Stupid Laws

[Delta4Embassy]

It is technically illegal to have habitual intercourse with your roommate in Mississippi

"According to Mississippi law: “If any man and woman shall unlawfully cohabit, whether in adultery or fornication, they shall be fined in any sum not more than five hundred dollars each, and imprisoned in the county jail not more than six months; and it shall not be necessary, to constitute the offense, that the parties shall dwell together publicly as husband and wife, but it may be proved by circumstances which show habitual sexual intercourse.”"

 

[Agit8r]

This happens when the majority of lawmakers are sexually repressed and superstitious folks.

 

[Ernie S.]

This happens when the majority of lawmakers are sexually repressed and superstitious folks.

The law was written in 1848, stupid.

 

[Agit8r]

This happens when the majority of lawmakers are sexually repressed and superstitious folks.

The law was written in 1848, stupid.

Yeah, that was after the Second Great "Awakening"

 

[Ernie S.]

This happens when the majority of lawmakers are sexually repressed and superstitious folks.

The law was written in 1848, stupid.

Yeah, that was after the Second Great "Awakening"

It's apparent that "great awakening" didn't affect you.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

This happens when the majority of lawmakers are sexually repressed and superstitious folks.

The law was written in 1848, stupid.

Unfortunately, it's true that it's a lot easier to write new laws, than repeal existing ones. Why these kinds of things are still on the books.

 

[Abishai100]

The Blob: Stolen Stencils


Dealing with jurisprudence issues in our modern era of high-tension traffic (i.e., illegal immigration) can feel like tackling the Blob (that gooey formless monster that simply devours everything in its path).

Imagine that a Korean Air stewardess named Kathy is involved in an intricate opium smuggling operation between Hong Kong and Toronto. How do you catch her? We simply do not have the funds these days to stop every airline employee and thoroughly screen them while thousands of passengers are flocking and already confounding screening procedures for detecting luggage bombs being carried by undercover terrorists.

So add to the mix the following STUPID LAW:

"It is illegal to tear out ads from a magazine found in a college/university library."

While this law may not seem stupid at first, the severity of the punishment (which can include jail time) is downright confusing. Why do libraries care if students are tearing out random company ads (i.e., Burger King) in otherwise academically-oriented magazines such as National Geographic?

Maybe it's an 'all-or-none' plate.

Good luck. Call Batman.





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