Have You Heard Of These Strange Laws?
Just about everyone knows that not every idea is a good idea. We’ve all had ideas that we thought were great at the time, but learned in retrospect that they really weren’t that great. It can surprise some people to learn that even state governments have bad ideas from time to time. Some of these bad ideas became laws, while others did not. Some of these bad laws, are still technically in effect today.
Here are some examples of bad laws from around the country:
- In Idaho, it is illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
- Also from Idaho, riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is a crime.
- In Rhode Island, any marriage where one of the person’s is a lunatic or an idiot is null and void.
- Montana made it illegal for married women to fish ...