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From the porch
The proposed law coming out of California that would make it a crime to spank any child three-years old or under would be one such law. If passed, it will one day end up in a list of "Stupid Laws". After all, there are already laws that punish child abuse. I hope it doesn't come down to a mother being hauled off to jail for giving her young child a tap on the rear end to keep him/her from sticking a hand into a fire. I have a a list of "Stupid Laws" from various states supplied by people from those states who claim that they are laws that are really on the books. I suspect that some have been repealed and some may even be made up. But I know that crazy laws sometime get on the books in various cities, counties and states. Here are a few of the "Stupid Laws" from North Carolina. + Elephants may not be used to plough cotton fields. + If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married, then, according to the law, they are legally married. + It's against the law to sing off key. (I could probably be thrown under the jail for that one.) + A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent. + In Barber, North Carolina, fights between cats and dogs are prohibited. (Do they have separate dog and cat jails there?) + In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, it is a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate publicly. (Knowing how drunk some college kids get, I can see the sense in this law.) + In Charlotte, N.C., women must have their bodies covered with at least 16 yards of cloth at all times. (And we thought the Muslims were picky about women's attire). + If a man and women who are not married to each other live together "lewdly and lasciviously" they can be fined $1,000 and sentenced to up to 60 days in gaol. This 200-yearold law reportedly has not been stricken from the books. A few other "Stupid Laws" from southern states: + In Alabama it is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church. + In Lee County, Alabama, peanuts are not allowed to be sold after sunset on Wednesdays. + In Sarasota, Florida, it is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit. + In Miami it is forbidden to imitate an animal. + It is illegal in Florida for a woman to bungie jump naked on Sunday before midday. + In Georgia it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a lamp post. * Also in Georgia, it is illegal to take a bath of orange peel. + In Louisiana biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault" while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated assault". + In South Carolina it is legal to beat your wife on a Sunday morning on the steps of the state house. + In Tennessee it is illegal to catch a fish with a lasso. + Also in Tennessee driving is not to be done while asleep. + In Tennessee it is illegal for a woman to drive a car unless there is a man either running or walking in front of it waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians.
+ In Tennessee it is illegal for frogs to croak after 11 p.m. (You would need an army - not a police force - to enforce that one.)
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