. There is no reason for the life long gay ban other than out right discrimination. If nothing else segregate the m2m blood and test it separately. If any show up as having stds you can toss it but they wont even do that.
Black = dangerous cause they are the most proportionate in jails
Muslims = dangerous because they blow up nightclubs in orlando.
Does that about cover it? I mean if we are judging ppl based on the group they belong to and not by the individual anymore. Its like you said a simple cost/benefit ratio.
It doesnt merit a response because you cant refute it. lol You know its wrong yet you cant justify marginalizing one group while not doing that to all groups. Welcome to hypocrite-ville; population you.
Like it or not, gay men are much more likely to have HIV. They test the blood, but a negative test isn't a guarantee of being clean, especially if you contracted it recently.
It's the same with people who get tattoos in states with lax regulation on tattoo parlors.
The person who came up with this was proven wrong years ago. Just like the dumbass who said vaccination can cause autism. Or so I've seen in a few articles.
[deleted] ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 18:58:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:21:34 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's not about your safety. It's about not wanting a body to fly through the window and cause more crashes because they swerve out of the way to miss your dumb ass. Also, it's fucking traumatic to see that.
Children in a school bus aren't gonna fly through a windshield 30 feet away from their seats.
Also, it's more expensive to the state when you die in a car crash. Especially if they have to clean you up from the asphalt.
Years ago my wife and I were driving fhrough South Dakota and were listening to a radio call in show. The topic was a soon-to-be enacted seatbelt law. The people calling in and using the same arguments as Huv were the best evidence I have ever personally witnessed that the USA is full of morons.
Smoking bans for bars. I mean come on, its a bar. Only adults are allowed in. Drinking and smoking go together. To ban smoking in bars is about as ridiculous as banning alcohol in bars.
I can understand that more than even smoking in bars. Bowling alleys have become family friendly places in most cities/towns. Exposing young children to smoke that early on is really damaging.
lhepton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Join a bar club if you want to smoke in a bar. Their are a few around me that allow smoking inside, they still have those smoke ceiling fans that don't do jack shit.
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[deleted] ยท 755 points ยท Posted at 17:57:10 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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WhuddaWhat ยท 215 points ยท Posted at 18:18:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Preparing for sea-level rise. Smart.
Fell_Better ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 18:57:53 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sent her a text saying he was leaving
NotSoCheezyReddit ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:32:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a sandwich for you in the breakroom
sorry wrong chat
GoldenWizard ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:51:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good for him, he needs to move on.
WhuddaWhat ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 19:41:47 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, OK, then.
el_monstruo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:47 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whale, OK then.
Adddicus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:55 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whale oil beef hooked.
GrippyT ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If the sea levels rise to the point of reaching Oklahoma I think the last problem they'll have are illegal whalers.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oklahoma is certainly NOT preparing for climate change. Jesus returning to earth maybe, but definitely nothing on the 'left's agenda'
Edit: this is the state whose senator brought a snowball into the senate to rebuke climate change.
Benblishem ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:48:24 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oklahomans have always jumped the gun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rush_of_1889
crick310 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:48 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And we are proud of it.
lannister80 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:15:39 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fucking Sooners
twelveparsex ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:07:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most Oklahomans don't believe in climate change
1RedReddit ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:56:43 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most Okhlahomans don't believe in whales
Source: I'm not even American.
justanotherimbecile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:16 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know I'd go that farโฆ especially among the youth, but also in the older category are admitting things are different (it's always drought or flood in the past decade), the older Oklahomans just seem to have an issue calling it "global warming."
Hav3_Y0u_M3t_T3d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most Oklahomans don't believe in change
The-Gothic-Castle ยท 135 points ยท Posted at 18:10:34 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, but when is the last time you saw anyone in Oklahoma kill a whale? THE LAW WORKS!!
/s
ImMissingTheJoke ยท 44 points ยท Posted at 18:12:38 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I understand you're fervently endorsing this bill and its efficiency but your comment could come across as sarcastic.
Whoknew72 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:17:15 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He did put the obligatory /s. Though I lived in SW Oklahoma for about 18 months and I never saw any whaling. The law is working or they passed the law too late after all the whales were gone.
sleepisajokeanyway ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 18:59:23 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The all important serious tag /s
Whoknew72 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:19:57 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I though /s was sarcastic. Or was it shitty? Snide? Silly?
sleepisajokeanyway ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:38:00 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's super serious /s
Rockinsockinrobot ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:57:21 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FTFY
columbus8myhw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:17:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's sarcastic.
1ronspider ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:34:10 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Look at his username.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:21:21 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Whoknew72 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 18:24:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, I forgot about the beer drinking, too small bikini wearing, red neck breed of whale. Saw a few of those, usually beached on a pontoon boat.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:25:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Whoknew72 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 18:33:15 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I was thinking some times it's a ski boat, sometimes it's a fishing boat.
B0NESAWisRRREADY ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least they still ski on the weekends
Loveatfirstype ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe aquarium whaling?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:49:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Username.
[deleted] ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 21:27:15 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Implying that whales would be found in naturally formed lakes of landlocked states?
abutthole ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 01:28:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe, I mean a goddamn plesiosaur got trapped in a landlocked lake in Scotland.
NosyEnthusiast6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:44 on June 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
something something 3.50
mockio77 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:51:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A skeleton could be found, in the right lake at least
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Have you seen some of the sturgeon in Superior?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:30:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Theoretically possible if the lake was once connected to the sea.
Ancient_Dude ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:32:04 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oklahoma has at least one whale.
AwesomeScreenName ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 22:15:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least two -- OP's mom is from Oklahoma.
TaylorS1986 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:58:17 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was probably symbolic legislation "to make a statement" from when the big push against whaling was going on a few decades ago.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:29:59 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a law here in Ohio, but only on Sundays.
rainbowdashtheawesom ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:18:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of astronauts are from Ohio. They don't want to end up with whalers on the moon...
Woop_D_Effindoo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:21 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not quite landlocked, a determined whale might make their way up to the Port of Catoosa, next to Tulsa, one of the largest, most inland river-ports in the United States
Number127 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:02 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now I'm picturing whales launching themselves over the locks and dams, like salmon going upstream to spawn.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:18:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think that means my ex girlfriend can't legally get laid.
Humak ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:18:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get me a few Harpoon IPAs and I'll go whaling in Oklahoma.
Seth1358 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its also illegal to sleep outside on top of a refrigerator there
Barong02 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:07:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess no one will be taking down your mom tonight.
Fermats_Last_Account ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:15:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's to protect feminists.
arlenroy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:32:13 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So was tattoos
Isares ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:15:46 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's necessary because anyone who tries to murder OP's mum would try to frame it as whaling to get off on a technicality.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:01:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burn_centers_in_the_United_States
TheNintendo29 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:37:20 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Specifically Clinton.
Da-Butt-Muncha ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:28:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus no one wants to even try and get with OP's mom
Sir_Nikotin ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:40:00 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Goddamn feminist agenda
vladgrinch ยท 198 points ยท Posted at 19:06:49 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
1.Policemen are allowed to bite a dog if they think that will calm him down. (Ohio)
or
2.Bear wrestling matches are prohibited. (Alabama)
or
3.You can be arrested for harassing Bigfoot. (Washington)
I can't decide.
Trunix ยท 107 points ยท Posted at 20:54:34 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The bigfoot one actually makes sense. If bigfoot did exist and people saw him they may try to trap it or stalk it. Considering how rare bigfoot sightings are if he does exist it would be like fucking with an endangered species.
milakoplusdrencrum ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:36:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those Beef Jerky commercials should be like a Public Service Announcement video then
Kevin_Wolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:39:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I distinctly remember Kokanee Beer having those "messing with sasquatch" commercials in the 90s.
CutterJohn ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 22:49:02 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ten bucks says the bigfoot law is because some idiot was setting up traps and such.
[deleted] ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 03:43:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or simply getting them self lost/killed in the woods "hunting" it.
[deleted] ยท 82 points ยท Posted at 22:05:38 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure it does, Sure it does.
backs away slowly
NNJAxKira ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:47:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Do you have the keys?"
"Just go, don't break eye contact."
"Get in the car."
"GO GO GO!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:15:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Must go faster. GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOOGO!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:42:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would say it makes sense in a different way. It is an easy excuse to get the idiots who would try and go big foot hunting out of the woods were they could hurt themselves.
Hav3_Y0u_M3t_T3d ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 04:55:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like an easy way to draw tourists, "Bigfoot MUST be real, why else would they have a law about him?"
lonewolf13313 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:43:43 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are actually conspiracy theories about that. People say that the government is covering up bigfoot because it would be place on the endangered species list and would limit hunting/logging.
Cthulhus_Curios ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:59:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are either if those industries really in dire straits?
lonewolf13313 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:52 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No but if whatever agency is in charge of endangered species labeled a large chunk of the land in Washington as protected then the industry would die and many towns with it.
In my area there isn't much hunting anymore since a local timber industry instituted fees to access the land they own which sucks because the contract they signed when they purchased the land says that they must keep it open to public use but the government official in charge of enforcing the contract is a retiree of said timber company. Surrounded by forest and we cant hike, camp, hunt or anything else without paying $600 bucks a year.
happy_felix_day_34 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:14:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doesn't that fall under basic animal cruelty laws?
bentheawesome69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:30:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But having relations with endangered species produced our favorite idiots that we all know and love
T-MUAD-DIB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It makes sense if you think about it in a world WITHOUT Bigfoot. Basically, people who want to harass Bigfoot are going into the woods with guns and/or traps without bringing along common sense.
It probably makes park goers safer if rangers have a law to act upon and stop the loonies.
abushk ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:38:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It also discourages loonies from going off into the woods looking for Bigfoot, because even if they found him it would be pretty much illegal to interact with him, and hence to bring forth proof of his existence would be self incrimination. Fewer loons going into the woods = fewer avoidable deaths.
CitationX_N7V11C ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:59:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God Damn Bigfoot just came on in and fucked my wife!
Z_T_O ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 22:46:20 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Bigfoot? More like tinypenis"
"Sir, you're under arrest"
XxsquirrelxX ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:43:31 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Look, it's Bigfoot!"
"Look, it's littleweiner!"
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:32:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know what they say about big feet...
TurtleofAwesomeness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:59:39 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't trust 'em!
Hitlerclone_3 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:50:23 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I now have the best mental image of a police officer trying to bite a dog, thank you.
Benblishem ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 21:01:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can non-policemen bite dogs? If not, what can they bite? Are any calm critters legal for chompin' ?
Lankmiester ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:43:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The bear wrestling thing makes sense, it used to be a thing and it's obviously dangerous. I think it's also how Bear Bryant got his nickname.
TaylorS1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:04:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There has to be an interesting story behind this one. probably some circus or country fair fuck-up.
I'm guessing this is to prevent idiots trying to catch Bigfoot from leaving traps all over the place and hurting real animals.
MrAlwaysIncorrect ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:45:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All sorts of human vs animal and animal vs animal fights were once a thing - and they were horrible. Bear-baiting was one of those things that make you embarrassed to be human.
Lostsonofpluto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure my province (BC) HSBC a law similar to number 3
Butternades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:26:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's also illegal to intoxicate a fish in Ohio
vladgrinch ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:31:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So people won't take advantage of him. Makes sense. lol
linksfan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the Witcher books Geralt bites a striga and it seems to help so I think I'd take it to heart
NosyEnthusiast6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:25 on June 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Down, down policeman!
[deleted] ยท 324 points ยท Posted at 18:07:26 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here in New Hampshire:
WHY?
[deleted] ยท 152 points ยท Posted at 20:39:14 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Thebiguglyalien ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:54:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who put the sticks up their butts?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:19:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or Kenny Wormald...
Hav3_Y0u_M3t_T3d ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:56:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You kinda have some loose footing on that logic
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:07 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My hero.
[deleted] ยท 55 points ยท Posted at 18:38:04 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So if you have poor tempo you're good?
bentheawesome69 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:29:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes
Wazzoo1 ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 21:43:33 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An answer that might help explain it: in Washington state, merely providing "an opportunity to dance" launches you into a completely different realm of licensing and regulations.
Here are a couple good reads on it.
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/a-new-tax-on-dancing/Content?oid=9540253
http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2013/3/6/the-realities-of-the-dance-tax-february-2013
New Hampshire may have something similar.
teekaycee ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 00:03:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Every state has some form of that law. It's basically a weird spider web of music licensing/live performance laws.
If I physically buy a CD and play it in my restaurant it's okay since the production fees (the backbone of these laws) are already paid.
If I buy a CD and play it in my restaurant and people are dancing, I need a license for that.
If I'm STREAMING the same CD and people are dancing I need a license as well because of the dancing AND it's considered a live performance since the production costs have not been covered.
shwag945 ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 01:55:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what you are saying is that we can dance if we want to and we can leave your friends behind cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance well then we are in prison.
brinz1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:29:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
this is how they get you. They can not ban Dancing, so they tax it, and tax it and tax it until it punishes anyone who does
HughGWrecktion ยท 40 points ยท Posted at 19:19:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some dude who had no rhythm was so salty that everyone else could, that he ran for office and then he made it illegal in the state. That's dedication if I've ever heard it.
Sorted ยท 24 points ยท Posted at 22:11:54 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This same principle is responsible for many things. Like bald old jewish men forcing everyone to wear kippahs that strategically cover the bald spot. Or catholic monks making everyone not already bald shave their head in a bald pattern.
itelluhwat ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:10:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does this principle only apply for bald people?
boredatworkorhome ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:05:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is this true?
IggyZ ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:36:52 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone said it on the internet so... Probably.
WalrusDentist ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:29:49 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Considering that the Legislature has over 400 people, this wouldn't be too surprising, especially with some of the weirdos who get in
Whoknew72 ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 18:18:49 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Motherfuckers who keep time with music just ruin the whole musical experience. Don't get me started on drummers!!! /s
PartiesLikeIts1999 ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 20:20:26 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
[drums a shitty cover of Whiplash on the table with a pair of coffee stirrers]
aza9999 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:52:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But anyway, here's wonderwall
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:53:39 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LATE AT NIGHT ALLSYSTEMSJRJEJ YOU'VE COME TO SEE THE SHOW
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ARE YOU RUSHING OR DRAGGING?
Whoknew72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:13 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
MOTHERFUCKER!!! Ahhhhh!
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:17:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Q: What do you call someone who hangs around with a bunch of musicians?
A: A drummer
elzoidoHN ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 08:27:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And how do you know, there's a drummer at your door?
The knocks are getting faster.
itelluhwat ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:11:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Best one I've heard yet. And I'm a drummer
-Davezilla- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:40:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Q: How do you know the stage is level?
A: The drummer is drooling out of both sides of his mouth.
Whoknew72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nice
LordOfCinderGwyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:17:13 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's the difference between a podiatrist and Ginger Baker?
The podiatrist bucks up your feet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:33 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:C
Butternades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:42 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry, it's ingrained in me, but most of the time it's just my feet playing the hand parts inside my shoes
[deleted] ยท 26 points ยท Posted at 18:58:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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low_me_steelers ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:13:24 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't care if only people could actually keep time
IrrationalFraction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:02:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clap. Clap. Clap Clap clap clap clapclap clapclapclap claclaclaclalxlLxlalxnsnh
blaqsupaman ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:06:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To me, audience interaction is usually a part of the appeal of seeing a musician live.
[deleted] ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:04:06 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Americans seem to like clapping on 1 and 3 for some reason.
Goodgulf ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:48:31 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Harry Connick Jr. can fix clapping on the wrong beats. Watch for the 5-note bar at around 0:37, and the other band members appreciation at 0:43.
naliuj2525 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:06:55 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the type of music. A lot of rock music accents the 1 and 3.
IrrationalFraction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pop music does, so people tend to assume all music is like that.
naliuj2525 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's really a feel thing. Even to a non-musician, clapping along to a song on the 2 and 4 when it actually accents the 1 and 3 just feels unnatural. Our ears can really tell us a lot of information without needing knowledge on rhythms.
Butternades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:25:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The general rule for our music is: swing and rock- 2 and 4 barring certain songs. Anything else- 1 and 3.
As a musician the one and three gets kind of ingrained so I keep those two beats without thinking
monroeski ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:45:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Friends don't let friends clap on one and three.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:47:14 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Haligonian_89 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:56:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He down ears = the down beats?
PLeb5 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:53 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You clap on the first beat, you hold a beat, you clap again, and then you hold a beat. Repeat ad infinitum. Seems like the most reasonable clap rhythm to me.
eBelowTheStaff ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:46:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But not one 1 and 3, on 2 and 4. 1 and 3 gives the music a gross leaden feeling.
PLeb5 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:02:13 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I literally have no idea what you mean.
CarrionComfort ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:13:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Clap along to Livin' on a Prayer. First, clap on the firsts and third beats of a bar. See how it feels. Then, so the same but on the second and fourth beats.
You will find that clapping on 1 and 3 sounds "stiff."
SentienceBot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:17:14 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes is the reason you're waiting for a specific song.
arch_nyc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:26 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Says the clapper.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:56:29 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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RedditWhileWorking23 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:11:56 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like when the plan lands safely. Or before the plan takes off. Or right as your meal is served. Or when the person in front of you used their blinker. Or when a woman has a successful delivery and the whole hospital claps.
CarrionComfort ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:13:52 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could also play the CD at home. Live music = people. There's no getting around that unless your at a formal concert.
kievrob ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:24:06 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
New Hampshire needs Kevin Bacon to do a real-life Footloose there.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:32:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yasss
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That'll teach them...
...and get Kevin arrested.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:36:39 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Me: tap tap tap tappity tap
Undercover police: You're under arrest.
Me: Huh??
Undercover police: You were tapping your feet. I have been sent here to document frequent criminal activity.
Me: Oh.
Undercover police: So far we've arrested... flips through handbook ...everyone that's come here.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:37:15 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, FOOTLOOSE!!!
aranaur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:46:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a good thing I can't keep time to save my life.
BlackDS ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 15:41:40 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck I would get arrested so hard.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:07:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't think it's enforced THAT hard, though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats probably an antiquated law that was created way in the early period of U.S. history. New Hampshire is one of the first 13 colonies
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:04:42 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You think I would live in New Hampshire without knowing that?
HopelesslyLibra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:29:05 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
woooooh! fellow new hampshirite!
edit: Also, in Manchester, NH, it's illegal to walk your ass down mainstreet on a sunday.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:05:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't even want to know...
Also, I wonder why some things are specifically illegal on Sundays.
TaylorS1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's probably archaic legislation from colonial days that never got repealed and is not enforced, Puritan Calvinists generally disapproved of dancing.
ibcingu2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because you might be a Republican senator looking for love?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That rhymes.
ThatguyMalone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:36:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait really? I do this all the time, and I live in NH. Is this still punishable?
TheAlbinoNinja ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:22:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because you're sitting in a cafe and if you encourage the hipster bastard he's just going to keep playing wonderwall until the sun burns out.
[deleted] ยท 111 points ยท Posted at 22:45:44 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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HopelesslyLibra ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 00:17:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Good thing police aren't prevalent in Fallout 4
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 03:16:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I went to home
jeffzhang69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:55:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I submit. (Pay fine of 12,300,000 good)
HomemadeBananas ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 00:06:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That law also exists in Chico, CA for a $500 fine.
le1ca ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:27:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How many bottle caps does that exchange to?
HomemadeBananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:26:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not sure if Fallout joke, or people drink a lot in Chico joke.
D-Rahl867 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:23:48 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chico, mang... Amirite?
NosyEnthusiast6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:20:40 on June 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No nukes here!
-Chico
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:15:59 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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HomemadeBananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:59:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Chico, not Chino.
iknownuffink ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:07:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a couple of towns in California with the same law. Except the fines are a little bigger. One was $250, I think one was $500.
lhepton ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:41:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worth it
Goddessofsin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:19 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I laughed probably a bit more than I should have at that
Lostsonofpluto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:43:15 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wasn't there an incident years back where a missile silo in Massachusetts where some idiot dropped a socket wrench while tightening the bolts keeping the warhead attached to the missile and it punctured a fuel tank, blowing up the rocket but not the warhead
lilitaly51793 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:54:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marlborough
SluffAndRuff ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 18:36:49 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Idaho, itโs illegal for a man to give his fiancรฉ a box of candy that weighs more than 50 lbs.
AmosLaRue ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 20:25:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, of course not! 50lb boxes of candy are strictly reserved for girlfriends and wives.
rainbowdashtheawesom ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:21:31 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
More like a sad ex-girlfriend or wife...
filled_with_bees ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:57:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now I'm wondering what caused this law to be put into place.
Pun-Master-General ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:46:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Leslie Knope at it again. Who's she to decide 50 lbs is too much candy for one woman?
Hav3_Y0u_M3t_T3d ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:58:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Public service to all male kind?
Kevin_Wolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:20:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of these laws on here don't exist, anyway.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:35:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But is it okay for a man in Idaho to give his fiancee two boxes of candy weighing 25 pounds?
PowerSystemsGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:10:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So sell it to her for $1, and she charges you a handling fee of $1?
rck_james_bitch ยท 196 points ยท Posted at 18:34:02 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In NY jumping off a building is punishable by death.
kievrob ยท 173 points ยท Posted at 22:26:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I read that they make "killing yourself is illegal" laws to make it easier for policemen to save people, since they'd be stopping a crime.
mikes_username_lol ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:36:04 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes sense, they could land on somebody and kill them so it should be viewed as attempted manslaughter.
Back41DayOnly ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 22:42:51 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That same person could be aiming a gun at them as they fall, in which case it could be self defense.
mikes_username_lol ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 23:01:20 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
:DD To be fair they are probably not very likely to fall on a specific person so it is more of a reckless endangerment.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:42 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which would make it aggravated self-defence if someone ran under the falling person and shot them before they landed/crashed.
Bloommagical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:43:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jumpers draw a crowd, so they are disrupting the peace.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently it also allows the police to prosecute those that were assisting in the suicide as an accessory to a crime.
ncuday ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:40:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Makes sense, I also imagine it prevents a lawsuit in the event of an injury while saving someone from killing themselves (like at the beginning of The Incredibles).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or it could because damaging government property is illegal.
kievrob ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/im14andthisisdeep
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:07:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They also make it easier for policemen to ruin somebody's day/week/finances when they have nothing to actually arrest them for otherwise.
The cops in my hometown have 5150'd people who were not at all suicidal, just so they could be on a power trip.
HughGWrecktion ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 19:22:24 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Better choose one that's high as fuck then. No point leaping out a bungalow.
IrrationalFraction ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:06:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
leaps out ranch-style home
M2MK ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 20:57:33 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
State law or law of gravity? Or does that depend on the height of the building?
noitarenoxe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:57:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mgh=.5m(vfinal)2 -Fairresis
:( idk how to do subscripts
VladameowCuten ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 19:30:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That's just the government being efficient with its laws for once.
Nreggs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So people who do parkour are fucked then
Realhuman221 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if I jump off a building and miraculously survive? Or jump off a 10 ft building during a fire?
columbus8myhw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:19:01 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People have parachuted off the new World Trade Center, and presumably were not killed
portlandtrees333 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:39:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Just trying to help you out if you fail
rillip ยท 61 points ยท Posted at 21:49:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my hometown. If you come to an intersection in the downtown area in your horse and buggy at night you must fire your rifle into the air to alert others of your presence.
Lostsonofpluto ยท 60 points ยท Posted at 00:39:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm just imagining some Amish guy rolling through town on a Sunday night buggy ride, and firing a rifle at every damn intersection and getting swarmed by cops, but then, he whips out a copy of the town charter (or whatever you call a list of bylaws, I think I heard it called that once) open to the page with this law
Perfect_Orgsm ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 14:02:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then it turns out it's only Weird Al trolling
NosyEnthusiast6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:33 on June 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can see it.
Chihuahua_enthusiast ยท 96 points ยท Posted at 19:28:46 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you bring a horse into a restarant, the owners have to give it water. It's written into their license
mini_J ยท 153 points ยท Posted at 20:20:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But can they make the horse drink?
SoggyRotunda ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 02:03:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no
izanhoward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:48 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but if the horse is pregnant they cannot reject the service of alcohol
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:23:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There has to be a way to circumvent this without being sued for discrimination. There have to be some creative lawyers out there
izanhoward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:27:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that horse was big boned. how would the bartender have any knowledge of its pregnant state.
Hypknowpautamist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, they brought the water to the horse. But if they brought the horse to the water then of course a horse can't be made to drink it.
classy_stegasaurus ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 01:17:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The owners specifically, or any staff member?
Chihuahua_enthusiast ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:22:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It says "the establishment", so I guess anyone?
typical_reddit_users ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:22:44 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then why do they have such a long face?
Crab_Spider ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:27:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Get out
abedneg0 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Into a restaurant, not into a bar.
ratchet457l ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:29:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
I think it's still law in my area that if you have a trough on your property that it has to be full of water.
Edit: Not in my area but in a town in Ontario
T-MUAD-DIB ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if the horse doesn't have shoes or shirt?
Hav3_Y0u_M3t_T3d ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here in Montana it is still in the books that if you ride your horse to school the school is legally required to board and feed it. Made for one hell of a senior prank
Back2Bach ยท 47 points ยท Posted at 18:52:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Florida, if an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
IVTD4KDS ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:08:44 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stampy's costing me a lot of money...
CantBanMeAgain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:31:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Doh...
gggggrrrrrrrrr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:51:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one is actually pretty reasonable. Back when traveling circuses were a thing, most of them wintered in Florida to avoid having to spend a bunch of money keeping exotic animals warm. So I'm guessing that at some point, some city had an issue with circus employees avoiding parking fees with elephants.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:30:40 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably cause some drug lord during the 80s tried doing it
Hypknowpautamist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:51:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the owners of the major elephant valet services had some political ties.
redditslog ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's gotta be a story behind this one...
klsi832 ยท 42 points ยท Posted at 20:01:35 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's illegal to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling.
just_a_random_dood ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:29:14 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Lemme give the cops a hint!"
Later that day
"Hey Bob, I bet you can't put a squirrel down your pants!"
EZ boys
pinkkittenfur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:39:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The day I take cop lessons from Ma Kettle...
grease_monkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:41 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But that's how my lucky squirrel works....
mousefire55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could have swore this was a thing in Scotland or something.... For the life of me I can't find what I could have been, and it actually might have been ferrets... Or it was a satirical article.... Drat.
klsi832 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:04:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's from The Simpsons.
mousefire55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean, it might be in the Simpsons too, but I could've sworn... Grr, maybe I imagined the whole thing.
Kaminohanshin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:11:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you mean this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret-legging
TalkingButthole ยท 64 points ยท Posted at 20:05:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd really like to see statutory/municipal code citations for each of these. So many seem to have the crust of "read it in Uncle John's Bathroom Reader so it must be true" on them.
InterdimensionalTV ยท 73 points ยท Posted at 01:11:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You shut your whore mouth, Uncle John's is gospel.
omnichron ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:10:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sometimes these are very specific wordings of a law's potential outcome. For example, the common "no hunting whales" example could be an extension of a law limiting the hunting of large mammals or local endangered species laws. I mean, under Federal law, it should be illegal to hunt whales in any state due to their endangered status, but then it isn't so silly-sounding.
Similarly, the common "no chaining giraffes to parking meters" answer would stem from a law forbiding ANYTHING from being chained to a parking meter.
Capt_Reynolds ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 06:28:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So it's like the whole "outer space is under maritime law" technicality?
skelebone ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 12:15:15 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, there are whalers on the moon, they carry a harpoon . . .
Cheeseshepard ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:12:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But there were no whales, So they told tall tales
InVinoVirtus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:09:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was thinking that about the whaling one above. I mean, there are federal laws against a number of things that would make no sense in certain parts of the country and you can just phrase them to be funny. "It is against the law to take unauthorised photos of the president in his wife's knickers at his in-laws' house." No shit, you can't ever take unauthorised photos of people in underwear.
Kod_Rick ยท 109 points ยท Posted at 18:08:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some states have laws where it's legal to have sex with a 16 year old but illegal to sext with someone under 18.
eggshitter ยท 75 points ยท Posted at 18:26:01 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's what it's like here in the UK. You can have sex with a 16 year old, but not possess any nude photos of them.
Also, you can join the army at 16 but not play CoD or watch porn (18+).
implodedthirty ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:14:05 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The inconsistency of all these arbitrary laws really frustrates me. I'd be much more supportive of an age of universal majority at 16 where everything becomes legal.
CutterJohn ยท 37 points ยท Posted at 22:52:01 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I dunno. I dislike the idea of an age where its just 'Yer an adult, harry!' and you instantly go from a minor with zero rights/responsibilities to an adult with all of them.
Needs to be a gradual damping down of protections, and ramping up of responsibility, from 14 on, I think.
Fumblerful- ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 22:58:29 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And not 16 at the end. I don't trust most people in high school to vote.
CutterJohn ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:02:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plenty of people didn't trust women to vote. We let em anyway.
Kids live here, they should have a say.
-Reddit_Account- ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:18:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They don't, really, because their existence is funded by their parents or legal guardians/ the government mostly.
For the most part, they don't become active in the world untill after highschool.
thegreatburner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:22:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But, decisions have more than an immediate impact. If anything, youth have more to lose because they have to live longer in the world. What is voted on will impact them for longer than older people. Most things that are voted on have an impact on the future, not the immediate timeframe.
-Reddit_Account- ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:15:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That is also true, but I believe that being inexperienced in worldly affairs is a difficult hurdle to overcome.
And I say this as someone who missed his opportunity to vote for Bernie by a few weeks.
CutterJohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Adults whose existence is funded by their parents or legal guardians/the government can vote. There is no poll test that asks about 'activity in the world'. An adult who pays literally zero attention to politics or the world around him, who lives in his moms basement on welfare, can head off to the booth on election day and randomly pick the candidates whose name he finds funniest. And that's fine. We accept that's his right.
RadiantPumpkin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:36:40 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kids don't pay taxes though
CutterJohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
The only way you'd believe that is if you never earned a paycheck as a kid.
Kids absolutely must pay income taxes. And they also get to pay all sales taxes.
RadiantPumpkin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did earn a paycheck as a kid and when it came time to do my taxes I got everything I had paid into income taxes back.
CutterJohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:28:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's because you didn't earn enough. You made less than the standard deduction, and therefore had to pay zero taxes.
You still had to pay SS/Medicare, and still of course had to pay sales taxes on anything you purchased.
CrazyPieGuy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:58:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In the US kids don't take any classes on government or economics until they're 17/18.
I've had so many kids ask me why Trump wasn't president since he already won.
thegreatburner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:23:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I took economics when I was a sophomore so that is close to true but we start learning about government in grade school and I took specific American government classes in Middle School. I think all of social studies in 7th grade was American government.
CrazyPieGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I went to a public school, the only thing I remember about 7th grade social studies was that we went over the Holocaust, made our own 10 commandments, and had a month long block on capital letters.
CutterJohn ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:01:48 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Since when is a high school class a requirement to vote? Are you suggesting high school drop outs should not be able to vote?
CrazyPieGuy ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:34:13 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm under the impression that before the age of 18, a large majority of people do not have enough knowledge to make an informed vote.
I can't make that claim after the age of 18, so I am OK with them voting.
CutterJohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm certain that the large majority of people with Down's Syndrome do not have enough knowledge to make an informed vote.
Shall we take the ability to vote away from them?
CrazyPieGuy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:51:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wouldn't be opposed to that if a majority of people agreed, but I wouldn't push support for it, mostly because they're such a small portion of the population. It seems really shitty to tell someone that they can't represent themselves in their government, but when they're mentally unable to fully understand the breadth of their choices I think it's OK to revoke voting rights.
There has to be a cut off somewhere. I think at 16/17, kids start thinking more about the world around them, and after high school a lot of kids have to grow up really fast. I think this makes 18 a good age to start allowing people to vote.
TeutorixAleria ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:39:35 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Ireland we take it from 13ish.
IrrationalFraction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know, in my junior year I would have voted for Trump if he had been in the ballot. I was an ass back then.
CutterJohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:35 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So?
My brother is voting for trump. Is voting for trump a reason to not allow someone to vote?
IrrationalFraction ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:23:59 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, just that I have made a different decision now, based on my true beliefs. In high school, I was a different person. Still, just because I would make different choices now doesn't mean that they were bad then... The point is that I'm glad I didn't have the chance to vote, K?
SakhosLawyer ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:30:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Um how is that even remotely comparable?
WrethZ ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:04:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What? Women's brains are fully developed. 16 year olds are not.
Fumblerful- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:12:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am a kid. i know that my reasoning and that of my people my age is fully fledged yet.
CutterJohn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:17:42 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Give it time. In 20 years, you'll realize that never really changes, and you barely even consider yourself an adult.
Source: Was a kid once. Still waiting to to become an 'adult'.
insomniac20k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:22:07 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This gets said a lot. I'm not sure if it's in jest or there's just a bunch of really immature grown ups on here, but there's a huge difference between adolescent teenagers and people past early 20's.
CutterJohn ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:52:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a huge difference between an adult with down's syndrome and everyone else, as well. My grandpa was out of his gourd on hospice opiates last time he voted.
Still let them vote.
insomniac20k ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:55:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But where do you draw the line, then? Should we have candidates pandering with promises of later bed times and more pizza?
CutterJohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:19:17 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that any different than pandering with promises of a silly wall or a pointless ban on guns?
Fumblerful- ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:18:56 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Huh. Well thanks for the info.
PLeb5 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:40:32 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You don't need to be reasonable to deserve to have your interests represented.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 05:32:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no they fucking shouldn't. they aren't old enough to have enough experience in the world to make such huge choices of choosing the next president, and they probably have yet to take a govt or econ class so they probably wouldn't have good judgement behind who the next president should be. (for instance voting in a president who promises unrealistic things to gwt the youth vote).
CutterJohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What specific experiences in the world qualify you to make the huge choice of choosing the next president. Crackheads can vote. Redneck hillbillies who've never left the mountain can vote. People who don't speak english can vote. People who are literally retarded can vote.
Someone who dropped out of high school can still vote.
Considering how readily adults fall for that, I don't think kids will do much worse.
I served with a woman who the government trusted enough to allow her to enlist in the military, and hold a security clearance, and begin training to operate a nuclear reactor. At 17. She was incapable of voting?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:51:05 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
that's a pretty bold statement. who is this person?
CutterJohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:53:20 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some chick I knew in the navy. Can't remember her name, tbh.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:42 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wait what? you're saying you were in the navy but she wasn't right?
CutterJohn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:44 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pretty self explanatory. We were both in the navy. She enlisted a few days after her 17th birthday.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:00:40 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
oh i'm retarded, i thought you said she couldn't serve.
bow_down_whelp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:37 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's okay, none of them vote anyway
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm in High School, and I'm fucking terrified of what my classmates will do when they turn 18 and gain voting rights.
Bibibis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's OK young people don't vote, ask the old Bernie.
2percentright ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:51:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not like they would do a worse job than we've got so far
Hypknowpautamist ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:48 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know this isn't really the right place for this, but I think "you're a wizard Larry!" would be a great Larry The Cable Guy Movie.
Pun-Master-General ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:13 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I do agree that there should be a gradual increase of responsibilities and privileges to avoid mass confusion on how to be an adult by people suddenly hitting the age of majority. That said:
a) The ages should make sense, and similar things should become permissible at the same time. How does it make sense that a 16 or 17 year old is old enough to consent to having sex (and all the possible consequences that go with, like pregnancy or STDs) but not old enough to consent to a partner taking nude pictures of them? As the other guy said above, it seems arbitrary where the line is drawn.
b) If we are going to have a single age where you suddenly become an adult, it should mean you're an adult in every way. I think it's ridiculous an 18, 19, or 20 year old in America is considered old and mature enough to smoke, vote, get married, do porn, die for the country, sign contracts, etc. but not drink. If you become an adult at 18, you should fully be considered an adult at 18.
Back41DayOnly ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:41:59 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But then they would rent up all the cars...
Goatsr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:50:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm 16 and absolutely do not possess enough responsibility to be able to handle all that shit, and I have my shit together better than most people
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:33:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The 18+ thing isn't a law, the organisation that gives age ratings to vidogames and movies is private with no official ties to the government. (Explanation void in certain countries)
Colossal_Squids ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:38:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The logic of the law in the UK is that, while 16 is the age of consent, you're not an adult until you turn 18. Which, at the moment, is causing problems for people in the two years in between, since any pictures of that person in a state of undress or in a sexual contxt are technically child pornography - so anyone that creates them, possesses them, or distributes them could be prosecuted for offences related to indecent images of children and be put on the sex offenders' register (List 99). This can include the 16-year-old girl who took the picture and sent it to her boyfriend - the police try not to criminalise them for this if it was voluntarily done and would have been perfectly legal if they'd waited a bit, but the law doesn't really allow for shades of subtlety.
Source: I work in a related field.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:22:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lets be honest though, we've all clicked "accept" before going onto porn sites.
XxsquirrelxX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:50:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In America, you can't drink until 21, but you can own a gun.
wqzu ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:35:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can join the army at 16 but you cant fight or be sent overseas until you're 18.
Truuguy906 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:53:11 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Liberal nanny state laws at their finest
TaylorS1986 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:10:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because it's child porn. Once it's online there is no getting it off.
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 03:45:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
( อกยฐ อส อกยฐ )
TaylorS1986 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 03:47:37 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
God damn it...
[deleted] ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:28:50 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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metapwnage ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 18:38:19 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that baby she has nine months later...
HughGWrecktion ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 19:21:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I agree, this is where the argument falls apart in my opinion, I get why 16 is too young to decide if you're cool with having naked photos of you out there possibly forever. But its definitely better than bringing a life into this world.
metapwnage ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:58:11 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah.
You are too young to have naked pictures on the Internet, but we'll trust you bringing a life into this world. That doesn't make sense.
However, I think sixteen is too young, both for consent and porn.
KittyWithASnapback ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 22:05:28 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not that they don't trust the girls who are nude, they dislike the pedophiles that would be paying for it/abusing girls into modeling for it
metapwnage ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:39:48 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure, and I'm all for that. The point he was making was about the 16 year old being able to consent, but not willingly share nude photos (in the situation he described), because they would be punished.
Difference is who is being punished. If someone willingly shares photos with someone they are having a lawful relationship with, is it protecting them to punish them for pornography because they shared nude pictures?
If some pervert is using illegal material, coercing, or trafficking, of course they should be punished, but punishing the victim, or person the law intends to protect, makes no sense in any circumstance.
I know this happens, and there is legal basis and precedent for it, but I think it's a little misguided is all.
mikes_username_lol ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 22:39:18 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How can a porn photo ruin anyone's life in 2016 is beyond my brain capacity for human idiocy.
sega31098 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:44:03 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That isn't really nonsensical. The reason why is because of issues with digital sexual exploitation, which is different from face to face sexual contact.
araja123khan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or face to ass sexual contact
CanoodlingSociopath ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:13:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But a kid who sends nudes is a sex offender, too.
sega31098 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:40:38 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The issue has to do with how accessible the content is. When two people have sex, the only things that last are memories between two people. When it comes to sexting, it's engraved in cyberspace forever and it's accessible to anyone who comes across it.
ferociousfuntube ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:12:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what if you watch a 16 year old have sex?
KittyWithASnapback ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:07:57 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, which is why they frequently get charged as such
Warrenwelder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:08:51 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Who will think of the children!?!?"
unzips
the1who_ringsthebell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:37:59 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In RI strippers can be 16 as long as they are off stage by 11 on school nights.
Butternades ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:12 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In my state the age of consent is technically 16, many high schoolers put that to good use
bentheawesome69 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:32:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Quebec here, YES this is the exact law, except the person who is in the picture that was texted must be over 18 years
YogiLeBua ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:51:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can kind of understand this though, can't you? Sex is sex and sex will happen. It's fine. Live and let live and whatnot.
Porn however, which is what sexting is, because you definitely can't get arrested for asking a 16 year old what she's wearing [ ;) ]
And I think most of that law is to stop people posting it online, because how else are people going to find out? Other than sneaking fucking parents...
YoungHeartOldSoul ยท 23 points ยท Posted at 19:19:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here in Alabama sodomy and ice cream cones in your back pocket are very illegal offenses
[deleted] ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 19:29:53 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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spartanburt ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:36:59 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nerd alert! Kidding, that is actually very useful and everyone should read this before outfreaking over the seemingly ridiculous laws that come up in these discussions.
greenphilly420 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:46:30 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It horrified me knowing this was going on in the US just 30 years ago
CanoodlingSociopath ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 21:15:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, anal sex continues to this day.
greenphilly420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:31:55 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ol' reddit switcheroo
-Reddit_Account- ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:26:39 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hold my lawsuit, I'm- hey wait
ooo-ooo-oooyea ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:34:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, tell me a better place to store your icecream than in your back pocket!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:34 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Magiobiwan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've seen it all over the Internet, BUT I've never seen any site that mentions it actually say where the text of that law can be found.
TaylorS1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:18:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There will never be a conviction, but that doesn't prevent local law enforcement from arresting people in order to harass them when all the local politicians are fundy nut-jobs.
Realhuman221 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:40:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Now I'm going to get a court case proving that an ice cream cone in my back pocket is freedom of speech or whatever to end that law.
jemaroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still valid in the UCMJ, I worked on a case a couple of years ago that involved a plea to sodomy. However, they're smart enough to use it as a plea deal (reduction from forcible sodomy I think) and not just straight up charge people with it. This was after Lawrence v. Texas.
TheTrashyOne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:25:57 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also, selling sex toys.
See http://law.onecle.com/alabama/criminal-code/13A-12-200.2.html
grease_monkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:23 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sodomy, I got nothing.
Ice cream cone in back pocket, that's just the state looking out for you. Only an idiot would put a melty Alabama ice cream cone in their pocket.
phoenixrawr ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:16:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The ice cream cone thing was apparently a trick people used to use to lure farm animals away from the owner's property and steal them. The thief had plausible deniability ("I didn't mean for their animals to follow me home") so they created that law to get around the loophole.
Lazy_Osprey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:41:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At the same time ? That does seem a little reckless.
stubbornness ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:01:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ice cream cones is also a law in Kentucky. Here it's because it's an easy way to steal a horse. And well being the horse capital of the world those thefts use to be a problem.
LouBerryManCakes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:00:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like sodomy always goes in your back pocket.
westie9398 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:51:32 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
In my town there's a law that says you can't walk backwards and eat peanuts at the same time... Don't ask me why.
jga620 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 20:48:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why?
sakura_euphonium ยท 54 points ยท Posted at 21:01:05 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You had one fucking job.
Firecrotch2014 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 00:01:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Theyre afraid you'll fall and crack your nuts
Chamarijualeon ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:04:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
/r/firstworldanarchists
rhymes_with_chicken ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:51:00 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was because of that one guy, I'm sure of it.
grease_monkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:18:13 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard he killed 18 people.
Benblishem ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:08:31 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How come?
casualfriday902 ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 23:02:16 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Seattle, WA it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than 6 feet (1.83 meters) long. If it's 6 feet long, how are you going to conceal it in the first place?
scout21078 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 00:05:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe you just have a really, really big dick?
NosyEnthusiast6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:06 on June 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"Hey, baby. This thing's illegal in Seattle."
That'd be the title, Illegal In Seattle.
HopelesslyLibra ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 00:28:17 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
concealed doesn't have to be on your person. If the weapon isn't visible in plain view while in public it is considered concealed. Like an AK-47 in a cello case.
Ashybuttons ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:21:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Depends on the state. In Montana, carrying a concealed weapon off your person, such as in a purse, doesn't actually count as concealed carry.
Wargen-Elite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:15:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trench coat, big ass rifle or shotgun? Maybe you could carry a sniper rifle inside of a cello case.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:25 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's pulling a full joker, got the barrel down one leg, but also has the stock behind his head popping out of his shirt.
Lostsonofpluto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:56:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"No officer, this isn't a concealed carry over 6 feet wrapped in cloth, that would be illegal, no, you don't need to check sir, it's just 3 xiphos' wrapped in a line as my license states, sir, you don't have a warrant, you can't check, and you don't have probable cause because there's no hilt visible"
officer pulls on the cloth and a claymore clatters against the concrete
BadgersForChange ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:06:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Haven't you seen the 1989 Batman?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love that seen, glad I'm not the only one who thought of the Joker.
Shadowex3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:29:19 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
where does he get all those wonderful toys
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could be concealed transportation. Concealed carry is not limited to "on your person."
epfourteen ยท 142 points ยท Posted at 18:35:54 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
18 ? Come to War. But not a bar.
[deleted] ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 23:27:20 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats a lot of baptist bullshit throughout the U.S.'s history.
Thank god I live in Wisconsin. I mean people don't even ask where you got your ID or why it's not a drivers license. The girl scouts practically sell kegs of Stella Artois here.
InterdimensionalTV ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:14:37 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They must have to work hard to fill whole kegs with urine.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:49:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
haha I know what you mean! That stuffs expensive though so thats why I mentioned it.
TerryTibbsTalkToMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:45:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey wife beater is one of the greatest beers around! You take that back!
epfourteen ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:22:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I live in a very German/ Catholic part of Cincy. Very similar to Milwaukee from what I hear. We had a bar in one of our Catholic grade schools. No lie. Beer was just another drink.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:10:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My family is German Catholic, we drink quite a bit at family gatherings. Also not at family gatherings.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:48:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dude I worked at a hotel in a German Catholic area and we had guys come in all the time asking for beers for breakfast. Like craft beer stuff, not bud light.
the1who_ringsthebell ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:39:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not a baptist thing. They moved the legal age down to 18 but there was a huge spike in drunk driving accidents/fatalities.
woooooahnellie ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:19:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Booze and cheese. What else you got Wisconsin, it's seems like my kind of place.
CitationX_N7V11C ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:02:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, it is Wisconsin so being drunk to forget you live there is almost a human right.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:14:21 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey Wisconsin is great! We basically are New York without all the shitty taxes and crime.
NosyEnthusiast6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:24:33 on June 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WAKE UP SEBASTIAN
[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:31:26 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not an expert, but I believe that person's in the military who are under 18 can drink on post.
Edwards532 ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 22:52:53 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
nope still underage drinking unless stationed in a host country with a different drinking age ie germany drinking age 16 beer 18 spirits
Underbelly ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:50:23 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh hell yeah. We have a base in Darwin, Australia where the drinking age is 18. The young Navy guys go absolutely mental at the bars when they are in dock.
Quest4Queso ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:04:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm with a group of 19-24 year old Texans in Costa Rica right now and the 19 and 20 year olds have been going wild. The others have too, but they can get wild anywhere
pastel-forest ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:19:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But almost every nation has a drinking age of 18 or lower.
Pun-Master-General ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:03:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That doesn't help the ones stationed in the US, which is a lot of them.
kurt_no-brain ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:07:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
US National drinking age is 18 too, but every state has to set their drinking age at 21 if they want to receive federal grants for roads and such.
Speakerofftruth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:22:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Actually, the 21 age drinking laws are all state laws. As long as you're posted anywhere outside of the United States (like Guam, an American territory), you can be 18 and drink, since that's the federal drinking age.
quinncuatro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:05:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't U.S. military bases techmically American soil, though?
aranaur ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:44:17 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It depends on the Status of Forces Agreement the US has with that country.
quinncuatro ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:33:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Roger.
DarkCz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:36:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So pretty much every other country in the world....
CutterJohn ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:58:32 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Generally, no. There have been a few instances of allowing it, though, on bases near the border of canada/mexico, because of people going over the border to get drunk and causing drama as a result.
Generally, the rule is follow whatever the local laws are. So when I was 20, everyone was perfectly happy that I was stumbling across the quarterdeck drunk off my ass when we were in Lisbon. But back in Norfolk, still 20, I'd have been written up.
Don't try to understand, its the military.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:06:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough.
casualfriday902 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:14:55 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least in the US armed forces, any minor in the military can not drink on or off base if they're in the US. If the minor is deployed overseas, the drinking age on base is at the discretion of the base Commander.
Source: went to Germany for a family trip and stayed on base. Was allowed beer off base but not on base.
mousefire55 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:58:41 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, we can't.
Source: Navy.
ohnosevyn ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They tried to pass that, unfortunately if you get caught drinking underage you will be punished harshly.
bornfrustrated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:18:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yup. I might be a bartender and I might just let those ones slide. I'm in no way patriotic, but it's a ridiculous law.
Gabenfoodle ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:10:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This one confuses me to no end. You're old enough to kill people, but can't drink afterwords? I'd think that by now, they'd have changed this so if you join the Military, the drinking age can be waived.
Then again, this is the US, and we're the US
chaos_is_cash ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:00:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thank the federal government. IIRC it changed from 18 to 21 because the feds threatened to withhold 10% of the money to be used on federal highways
Gabenfoodle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:07:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All hail the Government, I guess.
I'm curious, is there a medical reason behind this? I'd think that the stress relieving benefits of drinking would outweigh any medical reasons behind this.
chaos_is_cash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Medical reasons? Are you applying this as a stress reducer to the military or did I miss a tie in to highway funds somewhere?
Gabenfoodle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:41:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was talking about the military, I got a bit off topic, sorry
chaos_is_cash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's all good, I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something somewhere.
The military follows local laws. So if you're stationed in America you're not going to be drinking at a bar or on base unless your dorm mate shares. However if you are stationed in most other countries or are visiting one you are okay to drink there. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong, I don't remember there being anything covering drinking in the UCMJ)
Gabenfoodle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:23:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ah.
I still wonder if there's any underlying reason for it. What I was saying is that the stress-reliving benefits of allowing 18-Year Olds to drink in the Military would seem to outweigh any of the body-damaging side-effects, and logically, I'd think that the government would opt to allow 18-20 Year Olds to drink.
Then again, this is the Government I'm talking about, so I nothing makes sense
chaos_is_cash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:55:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're also forgetting the mental stupidity of people and the amount of paperwork their leadership would have to handle in any instances of DUI
Gabenfoodle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:57:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough.
But I still stand by the fact that the law is stupid. Maybe make it for only those on leave from a combat zone? I don't know, I guess I should probably leave it up to Trump to decide.
the1who_ringsthebell ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:39:37 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Blame the people that were 18 when they lowered the drinking age.
Bloommagical ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:50:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You can enlist at 18. You train for two years, so that would make you 20. You go on tour for a period of months to a few years (not too familiar with the lengths of tours). Come back and you're almost 21.
ChaneI ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 19:45:41 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Florida it's illegal to keep an alligator in your bathtub
[deleted] ยท 135 points ยท Posted at 21:45:01 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That's why I released mine at DisneyWorld a couple of weeks ago. fucker was getting too big anyway.
Edit: World not Land
varnums1666 ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:25:18 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Too soon? Nah, fuck it. Have an upvote
discounted_molerats ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:01:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So, in California? Good thing it wasn't in Orlando, phew.
ChaneI ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:59:01 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Disneyland is in California though
[deleted] ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 00:45:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Gyvon ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:07:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's DisneyWORLD
Mudken ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:20:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My bad
OneGoodRib ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:07:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's Disney World.
Mudken ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:20:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My bad
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:16:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You know Alligators aren't native to California, right?
BrutalWarPig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:39 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe he can play a part in Peter Pan or maybe lil Peter Pan can play a part in him?
Charsar ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 22:06:26 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I bet this is more common that you would think. Baby alligators can be rather cute.
thegreatburner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:43:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
My friend had a couple when he was a kid or his family did. They were cute and fun to play with. They donated them to somewhere when they got too big.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:34:00 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I keep my crocodile in my jacuzzi, is that alright?
Firecrotch2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I keep my crocs on my feet.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:11:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
HAHAHA THIS GUY WEARS CROCS
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:17:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only if it's a caiman.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:47:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aren't those in the alligator family not crocodile?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:26:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
IDK
Dowsekid ยท 19 points ยท Posted at 20:53:53 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's illegal to mispronounce "Arkansas" within the state of Arkansas
Nixxuz ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 21:59:11 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's AR-KANSAS, right?
OneGoodRib ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 01:12:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently a lot of non-Americans think that's how it pronounced.
For foreigners: it's Arkan-saw. It's a French variation on the same root that Kansas (pronounced Kansas) comes from.
TerryTibbsTalkToMe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:47:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
TIL
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gee I wonder why. Maybe they know how to read.
gudbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:21:53 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, the 's' is silent.
It's AR-KANAS.
ARK. ARKANAS.
A R K A N A S.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:35:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ar can ass?
gudbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:41:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yep.
Ashybuttons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:16:52 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ark anus?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:36:49 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no "AIRR-CANS-ASS"
Bearhunter11 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:43:26 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you my wife?
Aliquis95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Arcane Sauce?
myownperson12 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:14:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No its R-kelly
Myfourcats1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:18:42 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You monster!
justanotherimbecile ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:48:01 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Am I allowed to ask where (in state code) it's actually a law, or since it doesn't have a serious tag should I just assume its made up?
varthalon ยท 33 points ยท Posted at 18:34:04 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Until 2002 in Utah it was legal to own weapons of mass destruction... just not to use them. Using one intentionally was a felony and triggering one recklessly was a misdemeanor under the "Causing a catastrophe statute.
rainbowdashtheawesom ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 20:08:04 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder why it ended in 2002...
Rgrockr ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 20:15:05 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair... the legal definition of WMD is very loose and can include something as small as a hand grenade.
[deleted] ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 22:56:59 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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I_am_real_supersand ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 01:38:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Weapon of ass destruction.
NosyEnthusiast6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:25:22 on June 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ASS.WAD
can't wait to play some doom
Anorak6201 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or Chipotle
Ashybuttons ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A hand grenade is considered a DD (destructive device) under federal law, iirc. So is any rifled firearm with a bore diameter over half an inch.
Rgrockr ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:35:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/terrorism/wmd/wmd_faqs
3_Dollar_Gin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:02:31 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or my mixtape
caffienatedjedi ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:14:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Welp, Utah is out. What state is the aspiring mad scientist supposed to reside in? You aren't really a mad scientist without one weapon of mass destruction, or a doomsday device or something.
ferociousfuntube ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:18:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
but if we let them take our WMDs only the bad guys will have them.
Mithrandir_Earendur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:47:01 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was it because of the kid that made a nuke out of fire alarms?
LagLover ยท 34 points ยท Posted at 00:32:15 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Texas - When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.
Just think about that for a second
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:41:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whichever train has less entropy loses the right of way.
Simple stuff.
Myfourcats1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:22:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've heard this for a four way stop. Maybe Arkansas. If two cars come to a four way stop at the same time, neither shall go until the other proceeds.
NCjmw ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:56:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Some say the trains are still there to this day
GoldenPenisOfDeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Day 2: "BILL YOU SON OF A BITCH WE ARE OUT OF PEANUTS, GO YOU MOTHERFUCKER."
send help
Scripter17 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 02:00:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ya'll 'r' dumb.
SlangFreak ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 03:37:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lol you spelled y'all wrong, dummy
Goddessofsin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:23:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Relevant user name lol
Scripter17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:43:01 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm Canadian, cut me some slack.
EvilDeathCuddles ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:18:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sorry.
TheTrashyOne ยท 43 points ยท Posted at 18:25:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In 2013 the state of Florida may have inadvertently banned all computers and handheld devices, including cell phones.
Did new Florida law make computers and phones illegal?
[deleted] ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 23:25:25 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 02:03:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The governor actually vetoed the abortion bill, but your point is correct.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:54:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wasn't aware of that. I haven't really been up to date since I saw that on reddit.
XxsquirrelxX ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:49:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought the governor vetoed that bill?
Crab_Spider ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:28:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because this is Florida, I'm not surprised.
zarfytezz1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:53:15 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why would they even need to pass a law to prohibit this type of gambling? I'm sick of these type of reactionary BS laws made up by idiotic politicians about things that aren't even actual problems, and then they can't even write the law properly. I believe it was Florida as well who accidently illegalized all sex in their anti-zoophilia bill they passed a decade ago.
Man politicians are stupid.
mewtools ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 22:51:53 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Connecticut, in order for a pickle to be considered a pickle, it must bounce.
purplefoozball ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:19:07 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"So, John, what is it you do for a living?".
"Oh, I'm in quality assurance in a pickle factory.".
"What does that involve?".
"Oh, we play handball with them, throw them against the wall. Things like that."
Metal-Marauder ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 21:41:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Alabama it is illegal to put salt on railroad tracks with the intent to lure animals onto the tracks.
mikes_username_lol ยท 25 points ยท Posted at 22:53:39 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like some redneck pastime.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:38:02 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That actually makes sense. Some kids probably did it to kill animals (which is pretty fucked up). They probably retroactively created this law to keep stupid kids from doing something like that.
ediblesawblade ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:31:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here in Oregon, they just use bagels to lure the deer...
Ucantalas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:27:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a way to get around hunting regulations.
"No officer, I didn't shoot that deer, it hopped on the track and got hit by the train! But no sense letting all that meat go to waste, right? You can ask the driver, he can back me up on this!"
CrazyLogical1 ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 23:23:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Vermont it is illegal to whistle under water. Also physically impossible.
In Massachusetts it is illegal for a gorilla to ride in the passenger seat of a car. It is also illegal to bring a lion into a theater of any kind.
And there is one town in Massachusetts where it is illegal to walk backwards after dark.
CitationX_N7V11C ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:06:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
People in the 1900's did a lot of odd shit man. I mean look at this shit. There's even people who look bored watching that like they've seen more interesting events! I don't doubt it in the slightest that someone rode around with a gorilla in their car and brought their Lion to watch Romeo & Juliet with their fiance on date night.
CrazyLogical1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:12:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe, but I'm also pretty sure that picture is a circus show of some sort.
Still no clue why you'd make something physically impossible illegal though (the whistling under water thing)
[deleted] ยท 102 points ยท Posted at 17:59:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here in New York:
open_door_policy ยท 79 points ยท Posted at 18:11:28 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's still acceptable for farewells though, right?
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:15:26 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know.
Adddicus ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:42:42 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also for foreign nationals.
izanhoward ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a farewell is a greeting
titty_boobs ยท 51 points ยท Posted at 01:06:37 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Searching findlaw.com for laws in NY with the keyword "fingers" turns up 2 results. New York Executive Law ยง 838; which has to do with identification of the deceased by fingerprints. And New York Executive Law ยง 160-ddd; which has to do with coverage to workers who have lost body parts including fingers.
So yeah this dumb law doesn't exist.
juayfare ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 02:12:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Are you telling me people lie on the Internet?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:21:59 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awwwww.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 02:01:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stop being such a spoilsport.
greenphilly420 ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 20:38:28 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I feel like this was probably an old timey gangster thing
Intrepid00 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:00:52 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably an old time fuck you.
OfSpock ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:15:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Worse or not as bad as biting the thumb?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:24:01 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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DanielSturridge15 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:25:57 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's here it
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:48:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The opening scene of Romeo and Juliet suddenly makes a lot more sense.
NotTheBatman_ ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 00:17:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Colorado, it's illegal to lend your vacuum cleaner to your neighbor.
NoFuckingOne ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wtf?
Not_A_Facehugger ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:08:52 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
what if they aren't your neighbor?
Plo-124 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:46:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That must be fun to phrase in a legal way
Residents must not lend to ("allow another individual to use") a device that sucks air through a nozzle to a resident of an adjacent house to the house that the resident is a tenant of, provided that the resident legally owns such a device
aspenthewolf ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:23:13 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can only imagine that a vacuum salesman proposed this and paid to get it through so that people would each have to buy their own vacuum and they couldn't split the cost and share with their neighbors.
The-Gothic-Castle ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 18:14:40 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I just read that in Alaska, a person cannot legally get drunk in a bar and remain on the premises.
GrammatonYHWH ยท 32 points ยท Posted at 19:02:30 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Most of USA's drinking laws are idiotic. Just google over-serving laws. Apparently bartenders are meant to wirelessly detect blood alcohol levels of patrons and mentally assess how it will fluctuate over time based on a mental circus act of guessing their bodyweight to stop serving them when they are getting too drunk.
m15wallis ยท 27 points ยท Posted at 00:41:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This law is literally a "common sense" law. It's to be able to prosecute bartenders who will continuously serve drinks to customers who are very visibly intoxicated without care to their health or well-being, and therefore the well-being of those around them.
Any DA who brought a case before a judge for a bartender serving a guy over .09 would get laughed out of a courtroom and told to stop wasting their time. It's for extreme cases and allows for police and judicial discretion.
yetchi2 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:56:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's a legitimate thing here in Tennessee. Another (ex)bartender I know was prosecuted for over serving after a man got a dui after leaving his bar. I think he blew a .09something. Guy lost his abc license and wasn't allowed to serve for 5 years. But that was it.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:44:00 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If only intent and use were the same thing.
h4ze83 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:06:19 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh cool, what law is that?
insomniac20k ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:19:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
lol
ReverseCold ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:56:19 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why not? New IoT device!
/s
brinz1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:33:37 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overserving law is common all over the world. If someone is clearly drunk, the bartender cuts them off
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:08:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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The-Gothic-Castle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:52:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well right, that's the remain on the premises part. So if you go to a bar and get drunk, you can't stay at the bar by law. Now, who knows if that is actually enforced, but imagine a bar kicking out everyone as soon as they got drunk. Just seems odd to me.
straight-lampin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:38:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's 2 types of drunk: drunk and Alaska drunk. Source: Live in Alaska
[deleted] ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:14:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There are a ton of outrageous laws that were made just to see if politicians actually read what they were voting for.
Woop_D_Effindoo ยท 31 points ยท Posted at 23:34:10 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"We have to pass it to find out what is in it" - Nancy Pelosi
PvP_Noob ยท 22 points ยท Posted at 19:42:50 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is illegal to honk your horn in GA except in case of an emergency.
Source, I got ticketed for honking my horn at a green light.
bearsnchairs ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:48:32 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
California too. I got ticketed for honking at someone not going at a stop sign. LAPD just got shiny new cars and I guess they had a quota to meet.
rubicon11 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 21:00:07 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn. Sounds like someone was trying to make his quota that month.
PvP_Noob ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 22:34:30 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't know about quota, but the cop was a serious asshole. My wife thought I was getting carjacked since she was on speakerphone with me at the time.
mikes_username_lol ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 22:49:01 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I would ticket the fuck out of him for that too. Idiots and their noise makers.
SlangFreak ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:38:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And dumbasses that sit there for a few minutes holding up traffic too, I hope...
bbplay_13 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:12:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why I have a CB radio with a PA system. Yell at those assholes who sit too long.
rangemaster ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:43:33 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What constitutes an emergency?
A guy about to slam into you?
starwarswii ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:10:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe mostly to alert others to your position if you are out of control. For example you would honk if you were hydroplaning into an intersection where visibility was low and you were unable to stop.
Chip89 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:23:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's actually everywhere a horn is supposed to be used as a warning device only.
TaylorS1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:23:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is true in most states, I think.
Myfourcats1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:21:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago in VA my dad got ticketed for not slowing down before going through a green light.
greenphilly420 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:40:06 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't believe that
Benblishem ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 21:03:05 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The same law is in force in NJ and is occasionally enforced.
greenphilly420 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:41:54 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's a dumb law
OneGoodRib ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 01:09:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it isn't. You don't need to be honking because the light changed less than a quarter of a second ago or because your lazy ass can't go up to the door to knock to let your friend know you're there to pick them up at 1 am every night for three weeks.
greenphilly420 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:04:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I honk when people sit at the red light for nearly a minute after it turns green because they're on their fucking phones like an asshole
grease_monkey ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:21:02 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was the case too in Arizona. I think it's to keep dumbasses from blaring their horn in traffic for no reason other than to express they're pissed off.
jalabi99 ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:43:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The one that taxes the income of US citizens who are making a living abroad. If you're not a current resident of the United States, and you're not earning income in the United States, why should your income in the country you're currently living/working in be subject to American taxes? That's so unfair!
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 13:15:13 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't understand this, because if you DO live in the U.S. and make under a certain amount, you don't have to file. So if you are out of the country and not making money in the U.S., why would you have to file, considering technically you would be under that amount?
jalabi99 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:39 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You could be earning more than that minimum amount working abroad though.
kreynlan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:17:21 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do you have a source on that? I'd like to read more about it.
crusoe ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:46:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because the us military will come and fly out if shit goes down?
HomemadeBananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:08:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They're going to fly out personally for me if I'm out of the country paying income tax?
pinkkittenfur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:44:42 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We don't have to pay taxes, though, unless we're also making money in the US. We just have to file.
Source: American living & working in Germany.
jalabi99 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:53:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you're filing taxes, that means that you are owing taxes. You're telling Uncle Sam, "Here's my income, from which you can extract taxes."
-- IRS.gov: "Taxpayers Living Abroad"
Additional source: Don D. Nelson, US International & Expatriate Tax Attorney
pinkkittenfur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:17 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I've filed every year I've lived in Germany (four years), and since all of my income was earned out of the country and I pass the residency test (365 days in Germany within a tax year), I haven't had to pay US taxes since 2011 (the year I left the country).
brinz1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:37:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think there is a ceiling at which taxes do kick in, but its pretty high
pinkkittenfur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:39 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, my 35,000โฌ/year aren't taxed.
purplefoozball ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:26:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Still begs the question, though, why should the IRS be entitled to information about your overseas earnings if you're not earning income in the US and not accessing any of the services that the American tax system pays for?
pinkkittenfur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:26:11 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's bullshit, I agree. The US is only one of two countries in the world that requires expats to file taxes; the other is Eritrea.
Kamilny ยท 29 points ยท Posted at 20:00:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tldr you can't sell ducks or rabbits in Kentucky that are colored unless you sell at least 6.
436.600 Dyeing or selling dyed baby fowl or rabbits.
No person shall sell, exchange, offer to sell or exchange, display, or possess living baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl or rabbits which have been dyed or colored; nor dye or color any baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl or rabbits; nor sell, exchange, offer to sell or exchange or to give away baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl or rabbits, under two (2) months of age in any quantity less than six (6), except that any rabbit weighing three (3) pounds or more may be sold at an age of six (6) weeks. Any person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500.
[deleted] ยท 46 points ยท Posted at 22:21:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's to keep assholes from buying them as an Easter gifts for kids that are then neglected and die within the week. Used to be really common.
Back41DayOnly ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 22:44:30 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
At least the kids got an easter gift before they died from neglect...
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:07:54 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Touchรฉ. I'm leaving it. It makes me laugh.
shhh_its_me ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 22:21:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's to discourage buying them as a gift for Easter. When they grow up and shit everywhere and are not cute , lots were neglected , abandoned.
Thebiguglyalien ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:03:21 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvoted for providing the actual legal text.
Zombie_Escalator ยท 20 points ยท Posted at 22:13:55 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Atheists cannot hold public office in 7 states.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 23:10:28 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
While it might be on the books, that must have been overridden by later laws
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 23:39:14 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That being said, the states that have laws like that, wouldn't ever knowingly vote for an atheist.
Dol-Amroth ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:02:01 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of those laws are really old, though.
theclash06013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:44:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And totally unenforceable. Sodomy is still illegal in a ton of states, but you couldn't actually enforce it due to a 2003 Supreme Court case called Lawrence v. Texas. There's no reason to spend time to take a law off the books if it can't be enforced.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:55:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but what conservative/religious politician would repeal them even though they clearly are illegal?
Realhuman221 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:44:35 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A court judge might have to because it breaks freedom of religion under the First Amendment.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:44:17 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes it does, but they can interpret "freedom of religion" however they want when you're in their courtroom.
You then have to go to appellate court for them to say this judge is wrong and doing something unconstitutional creating another barrier for you.
NoesHowe2Spel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not even later laws. You can make the argument it was overridden by even the Constitution itself (Article VI, Section 3), let alone the bill of rights.. Courts have held these laws to be entirely unconstitutional on Establishment Clause grounds (Torcaso v. Watkins and Silverman v. Campbell) rather than explicitly stating that Article VI Section 3 incorporates to the states, so the Article VI question is largely academic.
BadgersForChange ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Granted, I'm not a constitutional scholar by any means, but how is that not a violation of the establishment clause?
justanotherimbecile ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:51:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anything can be made a law, the courts will just strike it down if someone challenges...
(I know pedants will say X thing can't or Y thing can't, I'm kind of simplifying it... Just as a CYA thing I'm saying that.)
NoesHowe2Spel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:06:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indeed it is, you can make the argument (and I imagine Courts would sympathise with the argument) that even without the establishment clause, Article VI makes it unconstitutional:
The only issue is whether Article VI incorporates, which is an issue the courts have failed to address, since the First Amendment does incorporate.
rainbowdashtheawesom ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:06:55 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A few years ago one of the states on the east coast (I think it was North Carolina, but I may be mistaken) made it illegal for the sea level to rise above a certain level (about a foot I believe). They're literally attributing divine powers to their legislators if they think they can enforce that law.
dlgreenwald ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 00:45:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North Carolina didn't make it illegal for the sea level to rise. Just made it illegal to take that rise into account for anything the government did.
Want to build a bridge over a bay...well only make it just high enough for traffic to get under it today, no planning for the future and doing something silly like building it a little high than needed so you can get the full 50+ year lifespan out of it.
Edit. I should add...this doesn't make the law less silly.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:14:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe if we take the Neville Chamberlain approach it will work (if we ignore it, it will go away).../s
Warrenwelder ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 23:13:42 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Senator Canute?
RannGast ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:39:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You. I like you.
Warrenwelder ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:25:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Upvote for my new buddy. Also pleasantly surprised that people got the reference.
Wallsphincters ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:33:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who do they plan on Fining?
rainbowdashtheawesom ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh, just go for whichever country has lost the most ice.
Aerowulf9 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So, Greenland? Or Russia? Yeah, good luck with that.
KittyHammer ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 23:46:05 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Parents are allowed under state law to substitute prayer as a form of medical treatment and carves out a religious exemption to manslaughter, capital murder and negligent homicide charges if those prayers go unanswered and their child dies.
In shorter words, your child has constant diarrhea, just pray for it. If the kid dies from your refusal to seek medical health because of your beliefs, God works in mysterious ways so no punishment in Idaho. I wish I was making this up.
[deleted] ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 01:54:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats actually a "sort of."
16-1602 (28)(A) Says that while yes it's partially true, it's very misleading.
[deleted] ยท 35 points ยท Posted at 18:24:07 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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pandabearak ยท 28 points ยท Posted at 18:34:29 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that just blatant entrapment? And what state/location is this where the crime rate is so low that cops are forced to dress like the homeless in order to pass the time?
[deleted] ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 19:16:32 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it's not entrapment. Entrapment is when the undercover officer asks or influences you to commit a crime, then ticket/arrest you. If they did not ask or influence you, then it's not entrapment.
dozerbuild ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:28:30 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The cop influenced him to break the seatbelt law by asking for spare change.
PythonMasterRace ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:44:02 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He didn't ask him to remove his seat belt so no. Still very shitty though
KittyWithASnapback ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:10:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can stick your hand out a window without unbuckling a seatbelt
AlexanderTheGrave ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:27:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
iirc he unbuckled when he got his wallet out of his back pocket. It's still obviously possible to do while buckled, but I know I take my seatbelt off every time I go through the drive through. It's just easier.
thegreatburner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:34:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, but depending on how tight it is and how short you are, you may not get very far. I have to unbuckle at ATMs and drive throughs because I am short.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:32:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not if you have it pretty tight to your body, which is what you're supposed to do. If you have a loose seatbelt, you aren't wearing correctly.
KittyWithASnapback ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:01 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't know man, I stick my hand out quite a lot while in a car
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:56:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hand yeah, body/head no.
dozerbuild ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:45:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No shit, you can simply stick your hand out the window without removing your seatbelt.
Can you reach for your wallet in the glovebox without taking your seatbelt off?
How about your purse on the floor of the passengers side, or even in the backseat.
How short sighted are you?
How come your little pea brain is not capable of considering what is required to even get the change in your hand to begin with?
KittyWithASnapback ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:50:21 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes and yes, you can also, not give the beggar money. You wouldn't give the beggar money if you had to go through the restricted section of someone else's property
Edit: insulting the person and not the claim is effectively conceding. Also, Ive given money to poor people (you know when you like buy flowers from them?) without unbuckling my seat belt at all, so it doesn't seem like an impossibility
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:16:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it's not, it's a flawed argument, but it's not conceding
dozerbuild ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:03:48 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jesus you're daft.
Just because you yourself are capable of doing it, doesn't mean everyone else can.
What about a frail old lady. Or a tiny little person. Or a fucking huge ham beast?
Consider the following too.
What if the cop was insistent about the dude giving him change? What if the guy initially relented against giving him change?
I highly doubt that this was the case in this circumstance.
But you're clearly unable to unable to use critical thinking to assess a situation.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:15:51 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unless he said "Unbuckle that seat belt", nope. He asked for change, that does not at all require one to unbuckle a seatbelt. Shit, he could have just said "No" and drove on. If you don't put up resistance to an officer's suggestion, it's not entrapment either--if he says, "Hey, want some drugs?" and you go and buy them without hesitation, tough shit. You weren't entrapped. Had he badgered you into buying drugs, cornered you, then you'd have an entrapment case.
Here's a comic primer on the subject
dozerbuild ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:57 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes the simple act of putting your hand out the window does not require removing your seatbelt.
But, guess what?
Your change/wallet could be in the glovebox, in your jacket on the seat behind/in front of you.
What if the guy asking for change wouldn't/couldn't come closer than the sitting drivers arm length.
I bet you a cop undercover as a homeless dude would have spent enough time watching people reach for their donation to realize that some circumstances require temporarily removing the seat belt to help out.
Maybe you should learn the definition of influence.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:15 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
None of this matters in the slightest. If, instead of a police officer, he was indeed homeless, then it's not entrapment. It's how a cop can arrest a hooker by pretending to be a John--doesn't matter. Furthermore, the officer did not entice him to commit a crime. He asked for change, the man voluntarily violated a seatbelt law without prompting to do so. That's entirely on him.
Again, read the link. Seriously, not entrapment. You need to learn the actual, legal, definition of entrapment.
dozerbuild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:52:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
When did I say it was entrapment?
I know full well that it's not.
You seem to think that me saying "the cop influenced him to remove is seatbelt" is the same deal.
I simply gave a smart ass reply to the original comment holder.
Both of our statements are true, my comment was essentially poking fun at his wording.
Also entrapment deals with criminal offences in Canada.
A violation of the Highway traffic act is not a criminal offence.
You also don't understand that there are two forms of entrapment laid out by the Supreme Court of Canada.
"There are two different forms of entrapment in Canadian law.
The first type of entrapment, "random virtue testing", occurs when the police offer an individual the opportunity to commit a crime without reasonable suspicion that either that individual, or the place where that individual is located, is associated with the criminal activity under investigation. If police do have such a reasonable suspicion, they are still limited to providing only an opportunity to commit the offense.
The second form of entrapment occurs when the police go beyond merely providing an opportunity to commit an offense, and instead actually induce the commission of the offense. Some factors a court may consider when deciding whether police have induced the offense include the type of crime being investigated, whether an average person would have been induced, the persistence and number of attempts made by the police, the type of inducement used (e.g. fraud, deceit, reward), and the existence of expressed or implied threats.
The question of entrapment is only considered after there has been a finding of guilt. If, after finding the accused guilty, the court determines that the accused was entrapped, the court will enter a judicial stay of proceedings. In effect, this is similar to an acquittal."
So the next time you pitifully attempt to accuse someone of not knowing that law, you better actually know the law yourself.
You need learn the actual, legal definition of entrapment
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:10:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Canadian law is different than US law. You need to not be a fuckwit.
dozerbuild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:12:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm the fuckwit?
You do know the situation we are referencing happened in Canada right?
You're a special kinda retard buddy.
www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/man-ticketed-after-handing-change-to-cop-posing-as-panhandler-1.2940070
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Which was not linked until this moment.
You couldn't be more of a fucking idiot if you supported Donald Trump.
dozerbuild ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:43:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Lmfao
You just went full retard.
The person that I replied to was replying to someone who linked to it 7hrs ago.
How stupid do you feel now?
You are one hot headed Yankee.
http://i.imgur.com/NHIUmo3.jpg
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:13:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Was not linked in the OP, nor was it in this comment chain.
So, fucking seriously. Fucking seriously.
dozerbuild ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:20:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Did you just have a seizure?
I imagine it must be difficult to learn you're retarded.
Check out the image in my previous comment.
It was clearly there 8hrs ago.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:44:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think you don't bother to read other people's comments before posting.
dozerbuild ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:45:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
You're the one who's clueless
Your comment is a grammatical and logical failure.
Wtf does this even mean? "So, fucking seriously. Fucking seriously"
How do you accuse me on not reading comments when you did not read the link that was clearly in the comment chain.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:49:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If irony was butter, this would be a great spread for a bagel.
Well, first actually put the fucking punctuation in there correctly, and given that copy/paste exists, this proves you're unbelievably fucking stupid to the point where it is not possible to explain anything to you.
dozerbuild ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:19:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Copy/paste does not exist in alien blue.
My point is that even a grammatically incorrect statement is fine as long as it logically makes sense.
That statement makes absolutely no sense.
I also corrected it before you even replied.
I assume you were on the page while the edit was taking place.
If there was a question mark in there it would make sense.
And my phone likes to autocorrect "your" all the god damn time.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only because you've got the IQ of a wet turnip.
Wait. Wait. You take "Fucking seriously?" as a question making sense but not a statement?
Okay, you must be putting on an act here.
You know, this is a thing you can fix.
dozerbuild ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:48:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What about your copy paste argument?
What about when you said the link was not posted until this moment?
What about the comment you made about Canada vs US laws?
Did you forget how stupid you are?
Fucking seriously?
Seriously, you're that stupid?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:18:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, I use apps that let me copy/paste. Shit, you're putting a lot of effort into something stupid by not doing it. I mean, this makes you a fucking idiot.
In the comment chain? Absolutely correct.
That they differ? I think you're dying of stupid.
At this point, I'm only responding to see what stupid shit you'll say next. I mean, you keep saying dumber shit.
Jesus, you're pathetic. You can't even be original.
ArtificialHam ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 19:40:51 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here dozerbuild, you dropped that microphone. hands mic
rangemaster ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:45:21 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what they were after going undercover if a seatbelt ticket was worth breaking their cover.
dozerbuild ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:53:17 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They were undercover to give people tickets for distracted driving and seat belts.
greenphilly420 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:42:41 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What a piece of garbage I bet that cop has a real sad lonely life
RogerKickass ยท 17 points ยท Posted at 20:24:26 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Utah's liquor laws. Pick one of your choosing.
Wowson_CJ ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 23:29:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Zion Curtain by far.
chaos_is_cash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:01:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're ordering food right!?
MurgleMcGurgle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:40:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I thought Indiana's law about beer not being able to be sold cold was barbaric. Dare I ask?
IDontKnowHowToPM ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:04:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hey, at least we've got Mike's in grocery stores again!
the1who_ringsthebell ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:41:01 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'll pick any one of them because I don't know any of them
eminently_weird ยท 115 points ยท Posted at 18:39:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Tennessee more than 8 women cannot live together in the same residence as it would costitute a brothel. I went to college in Tennessee, and this meant sorority houses were illegal.
Edit: forgot a word
SkaMateria ยท 76 points ยท Posted at 20:24:47 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
One of the oldest urban myths. It has never been true. Practically every college campus in the US has this rumor. If it were at all true you know how easily and swiftly someone could successfully sue them? Even if it were ever a law, which it never was, it certainly isn't one today.
grease_monkey ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:23:30 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thats a rumor that is popular in lots of college towns. I believe the law actually comes from single family homes can usually only have X amount of unrelated people in one household.
Back41DayOnly ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 22:39:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Being wiener cousins is the standard fraternity loophole in these cases.
redlinezo6 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
wiener cousins?
BadgerUltimatum ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:05:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I believe the term is Eskimo brothers
SG_Dave ยท 21 points ยท Posted at 20:16:25 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nuns have to make a living somehow.
Zamur ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 19:29:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure this isn't true. Brothels are defined by what happens in them not who lives there.
grease_monkey ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 20:47:40 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just a rumor that stems from housing laws prohibiting the number of unrelated (regardless of gender) occupants of dingle family homes
CutterJohn ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:55:26 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wonderful people, those dingles!
grease_monkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:31 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I beg to differ, I often refer to my neighbors as dingles. They aren't so wonderful.
trowe2 ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 19:29:29 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The university of Tennessee has since found a way around this issue.
el_monstruo ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:21:01 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
How so?
Gizmo-Duck ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:08:31 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
they re-zoned all sorority houses as businesses so they could legally be classified as brothels.
eloel- ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 00:57:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most act as such anyway
QuickDrawMcGrawww ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:02:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This isn't true at all. It's a very common urban rumor.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:19 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We had that too. Total urban myth; I asked a prof about it in the town I used to go to college in, and he said that that simply wasn't true at all.
eminently_weird ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:32:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I actually heard it from a prof. The consensus here seems to be I don't know what in talking about though, so whatever. Still found it odd that we had plenty of sororities and no sorority houses.
ApolloSt ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:32:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Only 8? As they're the only ten I see ;)
cancandacedance ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 19:08:39 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is a problem lots of colleges face. I know some East Coast states have the same problem. Specifically, it has to be girls from different families.
Charsar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:39 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Where I go to school it's illegal for more than 3 unrelated people to live in a house together. They say it's because we live in a historic district but we all know it's because they don't want sororities/fraternity houses. I go to a very small state school and most sororities/fraternities have off campus housing but only a couple of the most senior members are allowed in the houses. It's a dumb rule honestly. It's still a party school anyway.
generalpurposes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:05:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
FoCo? Cause that totally sounds like the nonsense here. U+2 can kiss my ass.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:22:35 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Eh- at least you're not Boulder.
generalpurposes ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, but I am in Lakewood. Eugh.
grease_monkey ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:07 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not just your college town, it's a widespread housing code. Single family homes are for families. It's to keep 20 random people from sleeping on cots all over the house and bringing down the neighborhood value with their alternative lifestyle.
cancandacedance ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:59:57 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I mean, brothels aren't that far off from party houses anyways... I can see why current local leaders would keep antiquated laws on the books if it helps them keep peace
sneakyninja848 ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:10:39 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
since gun law is the focus right now... everyone knows ar15 is a rifle, but if the barrel is shorter than 16in and the rifle does not have a stock, the government says it is a handgun not a rifle. also you can only hold the ar15 "pistol/handgun" in a certain way or it is illegal.
what I mean is if you put a arm brace or cheek rest on the butt of your ar15 pistol, the moment that part touches your shoulder, you just broke the law per ATF
Ashybuttons ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:28:35 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Rifled, shoulder fired, barrel >16: rifle
Rifled, hand fired, barrel <16: pistol
Rifled, hand fired, barrel >16: still a pistol, just really impractical
Rifled, shoulder fired, barrel <16: SBR
Smoothbore, barrel >18: shotgun
Smoothbore, barrel <18: SBS
Smoothbore, hand fired, barrel <18: AOW
Pistol with a vertical foregrip: AOW
_Major_G ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:44:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Sound suppresors count as a Title II weapon as well, though I seem to remember something about a bill to change that.
EDIT: In October 2015, congressman Matt Salmon introduced the hearing protection act, which intends to remove suppressors from the NFA.
sharpness1000 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:30:15 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Who makes up these shit regulations anyway? It's like saying that if your semi truck weighs less than 10 tones it is considered a sports car and if you drive it without a trailer it is illegal.
0OKM9IJN8UHB7 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The federal government in the 30s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Firearms_Act
killercarroll69 ยท 36 points ยท Posted at 20:21:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Civil Forfeiture
TaylorS1986 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:20:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It made perfect sense when it was first enacted, but it's use spiraled out of control because law enforcement got greedy.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:27:42 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not my state!
edit: Actually its if you are proven to have committed a crime beyond a reasonable doubt.
dandandanman737 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:38:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It can be usefull, mainly for getting drug money. The real problem is when the cops get the money and their dept can spend it however HUGE conflict of interest.
NotTooDistantFuture ยท 16 points ยท Posted at 21:55:42 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Illinois you can't buy a car on a Sunday. Dealerships all close.
When are you supposed to buy your car? It makes a huge rush on Saturdays and what exactly is it protecting?
"In 1982, the lobbyists in Illinois argued that a seven-day week could drive dealers out of business. Closing on Sundays would save on payroll and overhead, they said."
So now it's a lot harder to buy a car.
MurgleMcGurgle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:44:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same in Wisconsin. All the dealerships are closed which I find bizarre. Especially since I can buy as many guns and booze as I want on a Sunday.
thegreatburner ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:48:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is common in a lot of states.
MorganWick ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:26:48 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And everyone in Chicago flocks into Indiana to buy their cars on Sundays.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:10:16 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Wargen-Elite ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:11:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I didn't think this was still a thing.
Lostsonofpluto ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:50:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is still very much a thing, mostly in areas dominated by hyper conservative Christian denominations that treat Sunday as a full blown Sabbath. Interestingly enough, the Seventh day Adventist church is very Pro-Sabbath, but as their name implies, have it on a Saturday.
Xerodan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:46:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Hm the last time I checked Europe was quite atheist. Also, my grandfather is a seventh day adventist and their local church uses Sunday as the resting day.
Lostsonofpluto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:03:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm from Canada, it is most commonplace in North America to have their weak be Sunday-Saturday, but some places follow the Monday-Sunday week
Mithrandir_Earendur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:50:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ever heard of the deep south or the mormon states (utah& Idaho)?
Red_Meridian ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:53:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is solely to get a day off for the dealers. This gives them a day off instead of having to work 7 days a week.
Rhana ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 22:54:39 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What kind of job do you have and what crappy hours are your car dealers open that you can't buy a car during the other 6 days of the week?
[deleted] ยท 15 points ยท Posted at 22:29:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:06:46 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:44:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I first picked this username years ago, I wanted it to sound vaguely sexual. You're the first person to point that out.
GoldenPenisOfDeath ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:17:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wanted my name to sound vaguely sexual to.
I think mine was a bit too vague.
HopelesslyLibra ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:13:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
username now relevant?
BadgersForChange ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:06:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that the one Ted Cruz's office defended when he was the state attorney?
GordionKnot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:05:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
why would you need that many?
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:19:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Different sizes, mostly. You never start with the biggest one, so it's handy to have smaller ones to work your way up.
m15wallis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:50:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That law has literally never been enforced, and I'm pretty sure it actually got overturned a few years ago.
JoshwaarBee ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:50:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Note: This does not apply to 'educational phallic substitutes'.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:59:01 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cool, so I just need to go to college, get a teaching degree, and start a class on putting things in my butt.
Dakol_Sokol ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 23:21:10 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Delware, you're not allowed to serve alcohol in a nightclub if anyone in the premises is...dancing.
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 22:52:06 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Aliquis95 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:10:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a perfect fail safe for anyone attempting suicide. You can't fuck it up.
Ashybuttons ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:23:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Attempted suicide isn't capital; only successful suicide is.
CobaltArkangel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:29:35 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
sonuvabitch.
Aliquis95 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:31:04 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So is it still considered suicide if they're able to resuscitate you?
CobaltArkangel ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 11:58:25 on June 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh crap. That'd be retty awkward to explain to their family.
"Why is my son being executed?"
"He killed himself."
;(
bentheawesome69 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:28:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Civil Forfeiture for sure
[deleted] ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 19:59:30 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Michigan it's illegal for a wife to get her haircut without her husbands permission.
[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 23:31:33 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Please show me where it says that in Michigans legislature. I highly doubt thats true.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:37:48 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dumblaws.com. Under the Michigan section. So don't cut your hair without his permission. He owns that shit!! Haha
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:56:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fantastic. Let me see the legislature say it. If not it's probably bullshit.
Magiobiwan ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:26:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
A lot of them don't have sources cited. Probably because of Citogenesis. Basically, someone makes something up somewhere, then someone in a hurry cites it without fact-checking. Then it spreads from there and there's never an original material source ever able to be found.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 12:01:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just an old ass law that hasn't been changed. It won't be enforced but just saying. Go to dumblaws.com if you think I'm bullshiting bud. Do a little research before you call bullshit.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:41:21 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can make shit up on the internet too. If it's not in the legislature, that website is lying.
[deleted] ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ok so prove to me it's not in the legislature, and it's not that fucking serious anyway bro, so piss off! I dont give two fucks if it's real or not, you take this Reddit shit too seriously bro get a life.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:52:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have no burden of proof here. You are the one with a sketchy source that is touting it as fact.
If it's not in the legislature, it aint real.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:57:57 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It was spouse to be a fun thread, you have a problem with my source, take it up with them, idgaf if it's true or not.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:34:20 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Probably a really old law.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:39:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yea it is I like looking up ridiculous laws. Another Michigan one states it's illegal to seduce an unmarried girl. Also adultery is illegal.
beaverteeth92 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 20:57:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Pick your Pennsylvania liquor law.
VTwinVaper ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:38:44 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Try Kentucky. Our county has been dry for 50 years. To finally go wet we had to get a petition of 1/4 of the number of votes cast last election, to call a mandatory election. We lost by 50 votes, so then we did the same thing 3 months later but only on a citywide level, and it passed. So the outskirts are dry, and the city itself is wet.
And the laws spell out we get exactly 2 bars and 2 wet restaurants, no more, no less. Although every X years the number of available licenses changes, and the county decides which businesses are allowed to have each license.
There was an attempt from local churches to try and get all the licenses so they could sit on them and prevent anyone from using them, but it thankfully failed. Still, the amount of legal hoops we jumped through just to see that first beer sold were crazy.
TaylorS1986 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:30:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a Minnesotan, WTF??? Sometimes the South sounds like a foreign country.
lootKing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:28:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't get me started on the liquor laws of Minnesota! Where it's illegal to sell it anywhere other than a liquor store. Grocery stores get around that by having a separate entrance. And it can't be sold on Sundays.
TaylorS1986 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:37:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I was little I was confused when I saw commercials showing people buying beer in a grocery store or gas station exactly because of that, LOL!
lootKing ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:02:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When I moved to Minnesota I would wander around the grocery stores looking for alcohol. This was before they were allowed to sell 3.2 beer. It took quite a while for me to figure it out.
TaylorS1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:16:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
LOL!
abutthole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:30:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Kentucky isn't even south though! It's a northern state that acts way more redneck than a member of the Union during the Civil War has any right to.
MurgleMcGurgle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:50:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know, right? I'm in Wisconsin and it's almost 10pm and I can drive to a gas station right now and buy as much beer and liquor as I please.
TaylorS1986 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:16:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
WHY YOU LITTLE...
MorganWick ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:28:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They wish it was.
beaverteeth92 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:57:53 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That sounds fucking ridiculous.
VTwinVaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ironically enough the way the law is written, you can keep going smaller, even going district by district in the county (we have 12 or so), having elections in each and end up with a patchwork of wet and dry areas.
The college town half an hour away is like that--half the city is wet, and the half about 300 yards past the college is dry.
CobaltArkangel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:35:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Dick move coming from churches there.
If you think about it, dry states populace are actually more at risk from accidents then wet areas. Dry states don't actually ban you from drinking, they just make you drive further for it. And that inevitably leads to accidents, crashes, and the like. If you were in a wet zone, it would just be a short walk away for a drink.
VTwinVaper ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:58:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Because the place is very much in the heart of Appalachia, bootlegging is a very big issue. Bootleggers will sell a 12 pack of beer to a 7 year old just as easily as he would a 30 year old, as long as the 7 year old has the cash. They don't have a liquor license on the line, so they'll sell to anyone. The nearest "wet" area was the college town half an hour up the road, and that's a long, boring, and thirsty road home for many drivers.
Luckily in small towns it's easy to get political without a big budget. Ours in particular: $0. We set up a Facebook page, one of our members dropped $10 on a domain with the tagline "Fire the Bootleggers," and I built the site. The churches had signs and threats ("We will never shop at any business that has or signs a Wet petition") and we had social media. We almost won, if not for the fact that young people don't vote as often as they should--and a nice amount of bootlegger no votes didn't help, either.
As a very devout Christian, I understand that alcohol was very much a part of everyday life in the Bible. Water wasn't exactly something you could trust back then anyway, while a glass of wine was nice and bacteria-free. Verses that said essentially said "if someone is dying from injury in battle, give them alcohol to ease their pain," and so on. I wrote a nice article on our webpage about it which got a few hundred views (in a town of about 2000) but it still wasn't quite enough.
Luckily we were able to use the election itself as research. The data showed exactly what regions wanted it dry and which ones wanted it wet--so the second election was only city-wide, where it easily passed a few months after the failed county-wide one.
Rhana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:50:46 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah but you have drive through beer stores, that's just fantastic. You drive in, pay and they load it right into the car for you.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:37:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or road maintenance laws for that matter...
bbplay_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:38:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Maybe it's my area but I've never experienced a problem in PA. You're limited to what you can buy around me, but that's kinda understandable.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 22:14:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Until recently in Tennessee, liquor and wine could only be sold in liquor stores and nowhere else, but liquor stores couldn't sell beer. Want a fifth and a six pack? Gotta go to two different stores.
That has changed now and wine can be sold in grocery stores and beer can be sold in liquor stores. It goes into effect this July I think. One odd thing though, if a grocery store wants to sell wine but there is a liquor store within 1000 feet, they have to get permission from the liquor store. I'm not 100% sure that part of the law passed, but I know it was in the original draft.
Also, on all alcohol sales, clerks are required by law to ask for ID for every single sale, no matter how old the person is. I get why this is in place, but if you're selling a six pack to a guy that is obviously 50 or 60 years old, I thinks it's a little unnecessary. I don't think most places ask for every sale, but it is a law.
Wargen-Elite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:12:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Idk, did you see that 12 year old girl turned into an elderly punk rocker?
/s
Edit: /s
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:31:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am not familiar with that one, but I have seen other examples of people that are young made up to look like they are old. I'm not saying that the law necessarily a bad thing, I'm just saying that it seems unnecessary in some cases. For instance, when I worked at a convenience store years ago there was a guy that was 85 or 86 years old and came in almost every day and bought a beer. I don't think it was necessary for me to card him every single day that he came in, but by law I was required to. The way the law is written, it does not allow for known customers. The way it is written, it requires the clerk to card every single customer every single time they come in.
Wargen-Elite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:42:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Mm. I know what you mean. It is a stupid law tbh. I doubt anyone actually makeups thenselves older to get alcohol anyways.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:50:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, doubt it happens or that it happens often. Some laws are just silly.
abutthole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:34:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most places you're supposed to card with every purchase, it's just like you said though it's pointless when they're obviously past a certain age.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:35:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
In Tennessee, it's a relatively new law. It came into effect 10 years ago maybe. The law used to be you had to card if they appeared to be under 30 or something like that.
HomemadeBananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:43:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Also it's pointless when the person working recognizes you if you go to the same store frequently.
dotchianni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:53:40 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The last time I was there, you still aren't allowed to purchase alcohol on Sunday.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 04:58:17 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The cutoff is 3 am Saturday night/Sunday morning. You can buy beer after 2 or 3 pm on Sunday but liquor stores have to close by 11 Saturday night and can't reopen until Monday.
dotchianni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:24:52 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow. The gas station I went to refused to sell alcohol on Sunday. They didn't go into all that.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:54:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I know there are some places that have private policies. I worked at one place that stopped selling at 1:00 am during the week even though it's legal to sell until 3:00 am. Their reason was they just didn't want anyone to be able to come in at 3:01 and try to argue the clerk into selling them beer. The clerk could say "We haven't been selling beer for over 2 hours."
dotchianni ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:18:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can see that. They stop selling alcohol here between 2-8 (might be 6) am. But they do sell on Sundays also.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:05:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah it made it easier. I worked at another place where at 2:59 there was sometimes a line and I hated it because I knew in 1 minute I was going to have to tell people they were out of luck.
HomemadeBananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:45:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like that's gonna stop people from arguing.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:14:40 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What it did do to a large degree was kept regular customers from arguing because they knew we stopped early. It didn't do too much for people that didn't know about it.
Ucantalas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:33:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ontario has some similarly weird liquor laws.
Beer can be bought at The Beer Store (that's a brand name of store, not a generic name). Beer can also be bought at the LCBO.
Hard liquor can only be bought at the LCBO.
The Wine Rack can only sell Wines, but you can also buy wine at the LCBO.
There were recent law changes that allow some grocery stores to sell beer, and maybe liquor? I haven't followed that too closely, so I don't know the extent of that change. (Some perceptive Ontarians might notice that you could buy wine in certain grocery stores before this, but that's because The Wine Rack opened a bunch of stores inside grocery stores...)
Oh and alcohol-free beer and wine are available in grocery stores.
Also also there is a minimum price that alcohol can be sold at.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:03:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It seems like there may have been some minimum price laws in TN but I don't really remember.
You're right, there are some weird laws and I don't see the need for some of them. I guess some lawmaker did though.
Limabean378 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:36:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is illegal to grafitti someone elses cow in Texas
Scripter17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:00:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Man, I REALLLLLLLLY wanna graffiti, OH LOOK! A COW!
3_Dollar_Gin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:06:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have a feeling this is illegal everywhere, though in most places it is not explicitly stated.
brinz1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:37:07 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
thats vandalism and animal cruelty
GravityTortoise ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:35:31 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That in New Jersey and Oregon you can't pump your own gas.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:31:39 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Honestly...if you think about it...it's a fairly simple way to create more jobs.
Mrfrunzi ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 22:01:03 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't fuel your own car in New Jersey. Hate that shit.
HopelesslyLibra ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:12:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Traveling through NJ on our way home to NH. We pull up to a gas station alone in the middle of the night and a dude comes out and asks us what we wanted for gas.
I replied "Nah man I'll get it, it's okay."
His response "Sorry dude but state law says that someone else HAS to pump your gas."
"That sounds like people are fucking stupid here."
"You don't even know. Standard okay?"
laur_ann ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:30:20 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I love NJ only because of this law! i don't have to get out of my car at all, especially in the rain and cold weather.
Gmp1cpa ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:09:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it's still some of the cheapest gas in the country!
laur_ann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:57:25 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Agreed. I live somewhat close to the NJ/NY state border and the amount of NY drivers waiting at NJ gas stations less than half a mile from the border is insane. If they drove down maybe 2 or 3 miles into NJ, they would find significantly lower gas prices.
bbplay_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:41:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate when you people come to PA and demand someone pumps their gas though. I doubt you're like that but some are just complete assholes about it. It's not that hard to pump people. Swipe card/pay cash, select grade, Pump.
laur_ann ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:00:35 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I hate it when you people come to NJ and drive in the left hand lane going 60 mph, like it's the middle lane, for 10+ miles.
PA drivers: when in NJ, KEEP RIGHT AND PASS ON THE LEFT.
bbplay_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:09:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Believe me I hate it too. Idiots can't follow simple rules to save their lives.
Rhana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:51:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wait what? What is the reasoning behind this?
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:54:03 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Psirocking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:06:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
plus if it was removed the prices wouldn't "go down and we'd save the difference" like some would believe, the gas stations would just make more money
so most people want to keep it since if it was removed we wouldn't save money but would lose something
fuccboishands ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:09:38 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So people don't fuck up and leave the gas pump in their car or something.
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:38:43 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No it's union bullshit.
Unions are great, not when they're antiquated shit like that.
workinguy ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:56:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is so ridiculously false -- gas station workers are not at all unionized in Jersey. Nice try though. The real answer is below from u/986fan.
SmokePot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:19:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oregon too, it's a huge pain in the ass. The point is to create jobs but it's a shitty job anyway.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:37:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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Gabenfoodle ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:12:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So, you need to own a gun, but if you don't want to, you don't need to? Amurica, I guess?
benderisgreat356789 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:37:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Thanks GA
HomemadeBananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:10:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So if you want a gun and have the money, and you don't own one already, you are already breaking the law on the way to the gun shop?
Monkeyfeng ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 06:36:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gun free zones.
[deleted] ยท 12 points ยท Posted at 21:15:59 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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[deleted] ยท 14 points ยท Posted at 23:51:00 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
10 days does seem a little ridiculous, but why do you need a gun "right now?" I mean I live in Wisconsin where I mean fucking 12 year olds get guns for Christmas but I've never saw the point in needing one immediately. It's not like use your guns more than 200 times out of the year. My dad has a safe full of guns and he probably uses like 3 of them 20-30 days out of the year (including all the days he brings it to hunt) at most. Yeah it sucks you gotta wait but I can't see a reason why this is irrational. You still get your right to bear arms, and you still can legally own the weapon.
jncc ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:25:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's irrational because the ostensible purpose of the 10 day waiting period is to allow people time to "cool off" in case they are thinking of doing anything rash with the firearm.
Like I said, when I already own several, its a silly law.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:53:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I mean I totally agree and you can't stop everybody. Hell California had a terrorist attack just about a year ago even with their strict gun laws. I mean Chicago has worse gun problems than the whole state of Wisconsin! And Wisconsin practically is on it's way of getting rid of the waiting period for pistols as well.
I think it mainly has to do with crazy people who can't be taken into account so a politician has to blame something for it.
m15wallis ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:49:37 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So you can take it home with you then and not have to worry about coming back to pick it up or having to get it shipped to your house?
I mean, it's literally like any other purchase you make. You don't have to wait ten days to pick up a new car (unless you demand they make repairs/fix things), you don't have to wait ten days to get new appliances (only however long it takes them to load it into a truck), or wait ten days to buy a chainsaw or power tool or baseball bat or knife or pretty much any other purchase. Why guns, which are perfectly legal to own?
Bystronicman08 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:40:35 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, the ten day period is often referred to as a cooling off period. The idea is that if you're upset with your wife or upset with someone else that you can't immediately go and purchase a firearm to use against that person. Hopefully in that ten days the person has calmed down and may rethink their decision. Also, because it's very difficult to kill someone with a iphone or an appliance.
StudlyMadHatter ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:50:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But if you already own 10 guns, what's the point?
Bystronicman08 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:00:58 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well, it obviously only works with those who don't already own a firearm. For those that already own a gun well ยฏ_(ใ)_/ยฏ
HomemadeBananas ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:24:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It isn't hard to kill someone with chainsaws, other power tools, baseball bats, and knifes though.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:52:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Plus people don't freakout in public when they see you with an iphone or a stove.
m15wallis ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:36:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Counterpoint though, people who are upset with their spouses tend to just grab the nearest thing and beat the fuck out of them with it, like a knife or baseball bat, if they don't have a gun on them.
Not likely, seeing how, as stated, there are numerous other ways to kill a person that any random citizen can easily get a hold of.
But not the dozens of other things you can buy, such as knives, power tools, chainsaws, explosive materials, gasoline, and other tools that can be very easily converted to cause life-threatening injury with a minimum of fuss.
The entire point of what I'm saying is that it may sound great in "theory," and may be intended to be a positive thing, but in reality it's an inconvenience fee to deter people from purchasing firearms in the first place (driving people who REALLY want firearms to go to less legitimate sources to do so).
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:56:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's also normal to register for things, pay insurance for them, etc but you don't have to do that for ALL things. It's almost like different purchases are treated differently!
m15wallis ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:31:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That does not answer the question of "why," however.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:25:23 on June 20, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I don't agree with you that guns are "literally like any other purchase". It's more like they are literally designed to kill things.
I have guns and have no issue with a waiting period. There's never been a case in my life where I needed to buy a gun RIGHT NOW. it seems like an extremely rare circumstance.
dooshtastic ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:57:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
When you buy a new iPhone, why do you need it "right now"? It doesn't matter if you "need" it right now, or if you want to play with your new shiny $800 toy, but you just paid for it, it's yours, and having somebody telling you that you have to wait two weeks to pick up your product that is just waiting for you is annoying, useless, and intrusive. It's only the waiting period for the first weapon that prevents anyone from doing something rash, but it's typical and annoying that you'd have to blindly go through the same process regardless of circumstances.
[deleted] ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 01:51:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well there is major paranoia about gun ownership. People are more scared if you walk around toting a gun than you are an iphone. I am aware how ridiculous it is (seeing as FBI data clearly shows that the guns that kill people are mostly pistols, 2nd comes shotguns which is like 1/10th of the pistols murders).
I'm all for second amendment rights but your comparison isn't the same.
Mithrandir_Earendur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:53:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guns aren't toys.
HalkiHaxx ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 11:55:12 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
If you're going on a hunting trip tomorrow and something breaks in your good old boom stick.
Now your choices are to have it repaired in a very short amount of time or get a new gun. Maybe you wanted a different rifle anyways because the old one isn't very good.
Now you have to wait 10 days so you won't be an angry man with a gun although you already are an angry man with a gun.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:44:40 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Stuff happens. Hunting season is longer than 10 days though. Plus odds are if you hunt, you hunt with other people or on other peoples land. Just ask to borrow their gun for the time being.
HalkiHaxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:56:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, sure, in most hunting groups there's at least one that has multiple guns. What I meant was more if no one has an extra and you can't get time off any other weekend during hunting season.
Charsar ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 22:10:31 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This should stop mass shootings! It's not like they'll just wait ten days!
Beefsoda ยท 13 points ยท Posted at 22:22:33 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It will stop some heat of passion killings. Tbh 1 day would be enough for that though.
hamlin118 ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 00:34:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The background check kinda stops that too, last time I went it took just over an hour and a half to get everything verified.
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 23:39:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What if you already own a gun though? Technically it wouldn't.
HerpaDerpaShmerpadin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:30:43 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is not real revenge unless it is from a brand spanking new gun.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:53:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nothing says "FUCK YOU WHORE" like a 12 guage fresh off the line!
Charsar ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:05:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or you know other weapons, everybody owns a knife. Passion killings aren't really known to be clean or well though out.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:46:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I remember reading an AMA on here once where a guy said he went to prison for almost killing a guy with a golf club cause he found him in bed with his wife.
It was really cool to read. One of the things he mentioned was his lawyer got him like a plea deal of 3-5 years or something. His lawyer told him that if they went to court he probably would've gotten like 15 years.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:57:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Then you wouldn't need to buy one to complete a passion killing, so it's moot.
brinz1 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 09:42:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
most murders committed are hot blooded affairs, as are most suicides. The waiting list put a bigger dent in both than any other form of regulation.
BATharp ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:37:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Ohio it's dependent on the FBI check they run. Some people can take the gun home then and there, while others have to wait 3 days.
Edit: You can also buy a gun from a private individual without a background check.
jncc ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:29:25 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not in California, unfortunately.
https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/pubfaqs
Monkeyfeng ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:38:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can buy guns from private individuals in California if the gun is C&R. I have done it once. You just pay the seller money and get your C&R firearm. You do have to register it afterwards with the California justice department.
pinkkittenfur ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:40:13 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Aww, ten days? But I'm mad now!
ezwip ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 21:15:47 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Prostitution is illegal unless you film and distribute it.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:33:27 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So just create a brothel and let your customers know that we have to record these and sell them back to you as part of the "package."
ezwip ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:38:02 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wonder what would happen if you opened a store where you chose a person to have sex with, it was recorded, then you left with the only recording.
HalkiHaxx ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:02:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I saw a documentary about prostitution once where they showed a brothel like this. Sex is free but they get money by selling the clips online and probably live as well.
Wargen-Elite ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:08:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So legally you can pay for a prostitute (or as you'll tell police, actress) tell her you want to film it and upload it onto a popular pornsite e.g. PornHub, and it's no longer illegal?
m15wallis ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:52:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, you also have to usually get licenses and get put under a lot of regulations.
ezwip ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:21:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Someone should open a franchise.
el_monstruo ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 21:15:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Utah's liquor laws from the 4 ABV to Zions curtains.
cgjoe44 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:23:48 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Louisiana: if a woman drives a car her husband must walk in front of the car waving a flag.
Wish I was joking.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:30:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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cgjoe44 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:33:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Born and raised in Louisiana too. On mobile and with family but I found this on a quick google search.
http://wgno.com/2015/12/11/9-weird-louisiana-laws-that-still-exist/
[deleted] ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:28:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The short barrel rifle (SBR) law is pretty dumb imo. You can have a pistol no problem. If you put a butt stock on that pistol it becomes a rifle. Issue is, a rifle has to have a 16 inch barrel or it is an SBR which requires a butt ton more paperwork just cuz. It's the same gun but now it needs more regulation due to a stock. You also can't put a vertical grip on a pistol either.
Takatalvi_Ignatio ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:59:32 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently, where I live, it's illegal for women to wear red shoes (something to do with prostitution). It's one of those weird Texas laws that's on the books but never actually enforced.
kdogspiesz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:07:47 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In North Dakota its illegal to fall asleep while wearing shoes.
Im not saying ive done it or anything, but its pretty comfortable.
mikes_username_lol ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:52:49 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, it makes my head hurt in the morning.
TaylorS1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:34:15 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I guess I'm a criminal, then, because I have fallen asleep in the Fargo Public Library a couple times.
kdogspiesz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You monster!
ViolentPlatypus ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:51:30 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is legal for a 16yo to get married and join the army, but not to buy a meat thermometer
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:34:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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ViolentPlatypus ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:44:47 on June 21, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No, sorry. True though.
Lostsonofpluto ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:03:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Washington state, from what I've heard, it is legal to have sex with animals, not because there are laws permitting it, but because there are no laws against
crusoe ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That was changed after the guy died in enumclaw having sex with a stallion .
zarfytezz1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:59:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First of all, that's not a law, that's a lack of a law. Second of all, that lack of a law is not at all stupid - that's none of the government's business, as about half of all states recognize. Third of all, you're wrong; Washington is not one of these states - look up "Mr Hands."
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 05:48:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm from Florida and one weird law we have that it's illegal to have sex with a porcupine.
El_Barto_227 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:11:39 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But hedgehogs are fair game, right?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:12:21 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah I suppose.
Indecent_throwaway ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 08:35:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can be trusted with automatic weapons, explosives, and the lives of fellow Marines in combat, but in California at 20 years old, I can neither drink alcohol nor purchase tobacco.
stealth9799 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 14:54:25 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In CA, if someone breaks into your home and you shoot them, you can be charged with murder
_cupcakewarrior_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:22:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is illegal in Michigan to sleep outside, on top of a refrigerator, during a snowstorm... I would love to know if there's a story behind that one. Oh, and in Alabama, it's illegal to tie an alligator to a fire hydrant. But any other pole is okay.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:28:12 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But the Alabama one makes sense, I don't think that people are doing it, but if there was a fire and an alligator was tied to the hydrant, they'd be SOL.
desmando ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:03:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The National Firearm Act's regulations on suppressors. We have to pay a $200 tax, submit to a background check, and wait nine months to buy safety equipment.
_Major_G ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 06:52:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Hearing Protection Act intends to remove that.
beyron ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 02:15:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The use, possession, or sale of marijuana.
Sargon16 ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 18:06:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That you can pay a politician 200 thousand dollars for a single speech and it doesn't count as bribery or corruption.
TheTrashyOne ยท 30 points ยท Posted at 18:34:38 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's not a law though.
[deleted] ยท 18 points ยท Posted at 19:55:43 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Shhhhh.... You're ruining the circlejerk
TheTrashyOne ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 19:57:27 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently.
Thompson_S_Sweetback ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 18:57:56 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sure it is. It's an interpretation of the First Amendment that is binding precedent.
TheTrashyOne ยท 11 points ยท Posted at 19:02:21 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have my attention. Any sources for that?
Priamosish ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 19:55:24 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, the fucking Constitution.
TheTrashyOne ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 20:02:18 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Awesome. Cite me the part of the "fucking Constitution" that says you can't pay someone to make a speech.
Look. I'm not saying it's ok. In many (most, or even perhaps all) cases it's a way to get around campaign finance laws. And it pisses me off. BUT the reason it happens is because there is NO law against it.
This should be filed under a "things that aren't illegal but you think should be" thread.
Priamosish ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:32:07 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What's so hard to understand about that?
Thompson_S_Sweetback ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:33:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You're misinterpreting the original comment. It's illegal to make that illegal.
TheTrashyOne ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:43:00 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I think I am confused.
The OC is saying the first amendment is nonsensical because it prevents the government from restricting political speech that's paid for? I see where I got off track.
fitzbuhn ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 18:19:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
To be fair, most politicians don't give paid speeches while in office, just after. Some do it in between it seems, which is trickier.
Scrappy_Larue ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 19:47:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Reagan's two speeches in Japan for $1M a piece immediately after leaving office was very questionable.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:35:59 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
All politicians do this. If you are significant enough, people know you and thats what drives up the price for you to give a speech.
It's why the price of a speech from Kanye West would be worth more than Steven Bochco. Everybody has heard of Kanye, nobody knows or really cares what Steven has to say.
bert88sta ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:17:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Implying that people care about what Kanye has to say is a stretch as well
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:55:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
He's famous. Thats the only reason I mentioned him.
bert88sta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fair enough. It wasn't a dig at you, I'm just saying he's a hack
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:54:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd put $100 down that if Kanye came to give a speech at your average state college, he'd attract a full crowd.
bert88sta ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:00:40 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sad but true :./.
Scrappy_Larue ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:29:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wrong. That price per speech was unprecedented, and reeked of a payoff. Bush and Clinton both earned millions speaking, but not at that rate. And not the moment they left office.
abutthole ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:25:25 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So what? You think politicians shouldn't be allowed to charge speaking fees? Then say goodbye to any non-campaign public appearances.
Kevin_Wolf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:35:14 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Unsourced "laws" pulled right off of unsourced "funny laws" websites.
Aerowulf9 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:38:04 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oral sex is illegal is most states.
abutthole ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope. It's not. It was part of the sodomy laws which were deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. They weren't taken off of state law books because they were now officially defunct and nobody wanted to bother.
AgentJin ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:54:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is illegal to take a lion to the movies in Baltimore.
"How many people sir?"
"Two adults."
"SIR, why the hell do you have a lion?"
scout21078 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:02:37 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Is that a Baltimore only law? (I live in OC MD) If so damn, my zoo heist and movie escape will be foiled!
BlueAndDog ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:44:59 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That rapists have visitation rights to their children. Fuck off.
Ashybuttons ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 01:31:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's case by case, dude.
lpunderground ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:39:13 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ca PC 383. Sale of recultured butter.
Not a business and professions code, an actual penal code. What the fuck.
_McCoy ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:56:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole in Atlanta, Georgia
itz4mna ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:46:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Could you tie one to a pylon though?
new--USER ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:08:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Public Intoxication. The way it is enforced where I live effectively makes it illegal to walk home from a bar or take a taxi home from a bar.
Rosedragon711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:15:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So basically they WANT people to drive drunk and kill others and themselves
HomemadeBananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:27:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If you aren't obviously intoxicated and causing a scene then I don't see why they would even stop and question you...
new--USER ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:49:35 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You would think so, but the police usually are waiting outside of the bars and start harassing anyone they come across, regardless of the person's behavior.
g3istbot ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:44:19 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Michigan it's illegal to sell a car on Sunday, I think it only applies if the county has a certain population, but I think everyone just follows the rule.
bbplay_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:46:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Sounds like a Blue law that was forgotten about.
Beefsoda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:19:43 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In some cities, you cannot park in the streets between 2 am and 6 am. Fucking why?
bird1979 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:45:13 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Trash pick up or street sweepers?
Rhana ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 22:57:54 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
We have that law here (western New York) in all the towns during the winter months, it's like October 15th through April 1st you can't park on the street overnight because of snow removal. They will ticket you too and your car will get plowed in, which sucks when you wake up and have to shovel out your car from a wall of icy hard snow.
PurpleOrangeSkies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:10:37 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Ohio, we just normally have no parking when snow exceeds two inches on most roads.
Rhana ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:47:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they partially use it as a way to write parking tickets too, last year I saw several cops going through at 5:30-5:45am writing tickets to all the cars that were still on the road. Kind of a dick move on their part, but I understand the principal as to why they would.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:54:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This is an ordinance a lot of cities have in place because of snowstorms.
Funny thing was this year in Wisconsin, like a week before the "April 1st" thing was up, my city lifted that ban since we were getting 70+ degree weather. Literally like the next two days we had one of the worst snow storms of the winter and they had to quickly reinstate it.
TaylorS1986 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:35:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Snow plows and street-sweepers.
Gabenfoodle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:11:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's so that road work can be done
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:33:35 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
California: It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale
Sorry whales!
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:55:57 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:06:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So if I serve the bread to my dog, I'll be okay?
HerpaDerpaShmerpadin ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:39:19 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let them eat cake.
Rosedragon711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:17:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"all wheat and wheat by-products have been made illegal "
brinz1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:44:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Seagulls man
Bud401 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:58:04 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Rhode Island: It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley.
Booney3721 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:11:22 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
a pickle cannot be considered a pickle until it bounces in Connecticut, there way more where that comes from too
calvinballMVP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:14:32 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Can't buy beer on Sundays in Indiana. So fucking annoying.
PurpleOrangeSkies ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 01:13:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not as idiotic as the law there that you can't walk past a bar if you're under 21.
calvinballMVP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:08:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I could care less about that law to be honest. I just know it's a pisser when I run outta beers on a Sunday. It just....is getting old dealing with that nonsense.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:54:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wisconsin is only a hundred or so miles away! We practically give bear away here!
calvinballMVP ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:10:48 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Ohio is only an hour away and Michigan is a bit farther but only about an hour or so. Wisconsin is a little far for me right now I'd say. Unless I knew I was going to have Ricky Roccoco's pizza. That's some good pizza.
xhosSTylex ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:25:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wisconsin is best bear..
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:57:54 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
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itz4mna ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 00:51:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Damn, I'm quite fond of my drinks with ethanol, propanol and isooctanol.
Gmp1cpa ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:59:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't forget about MA.
Iamnotburgerking ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The python ban.
u/Ultimategrid
Logon25 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:09:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
"A woman can not be on top in sexual activities." (Massachusetts)
schemer275 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:19:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is illegal to sleep on top of refrigerators in my state.
Scripter17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:57:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
*Outside
schemer275 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:49:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Correct, you can have your bed atop your fridge inside if you wish here but don't you dare think for a second about doing that outside your humble abode.
Scripter17 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:46:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Step 1: Go to USA. (
Collect $200)Step 2: Break stupid laws.
Step 3: FUCK DA POLICE.
Step 4: Profit?
toomanymugs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:13 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think it's still illegal in South Carolina to keep your horse in your bathtub.
Kusy214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:26:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Jaywalkin.
epfourteen ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:06:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Obviously you have never seen the aftermath of a pedestrian hit by a car.
Kusy214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:46 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You sir are correct
Kusy214 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:33:18 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I was +420 at the time
chaos_is_cash ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:18:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I have, 9/10 times they were in a cross walk when they were hit
Wisdomlost ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:42:52 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In south Carolina your horse may not be kept in a bathtub.
Notevenspecial ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:38 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Here is one of the best lists I've seen on this subject:
https://ww2.harford.edu/faculty/DVolkart/Handouts/odd_state_laws.htm
analanchovies ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:21:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons
Tattooing is illegal unless it is done for medical purposes.
Horribleheadaches ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:32:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In KY a person can not walk down the street on a Sunday with a open ice cream in their back pockets
AtlantisSky ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:46:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Washington state it's illegal to deflower a virgin under any circumstance including the wedding night.
DrinksKetchupDaily ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In New Jersey its illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest when committing a crime.
brinz1 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 09:46:04 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
its a way to slap a second or third felony on top of a crime such as armed robebry
thegreatburner ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:19:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There was a story on the criminal podcast recently about a guy with a record was approached about a job that involved robbing a drug dealer. The guy wasnt sure he wanted to do it but he wanted to hear him out. They met to talk it over and the guy said they had to go right then instead of talk about it. When he got there, there was no drug dealer, it was a sting. He was basically arrested for going to a place to look at possibly doing a robbery. This guy is currently in prison for a crime that was created by law enforcement to get an arrest. I think he got a huge sentence for this crime that was never committed and he never even committed to doing it. Just wanted information to consider doing it. Yeah, robbing someone is wrong but talking about it and considering is not.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:33:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Kentucky:
Illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket
Illegal to conceal a weapon over 6 feet long.
"One may not dye a duckling blue and offer it for sale unless more than six are for sale at once."
"Dogs may not molest cars."
jemaroo ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:38:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In South Carolina, it is illegal for a minor to use a pinball machine. It's a felony and carries up to 10 YEARS in prison. I'm an attorney, I checked -it's on the books.
Apparently it dates back to a time when pinball machines were used for gambling. Unfortunately the law does not specify this.
willsueforfood ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:39:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Many counties in Oregon punish possession of a nuclear weapon with a 500 dollar fine.
maliciousorstupid ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:47:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Gainesville, GA it's illegal to eat fried chicken with a fork.
Matvei27 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:54:15 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most of these are not-enforced and don't affect anyone. I'll give you one that is strictly enforced and affects every consumer in the United States:
The Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988. It makes it essentially illegal for US citizens to bring a motor vehicle purchased in foreign countries (except for Canada for the most part) into the United States on a permanent basis, unless that vehicle is at least 25 years old (most vehicles are designed to last about 10 years).
Bought a car in Mexico? You better keep those damn Baja plates because there's no way you will ever be able to register it here. As a result of this and non-recognition of EU/UN standards, the US and Canada have the smallest selection of new car brands and models available for sale anywhere in the world. Sucks for the consumer.
badjman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:19:21 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In New Jersey, it's illegal to wear a bullet proof vest while robbing a store.
wubanub ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:21:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
15year-old just have to pay child support by getting seduced?
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:22:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Coming from the UK, not being able to park facing the direction of traffic was pretty bewildering.
jacobsiegel52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:36:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Arizona, it is against the law to have more than two dildos in your household.
SourSackAttack ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:45:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think all hate crime laws are stupid and hypocritical...
It helps convey the message that people are different and should be treated differently. When in fact we are all just stupid apes who are different colors.
South Park said it best:
Kyle: All crimes are hate crimes. If a man beats another man because he was sleeping with his wife, is that not a hate crime?
Stan: If a person vandalizes a government building, isnโt that because of his hate for the government? Token: The motivation for a crime shouldnโt affect the sentencing.
Stan: Mayor, it is time to stop splitting people into groups. All hate crime laws do is support the idea that blacks are different from whites, that homosexuals need to be treated differently from non-homos, that we arenโt the same. Kyle: But instead we should all be treated the same, with the same laws, and the same punishments for the same crimes.
atenza52 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:58:36 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Indiana: can't buy alcohol on Sundays from stores. Luckily breweries are getting around this with growler sales
5K331DUD3 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:02:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
(Nevada) Camals are not street legal
BrutalWarPig ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:29:25 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Montana
illegal for a man and a woman to have sex in any other position other than missionary style.
Also if you ride your horse to school, the school must feed, water and take care of it.
Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them
It is illegal to bring a bomb or rocket at city council proceedings
All pool tables must be able to be viewed from the street outside a billiard hall where they are located.
It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
Plannet_Mars ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 05:43:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Whaling is illegal in Oklahoma, a land locked state with man made lakes.
Myfourcats1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:16:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Virginia In Virginia, it is illegal to call a piece of pork a 'Smithfield ham' unless it is smoked, aged and processed within the Smithfield town limits.
There is a law on the books that says you cannot have a flamethrower attached to your car.
In Richmond it is illegal to flip a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for a coffee.
rsteer98 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:52:22 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is illegal to slurp your soup in New Jersey. I just fact checked this. It's still a law. When I first heard this I remember it was a law in Newark and it specifically said, "If you are out to dinner and you slurp your soup, and then your parent asks you not to slurp your soup, and then you slurp your soup again, you can be arrested."
eddmario ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:52:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Apparently in Alabama it is illegal to buy and sell sex tpys
mrpear ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:01:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You cant murder a bird herder! Its like, hello gerber! Baby diid food
BishopofHereford ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:35:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In a part of St. Louis it's illegal to honk someone else's car horn.
Netrilix ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 11:32:32 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I wish that were illegal everywhere.
First, get your hands away from my steering wheel while I'm driving.
Second, I'm the one he cut off, and the one he'll think honked at him, so why don't you leave that decision to me.
Fredfredbug4 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:52:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In some states you are not allowed to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sunday.
firebird50 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 09:15:25 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2 weird laws in maryland: oral sex can not be given or received anywhere, and Thistles may not grow in oneโs yard.
PaleMan1 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:00:30 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
NoxEstVeritas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 10:27:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
5-year statute of limitations on rape cases.
skelebone ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:14:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Lots of stuff pulled from "wacky law" lists, but without actual statutory or case law references.
theclash06013 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 12:49:17 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: laws that (username) personally disagrees with, laws that are super old, laws that are unenforceable, or laws that actually have a perfectly valid governmental purpose behind them
EDIT: That being said the prohibition of Marijuana is stupid and doesn't work at all
LordFlackoJodyeII ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:24:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An arcade opened up in my small town. There was an old law thay forbid pinball machines. Said arcade was then forced to shut down
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:54:53 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not legal to whistle under water in Vermont, but honestly, if you break the laws of physics you deserve to be locked up.
BlackViperMWG ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 13:57:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Those about public forfeiture probably.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 14:11:37 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
North Carolina recently passed a measure that says sea-level rise or climate change can't be used as factors for insurance and property building. http://abcnews.go.com/US/north-carolina-bans-latest-science-rising-sea-level/story?id=16913782
CassandraVindicated ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 16:13:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Most people are listing weird laws like you can't put an ice cream cone in your back pocket, but I'm going with one that hits people every day. Your property can commit a crime. That's the basis for asset forfeiture in this country.
If you are carrying a lot of cash, but committing no crime, the cops can still take your money, charge it with a crime and then keep it. That's how you get court cases like "United States v. $124,700 in U.S. Currency."
conalfisher ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 17:36:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
no Kinder Surprise eggs. Like what the fuck America? I fucking love those things.
BoerboelFace ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:16:34 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You can't have a sheep in the cab of your pickup without a chaperone in Montana.
tyros ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 23:50:25 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Any type of affirmative action
TheAE86ofMtAkina ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:01:24 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Lane splitting is illegal in 49 states. Fuck that.
chaos_is_cash ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:14:45 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nevada was so close to getting it passed this year too.
frosted1030 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:03:20 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
NC forces men to use women's bathrooms, because our governor wants to use this law to force women into the men's bathroom (he's a pervert).
Gabenfoodle ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:13:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Brb, going to NC.
I_eat_rockz ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:42:24 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
17 states allow for bestiality.
SomeAltAccountPun ยท 9 points ยท Posted at 20:05:40 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So do Wales and New Zealand, but we're not judging them. Yes we are
Goodgulf ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:04:26 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
There's a difference between "allowing" and "being known for"
SomeAltAccountPun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:48:21 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not in this context.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:36:21 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Technically in Ohio, you must honk your horn when you pass another car. You could really make someone annoyed by just driving around their block and actually listening to this outdated and stupid law.
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:25:15 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Overtake, not just pass. Like on a broken yellow line on a two lane road. And it says signal, not sound horn. You could also flash your headlights.
HomemadeBananas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:07:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Or use your turn signal?
taxtropel ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:19:10 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Tax exempt religions
okgasman ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 04:32:51 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think the inheritance tax is the most off based thing ever. that money has already been taxed when it was earned.
pops992 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:07:02 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In Ohio it is illegal for more than 5 women to live in one house.
The-Gothic-Castle ยท 8 points ยท Posted at 18:11:49 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think this is to prevent brothels, though it is definitely an outdated law.
SkaMateria ยท 7 points ยท Posted at 20:34:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's just an urban myth.
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 20:52:08 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah it's to stop those damn ployamorus Muslim lesbians! Keeping our children safe!
pops992 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:20:44 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes I'm pretty sure that's where this law originated from, or at least that's what multiple people have told me, I know the sororities have some way of getting around it at my school but I'm not sure how it works.
GopherInWI ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:47:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Do they though? I've heard that coast to coast, never seen a state that has it actually. Just one big myth until I see proof. Ohio State has sororities, btw: http://thelantern.com/2014/01/ohio-state-greek-houses-to-adjust-alcohol-policies-for-2016/ http://www.snopes.com/college/halls/brothel.asp
Nixxuz ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:58:12 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
In ND,at some point, it was legal to shoot native Americans as long as you were in a covered wagon
PadaWINE ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 18:59:24 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Same where I went to college (different state), so we could not have sorority houses.
[deleted] ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 19:47:18 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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bbplay_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:44:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can kinda get it, but I think people under 21 who serve in the Military/Marines etc etc should get a pass, And have a special ID that says you are allowed to drink under 21.
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:32:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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bbplay_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:57:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
IMO it has to do with maturaty. I'd heavily rather it be 19. But I, and many, have grown accustomed to it.
Also I'd rather kids in Highschool not being allowed to drink as well. So maybe 19-20 would be better.
[deleted] ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:41:49 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
4 years and branded a felon for conspiring to kill a bald eagle
Source: Bald eagle protection act
Lostsonofpluto ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:59:12 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But can I sell it hair tonic if I'm in Omaha, I have a license, I swear
[deleted] ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:30:14 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I did that one, best four years of my life
HumanInHope ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:30:57 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a non-US citizen, Second amendment.
clockworkgirl21 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 03:38:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a US citizen, 2nd amendment.
Soldier4Christ82 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 07:45:35 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As a U.S. citizen who has knowledge of my country's history and the fact that guns are the only thing that can keep a tyrannical government at bay, you are both extremely ignorant.
clockworkgirl21 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 18:03:27 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The Revolutionary War wasn't won by militias, but by the Continental Army with a lot of help from the French. Even the militias that did help were organized by the states so they were really a supplement to the Continental Army.
I am not anti-gun. As long as someone is responsible I don't care if they have a gun. But the idea that a gun is a right and that it should be easy for anyone to get one is crazy and the reason why the USA has such bad gun violence.
StainAlive ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 07:40:25 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Private citizens are permitted to own firearms. Far and away the most insane law possible.
Italyindia ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 17:51:32 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
banning plants and plant derivatives
a species has dictated to the earth which plants it can grow. let alone the whole telling another animal it can't eat something idea.
sometimes i just sit in awe
SomeAltAccountPun ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:06:29 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well considering anthrax, ricin, and cyanide can all come from plants, I think some restrictions are probably useful.
bearsnchairs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:02:13 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Anthrax is a bacterium.
SomeAltAccountPun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:15:15 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Correct, however weapon grade anthrax is most often cultivated from certain kinds of fungi and plants.
bearsnchairs ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:40:03 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
What plants and fungi? And are they restricted?
SomeAltAccountPun ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 23:52:49 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm not sure there are certain organisms, rather there are certain vegetative cells that accelerate the growth. It also may vary from strain to strain.
Source: Wikipedia, because I'm not a scientist
Italyindia ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 21:00:01 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
and you know that isn't at all what i'm talking about.
hyperbolical ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 21:42:57 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Why say plants then? Clearly you do in fact feel some plants and plant derivatives should be regulated.
Just say you wish you could smoke weed, rather than making it some crazy thing about the Earth and plants.
Italyindia ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 21:49:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
you're an idiot. go to /r/philosophy
hyperbolical ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 22:09:27 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
If I wanted to read redditors jerk themselves off over how enlightened they are, I would go to literally any subreddit.
Italyindia ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 04:00:26 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
or you could just read your own posts you dweeb. you sound like an enlightened idiot who's overly pedantic, hence, go to /r/philosophy
captainthomas ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 19:26:35 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I tell my cat that he can't eat the houseplants all the time, and I enforce that with a generous squirt from the water spray bottle. I don't see what's wrong with that.
Cabezon62 ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:16:08 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marijuana is an illegal class 1 drug. Other class 1 substances are heroin, LSD, peyote, and ecstacy.
hicow ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:10:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I heard not long ago the feds were taking another look at that, to see about possibly moving marijuana to Schedule II.
For those that don't know, Schedule I is "no known medical use" and "high potential for abuse", while II is "known medical uses" but still "high potential for abuse."
Meanwhile, the benzodiazepines (Valium, Xanax, etc) are Schedule IV, "known medical uses" and "low potential for abuse."
Incidentally, MDMA is also Schedule I (as OP mentioned), which a lot of psychiatrists/therapists fought against hard back in the '80s. Studies lately have shown again that it has therapeutic uses, especially in cases of PTSD.
jeff_the_nurse ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 20:44:18 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It is illegal for Arizonans to have less than one tooth missing.
Gabenfoodle ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 01:27:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marijuana is illegal
clockworkgirl21 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:37:56 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No drinking in public, but you can walk around with a loaded gun.
notme1414 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 13:39:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Guns for everyone!!!!!
RealEnergyEigenstate ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 04:37:19 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
2nd amendment
spikyphoenix ยท -9 points ยท Posted at 23:22:09 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Second Amendment
Waiting for the hate...
[deleted] ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 20:42:50 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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TheKevinShow ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:56:06 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And there's the snooty (probably) European talking about the Second Amendment. I knew there'd be at least one.
Samwell88 ยท -5 points ยท Posted at 23:29:20 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's make this plant illegal even though it can be utilized in thousands of ways from clothing to paper.
--rubberdicks ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 23:54:35 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That's why its illegal
Samwell88 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 03:01:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And it makes no sense
--rubberdicks ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:03:09 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Cotton growers petitioned congress to make it illegal so they could corner the market
Shockeye0 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 18:42:49 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Fuck not being able to murder people.
ChristLeader ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:24 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
ITT: Libtard laws
[deleted] ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 04:28:03 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
First of all, there are a number of stupid laws in this thread that are based on conservative religious principles.
Second, nobody who has said the word "libtard" and meant it has ever achieved a triple-digit IQ.
arcanum7123 ยท -8 points ยท Posted at 20:47:18 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You have the right to bear arms
Gabenfoodle ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:13:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
But not arm bears? This country is dumb.
bbplay_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:50:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
An armed Grizzly Bear is terrifying as fuck.
MoroccanMaracas ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 19:31:10 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
This plant is illegal because corporations would be put at risk with its abundance and ease of growth/use.
[deleted] ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 00:37:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Marijuana is illegal
abrinley ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 01:24:16 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its 2016 and weed is still illegal.
-The_Cereal_Killer- ยท -2 points ยท Posted at 03:45:20 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Speeding.
Fuck that shit, i got places to go and im not endangering anyone or driving recklessly.
ligamentary ยท -4 points ยท Posted at 20:26:52 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gay men couldn't donate blood in Orlando.
rangemaster ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:46:25 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Isn't that everywhere?
Charsar ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 22:12:40 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think they lifted it, but only if you're not sexually active.
Fail_Panda ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 20:43:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
That one is not a law and makes perfect sense
sun_worth ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:19:37 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes because if everyone got gay blood in them then humans would die out. โ_โ
Fail_Panda ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 21:31:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nope, its that gay people are more likely to have HIV which can sometimes go undetected for up to 6 months after contracting. There isn't really a shortage of blood so they decided they'd be better off not accepting blood from gay men if they've had sex with a man in the past year. It has nothing to do with homophobia.
scout21078 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:10:55 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
So wait is lesbian blood fine?
Fail_Panda ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:30:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I think so
Firecrotch2014 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 00:16:50 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Its institutionalized discrimination.
If i said i dont deal with black people because they have a higher rate of incarceration therefore are more likely to commit a crime against me ppl would be up in arms. Banning gay ppl from donating blood is fine though?
chaos_is_cash ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 02:21:28 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes as its a medical risk. The blood may save someone's life or it may give someone HIV. I'm not allowed to donate after getting a tattoo for the same reason of blood borne diseases
Firecrotch2014 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 02:27:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
They need better a better screening process then and less discrimination.
chaos_is_cash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 02:39:11 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's not like they are saying if you're homosexual you can't donate. They ask when your last HIV test was, if you're still sexually active etc etc. everyone's blood is tested for HIV, but it can take a long time to show up in your body.
Everyone with an alternative sex life is subject to the same restrictions. It doesn't matter if you're homosexual, bisexual, polyamorous or anything else. An argument could be made that monogamous couples should be under the exact same restrictions as every who isn't because while you may be faithful you can't prove your spouse is unless you spend every second of every day with them.
Firecrotch2014 ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 03:07:39 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Actually thats exactly what they are saying. They single out M2M sex as strictly banned. As in if youve ever had M2M sex you can never donate blood. Even lesbians can donate blood if they have no other risk factors. Im taking this directly from the American Red Cross website.
Lesbians arent even mentioned. So "anyone with an alternative sex life"(whatever that is supposed to imply) isnt subject to the ban; only gay men are. I mean we're specifically singled out under the HIV/AIDS section. You might as well stick a sign on every gay man and say "HEY THEY ARE RIDDLED WITH HIV/AIDS DONT TAKE BLOOD FROM THEM" as far as the american red cross is concerned.
chaos_is_cash ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 03:19:01 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Don't know what to tell you. Ive not been allowed to donate blood for 4 years. I'm not homosexual and every blood test has come back clean but I'm classified as high risk for having multiple sex partners and tattoos.
It may also be where I live which I've never understood because I'm honest and forthright about my past while I know drug addicts are donating
chaos_is_cash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 03:22:44 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It looks like there is a call for this to no longer be the case and for collection agencies to do better screening, at least in America.
hyperbolical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:15:59 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Wow, what a great idea. Go design a blood test that reliably detects HIV shortly after transmission. Because right now you can have it for months before you'll test positive.
If you go to the Red Cross with that and they still won't take gay blood, then you can have a case to cry discrimination.
Firecrotch2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:44:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
EThen straight ppl should be subject to the ban as well. They can get hiv just as well as any gay person. Lesbians as well.
Also there are two different tests already that can detect hiv within 2-3 weeks. There is no reason for the life long gay ban other than out right discrimination. If nothing else segregate the m2m blood and test it separately. If any show up as having stds you can toss it but they wont even do that.
hyperbolical ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 15:50:41 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Straight people and lesbians don't have insanely disproportionate rates of HIV/AIDS.
This is a simple cost/benefit analysis, not an attempt to hurt people's feelings.
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/msm/
Firecrotch2014 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:04:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Right so lets see if i get this:
Gay = disease ridden cause they all have aids
Black = dangerous cause they are the most proportionate in jails
Muslims = dangerous because they blow up nightclubs in orlando.
Does that about cover it? I mean if we are judging ppl based on the group they belong to and not by the individual anymore. Its like you said a simple cost/benefit ratio.
hyperbolical ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 16:13:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yeah, I care more about our blood supply being HIV-free than I do about everyone getting an equal opportunity to donate blood.
The rest of your racist nonsense doesn't merit a response.
Firecrotch2014 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 21:45:23 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It doesnt merit a response because you cant refute it. lol You know its wrong yet you cant justify marginalizing one group while not doing that to all groups. Welcome to hypocrite-ville; population you.
hyperbolical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:40:03 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Like it or not, gay men are much more likely to have HIV. They test the blood, but a negative test isn't a guarantee of being clean, especially if you contracted it recently.
It's the same with people who get tattoos in states with lax regulation on tattoo parlors.
Rosedragon711 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:24:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
The person who came up with this was proven wrong years ago. Just like the dumbass who said vaccination can cause autism. Or so I've seen in a few articles.
hyperbolical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 01:33:29 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Proven wrong about what?
Rosedragon711 ยท 0 points ยท Posted at 14:57:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Gay people being more likely to have HIV or AIDS. Its been proven wrong before.
hyperbolical ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 15:03:48 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd love to see your sources for that claim.
I'll offer the CDC as a start for mine:
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/group/msm/
Birdwatchingyou ยท -3 points ยท Posted at 22:17:24 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
It's legal to kill a lot of birds (not all, but a lot). We might as well legalize killing babies too.
Xaeravoq2 ยท -13 points ยท Posted at 17:50:47 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
illegal drugs
guess_twat ยท 6 points ยท Posted at 18:05:33 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
illegal drugs isnt a law.
MistaJenkins ยท -1 points ยท Posted at 18:07:41 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's say possession of a controlled substance.
Whoknew72 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 18:19:58 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Let's be even more specific; laws banning the possession of a substance deemed to be worthy of "control".
[deleted] ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 19:19:45 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'd say there is good reason to control refined uranium.
Whoknew72 ยท 5 points ยท Posted at 19:21:11 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Nah, I like to sprinkle it on my salads.
abhishekthefirst ยท -12 points ยท Posted at 20:06:18 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Does the Second Amendment count?
bool_idiot_is_true ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 20:17:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No idea. There are so many different interpretations it could mean almost anything.
wherearemyfeet ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:12:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Well there is a clear interpretation as per SCOTUS....
I1lI1llII11llIII1I ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 23:32:47 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Weed is illegal in states besides Colorado and Washington. Can you believe it?
El_Barto_227 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 08:18:54 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Yes, I can believe it.
adamzep91 ยท -6 points ยท Posted at 01:40:07 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
Does the 2nd Amendment count?
Edit: lol reddit
Wickerhero ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 01:56:00 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
No because its not a law. Get out.
[deleted] ยท -19 points ยท Posted at 18:58:36 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
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[deleted] ยท 10 points ยท Posted at 19:21:34 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
It's not about your safety. It's about not wanting a body to fly through the window and cause more crashes because they swerve out of the way to miss your dumb ass. Also, it's fucking traumatic to see that.
Children in a school bus aren't gonna fly through a windshield 30 feet away from their seats.
Also, it's more expensive to the state when you die in a car crash. Especially if they have to clean you up from the asphalt.
justanotherimbecile ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 23:40:46 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
You also forgot, if they roll over, OC will become a projectile, endangering their fellow occupants!
StinkingDrinking ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 20:47:27 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Years ago my wife and I were driving fhrough South Dakota and were listening to a radio call in show. The topic was a soon-to-be enacted seatbelt law. The people calling in and using the same arguments as Huv were the best evidence I have ever personally witnessed that the USA is full of morons.
TaylorS1986 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 00:38:33 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Oh, you're THAT asshole...
Jones175838590 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 23:06:39 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Smoking bans for bars. I mean come on, its a bar. Only adults are allowed in. Drinking and smoking go together. To ban smoking in bars is about as ridiculous as banning alcohol in bars.
Firecrotch2014 ยท 4 points ยท Posted at 00:13:49 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
As someone who likes alcohol and bars but has adult asthma i love this law.
No one wants to stink up the place with smoke anyways.
lhepton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:03:07 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a smoker and even I hate drinking in smoke filled rooms. I do miss smoking in bowling alleys though
chaos_is_cash ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:24:48 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I'm a 50/50. I occasionally miss smoking in bars but just going outside isn't that big of a hassle.
A lot of other places I miss it though, bowling alleys, drive in movie theater, public park.
Firecrotch2014 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:26:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I can understand that more than even smoking in bars. Bowling alleys have become family friendly places in most cities/towns. Exposing young children to smoke that early on is really damaging.
lhepton ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 02:43:02 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
And that I can totally appreciate
UsernamesAreHard_ ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 00:04:47 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Not to people that hate smelling cigarette smoke and are just out to have a good time
scout21078 ยท 2 points ยท Posted at 00:07:05 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
I am extremely asthmatic, I can't be around ANYONE smoking, so I shouldn't go to a bar?
bbplay_13 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 06:48:52 on June 19, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Join a bar club if you want to smoke in a bar. Their are a few around me that allow smoking inside, they still have those smoke ceiling fans that don't do jack shit.
JonBarnett182 ยท -7 points ยท Posted at 19:44:11 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)*
That one law, where the government takes your money. Yeah that one sucks.
/s
greenphilly420 ยท 3 points ยท Posted at 20:48:00 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Civil forfeiture or are you just ranting about all taxes?
JonBarnett182 ยท 1 points ยท Posted at 21:11:39 on June 18, 2016 ยท (Permalink)
Forgot to put /s