I’m Under Arrest for What? Fifty Bizarre U.S. Laws.

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I’m Under Arrest for What? Fifty Bizarre U.S. Laws.
By: Annie Tucker Morgan (View Profile)

I’ve never claimed to have extensive knowledge of U.S. legislation throughout history, but it’s safe to say that I and most people I associate with are law-abiding citizens … or not. As it turns out, every state in this country has at least one wacky legal stipulation that could land residents in hot water if they don’t comply. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Alabama
It’s illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.

Alaska
Whispering in someone’s ear while he’s moose hunting is prohibited.

Arizona
Cutting down a cactus may earn you a twenty-five-year prison term.

Arkansas
It’s illegal to mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas.

California
You may not eat an orange in your bathtub.

Colorado
It’s unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor (Denver).

Connecticut
A pickle cannot actually be a pickle unless it bounces.

Delaware
It’s illegal to get married on a dare.

Washington, D.C.
It’s against the law to post a public notice calling someone a coward for refusing to accept a challenge to duel.

Florida
If you tie an elephant to a parking meter, you must pay the same parking fee as you would for a vehicle.

Georgia
It’s illegal to change the clothes on a storefront mannequin unless you draw the shades first.

Hawaii
All residents may be fined for not owning a boat.

Idaho
A man must not give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing fewer than fifty pounds.

Illinois
It’s illegal to take a French poodle to the opera (Chicago).

Indiana
The value of pi is 4, and not 3.1415.

Iowa
One-armed piano players must perform for free.

I’m Under Arrest for What? Fifty Bizarre U.S. Laws
By: Annie Tucker Morgan (View Profile)

I’ve never claimed to have extensive knowledge of U.S. legislation throughout history, but it’s safe to say that I and most people I associate with are law-abiding citizens … or not. As it turns out, every state in this country has at least one wacky legal stipulation that could land residents in hot water if they don’t comply. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

http://www.divinecaroline.com/22323/99603-i-m-arrest-what-fifty-bizarre

[Quantum]

I want to see the statute citations before I believe any of these are still "crimes."

[k-os]

Why, oh why would some fool in Indiana think they need to change the value of pi?

[Tinman]

And I thought Pi was exactly 3

[Libertytree]

I think they struck this one from the books a few years ago to try and sanitize Kentucky's podunk reputation but this was/is a law.

You can't carry an ice cream cone in your pocket on Sunday.

[Serpo]

And I thought Pi was exactly 3


Wrong apple pi is the correct answer

[Serpo]

Fact is there are 1000s of laws and we are supposed to know them all as IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE ,yet lawyers spend years at law school trying to understand this BS and then they spend the rest of their lives arguing about laws or a law in court forever.

[tekrunner]

Fact: In all fifty states you can be thrown into a rape cage for suspicion of posession or selling a plant that grows naturally in the ground.


None of the above surprise me in the least.

[Grand Master Melon]

I want to see the statute citations before I believe any of these are still "crimes."


I don't know about the rest of them but I can assure you that it's a big deal to cut down a saguaro cactus in the state of Arizona.

[Quantum]

I want to see the statute citations before I believe any of these are still "crimes."


I don't know about the rest of them but I can assure you that it's a big deal to cut down a saguaro cactus in the state of Arizona.


25-years big-deal? That's nuts!

[Saul Mine]

In Arizona it is a crime to kill a camel.

Well, at least Arizona had some camels when that was passed. You can stop in Quartzite some time and visit the monument to the camel jocky, Hi Jolly.

[Grand Master Melon]

I want to see the statute citations before I believe any of these are still "crimes."


I don't know about the rest of them but I can assure you that it's a big deal to cut down a saguaro cactus in the state of Arizona.


25-years big-deal? That's nuts!
It's not some boring ass pine tree that grows all over the world it only grows here, in a tiny part of California and part of Sonora MX. It wouldn't be a necessary law if dumbasses didn't just mow them down, shoot them and in general treat them with contempt.