Thursday, September 9th, 2010

OK.  I know I’ve said it before.  But I love weird laws.  I love stupid laws even more.  Check this one out – here’s the full text of the law: “45-5-627.  Ritual abuse of minor – exceptions – penalty.  1)  A person commits the offense of ritual abuse of a minor if the person purposely [...]

Imagine if you will: You’re walking down a back alley taking a shortcut home from the grocery store because it’s getting dark. A mugger comes up to you, demands you give him all your money and points his… pillow at you? That’s right, in Germany, pillows are considered “passive” weapons. I’m curious what passive means [...]

Perhaps one of the most futile laws, if not the most, is that you can’t die in the house of Parliament. There is now a ban making it illegal for your life to end in the building. I’m just curious and this is the most interesting this to me, who exactly will be tried in [...]