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Topic: ITT: Stupid laws.

The Editor !FuckWtfW8M started this discussion 15 years ago #3,411

Including laws that were proposed but never passed.

> About 20 towns in Brazil have faced exhaustion of capacity of cemeteries for more corpses, of which one of them is attempting to directly prohibit death: Biritiba-Mirim; of which the town's mayor has filed a bill, specifically a public bill, to make it illegal for the people living in the town to die. Though no specific punishments have been presented, the mayor intends to target relatives of people who die with fines and even jail if necessary to get more space for tombstones.

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!!4KU9PSdLG joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #61,544

inb4 alcohol and age of consent arguments

The Owl !yshAAUvyds joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 13 seconds later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #61,545

Did you know that you could be put into prison here for simply ingesting a chemical in the privacy of your own home?

Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 8 hours later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,093

Attempt to commit suicide. “Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both.”

Leonidas !nBpim1wazU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,095

@previous (Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6)

I've not been put in prison when I attempt suicide.

Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 43 seconds later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,096

In the U.S.: Incest and sodomy are illegal.

Unintentional Jackass !LASXURl1b6 replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,098

@62,095 (Leonidas !nBpim1wazU)
Then you've not been caught or done serious harm to yourself? That law is indian, but I figure it'd apply in America too.
@previous (F)
How ridiculous!

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Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,099

@62,096 (F)
Sodomy isn't illegal on a federal level, and none of the states where it is "technically" illegal have prosecuted anyone for sodomy in decades.

Anonymous F replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,103

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

> Sodomy isn't illegal on a federal level
Yes it is. The UMCJ prohibits it, even outside of military duty.
> the states where it is "technically" illegal have prosecuted anyone for sodomy in decades.
They tack it onto rape cases.

The point here is that it shouldn't be legal in the first place.

SQUARED :3 !L.....AlN. joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,111

All English males over the age 14 have to carry out 2 hours of longbow practice a week, supervised by the local clergy.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 15 years ago, 28 seconds later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,112

@62,103 (F)
> Yes it is. The UMCJ prohibits it, even outside of military duty.
Harsher laws apply to U.S. military servicemen and women. No average American will ever be charged with sodomy.

> They tack it onto rape cases.
[citation needed]. As far as I understand it, Lawrence v. Texas effectively ended all sodomy laws, and if any such laws are still on the books, they hold no weight and cannot be used.

SQUARED :3 !L.....AlN. replied with this 15 years ago, 3 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,115

Placing a postage stamp that bears the Queen (or King) upside down is considered treason.

SQUARED :3 !L.....AlN. double-posted this 15 years ago, 59 seconds later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,117

In York, excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.

Anonymous F replied with this 15 years ago, 19 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,124

@62,112 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

> >Yes it is. The UMCJ prohibits it, even outside of military duty.
> Harsher laws apply to U.S. military servicemen and women. No average American will ever be charged with sodomy.
I am aware, however the federal government does take an anti-soddomy position- even if they are only holding a few to that standard.
> >They tack it onto rape cases.
> [citation needed].
Look around your sex offender registry, one of the first ones you check will end up having it on there.

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 15 years ago, 12 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,126

@previous (F)
> however the federal government does take an anti-soddomy position- even if they are only holding a few to that standard.
The U.S. Military does, not the U.S. government as a whole.

> Look around your sex offender registry, one of the first ones you check will end up having it on there.
I checked 10 at random. Not one of them had sodomy listed.

Anonymous F replied with this 15 years ago, 11 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #62,133

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

> The U.S. Military does, not the U.S. government as a whole.
It's a federal law that affects some citizens.

You said there were no federal laws. There are. Just because it does not affect every citizen does not mean it's not a federal law.

> I checked 10 at random. Not one of them had sodomy listed.
A 5 second Google search gave me this: http://progress-index.com/petersburg-sheriff-s-deputy-arrested-1.1122657#axzz1HTfw7zrJ

> PETERSBURG - Petersburg Police have arrested a Petersburg Sheriff's Deputy on charges of attempted rape, sodomy, penetration, sexual battery and solicitation of a prostitute.

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