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To illustrate the point above, I'd like to share some of the most absurd laws that can turn ordinary people into criminals.
Stupid but quite funny ones:
- In Georgia (U.S.A.), it’s illegal to eat fried chicken with a fork. This law is still technically in effect, and if a government official ever decided to make your life harder, they could use it against you.
- In Japan, it’s illegal to dance after midnight. This law was introduced in the 1940s to regulate behavior in nightclubs. Although it was relaxed in 2015, it’s still technically illegal to dance after midnight in some areas, meaning someone could find themselves in trouble just for dancing.
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- In Australia, it’s illegal to walk on the right side of the sidewalk. In many places, pedestrians just walk on whichever side is most convenient. But in some parts of Australia, you’re legally required to walk on the left side. So, if you happen to walk on the right side, you could technically be breaking the law.
Stupid but we should be worried about ones as it put people in trouble:
- In Michigan (USA), a 10-year-old child was charged with criminal aggravated assault after throwing a ball in another kid’s face during a dodgeball game, injuring him. Although the charges were eventually dropped, it's still a troubling situation.
- In North Carolina (USA), a woman was charged with a misdemeanor for practicing or attempting veterinary medicine without a license because she was trying to save animals from a hurricane by sheltering them.
- In Denver (USA), a bar manager was jailed for three days for infusing vodka and selling it as a cocktail. In Denver, infusing vodka and selling it is a crime. To be clear, no one was harmed by the vodka, but a competitor who lacked the same level of creativity filed a complaint, and the sentence was handed down to appease him.
- In Kentucky (USA), a man was charged for giving away free eyeglasses to people who couldn’t afford them. It was prohibited because he didn’t follow the rules set by the established eyeglasses business.
Most of these laws are outdated and should have been repealed a long time ago. So, we can logically ask: why are these laws still in effect? Is it really that difficult to abolish a law? I don't think so, especially when it seems easy to vote in thousands of new laws each year. Perhaps governments keep these laws on the books in order to use them against people when needed. Maybe these laws aren’t repealed because they serve to maintain control over the population—ensuring that anyone can be turned into a criminal when necessary.
This [article](https://uclawreview.org/2021/12/10/ridiculous-laws-consequences-of-keeping-antiquated-and-unenforced-laws-on-the-books/) gives a great analysis of this situation and deserve to be read.