Governing a big country is a tough job, and you are bound to be hated by half of the population you’re ruling. Now, bear in mind that the person on top is also responsible for the laws upon which the whole democratic system is based.
And laws are passed after voting in Congress, sometimes a public vote, and then an affirmation by the president. With these dumb laws that we have compiled below, we’re not sure where common sense got lost.
Did you know that there’s a crazy law in Juneau, Alaska, prohibiting you from bringing your pet flamingo into a barbershop? Or that in Tennessee, you might be prosecuted for sharing your Netflix password? And if you’re from Indiana, are you banned from catching a fish with your bare hands? It sure would be interesting to know why these weirdest laws in the U.S. became laws in the first place.
Though most of these laws sound incredibly dumb now, once they’ve had, or still have, a real pretense. For example, the New York law against people wearing masks in public places is to prevent a mass crime or a riot, since you don’t know the assailant’s identity undercover.
And the Arizona one, about camel shooting prohibitions, stems from the United States Camel Corps, an army experiment to use these animals for military forces. So there, as improbable as these laws might seem, they do have comprehensive explanations. Scroll down below for our list of weird rules in the U.S. and share if you know more of these!
#1 Barber Shop Flamingo Fiasco
#2 Quirky Rules You Didn’t Know
#3 Quirky Laws You Didn’t Know
#4 Password Police Territory
#5 Strange Laws You Didn’t Know
#6 One’s Company
#7 Bare Hands No-Go
#8 Curds and Consequences
#9 Only in Alabama
#10 Not Your Kids For Sale
#11 Legal Loopholes in Booze Deals
#12 Strange Pet Laws
#13 Parks or Paperwork?
#14 Group Rules, Clearly Stated
#15 Pinball Banned Here
#16 Rules Only When Asked
#17 Highway Rules, Horse Edition
#18 Fishing with a Twist
#19 Whistling Off Limits
#20 State Law Plot Twist
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