MOST FOOLISH LAWS: U.S.A

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WORLD'S MOST FOOLISH LAWS: U.S.A. WHY YOU MAY NOT SHOOT BUFFALOES

FROM YOUR HOTEL'S SECOND FLOOR

 

The USA is believed to be the focal point of apparently absurd laws.

Several dozens of public organizations are fighting to have those

laws (which are called "dump laws" there) repealed.

Law in the State of Texas are considered especially severe. In

particular, it is forbidden here to take more than 3 sips of beer

while standing and shoot buffaloes from the second floors of the

hotels. Railway trains, when meeting at the crossroads should stop

and wait until the other train drives past. Walking barefooted is

only allowed on a special permission costing $5.

The above law are really old. Quite recently, Governor George Bush

(the incumbent US president) pushed through a law under which a

criminal should warn his victim, orally or in writing, of a planned

crime no shorter than 24h before the crime was committed. Besides,

the warning should contain a description of the panned crime. This

rule's violation shall be considered by court to be an aggravating

circumstance.

In the state's individual cities, there are their own severe

prohibitions. In Clarendon, for example, you may not wipe dust from

public building using brooms made of feathers. In Houston, you may

not trade beer after midnight on Sundays (while it is absolutely

allowed on Mondays all round o'clock). In Port Arthur, emitting

unpleasant odours in elevators is forbidden.