More Bizarre Laws From Around the Globe
Article by: Kylie Fox
Even when the laws have been written down, they ought not always remain unchanged. Aristotle.
Or maybe they should! It would seem that the ridiculous laws that abound on the books around the world kept up all amused the first time around, so I’ve compiled a second collection.
FRANCE
France may be considered the romance capital of the world, but you’d best keep that romance away from train stations. It is actually against the law to kiss at railway stations. So much for the teary, passionate goodbyes!
Lovers of George Orwell also have to be careful in France – it is prohibited to name any pig Napoleon.
ENGLAND
In England, it is a capital offence to commit suicide. Guess what the penalty is? You guessed it – death! Huh?
Be careful while mailing those postcards if you visit England – sticking any stamp
bearing the queen’s head on it upside down is considered an act of treason. To the tower!
MIDDLE EAST
Most middle eastern countries abide by the following law – After having sexual relations with a lamb, it is a mortal sin to eat its flesh!
I should think so too! Eating your sexual partner has to be a no-no, right? The fact that you can have sex with a lamb doesn’t raise any eyebrows at all?
SWITZERLAND
The Swiss must have issues with aiming accuracy when it gets late at night – one law states that no man may relieve himself while standing up after 10pm.
AUSTRALIA
In Western Australia it is illegal for any woman to crush beer cans between her breasts. Sorry ladies, you’ll have to find another party trick!
Despite the Australian national anthem declaring proudly ‘for those who’ve come across the seas, we’ve boundless plains to share”, policy states that anyone coming across those seas without a Visa will be kept in mandatory detention, generally far away from those boundless plains, while their refugee status is verified. Sometimes this process takes several years.
ALASKA
Moose are forbidden from having sex on the streets of Alaska. Um, are you going to break them up?
CALIFORNIA, USA
Thinking of a shopping expedition on Hollywood Boulevard? Better be careful how many of your sheep you take with you. The law states that no more than 2000 sheep may be driven down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
FORT THOMAS, KENTUCKY
In Fort Thomas it is illegal for your pet to molest a vehicle. All those hamsters with tyre fetishes or dogs with a hankering for exhaust pipes had best be on their guard.
INDONESIA
Indonesians take the phrase “knocking the head off” before a big date a tad too literally. The penalty for masturbation is decapitation!
CHINA
Life guards aren’t necessary in China. Rescuing a drowning person is deemed to be interfering with their fate and is punishable by the law.
The laws of the world couldn’t get any more bizarre right? I only wish that were true. For every stupid act a person commits, another even stupider law seems to be added to the law books.
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