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laws that you break everyday
- Thread starter Vampyre
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Peter Squire said:there are some strange laws that you can easily break though.
in australia, for example, its illegal to walk around without money on your person.
What!?!
Surely that ain't true.
What happens if the "vagrants" have 5 cents on them from begging?
The police are screwed.Speeding, not indicating, rolling stop signs, j walking, littering, and i usually rob a bank before going to bed. Its helps me sleep.
On the topic of strange laws, I'd like to take this opportunity to point out my favorite one.
It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois.
It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of Urbana, Illinois.
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I'm quite sure that in most of the states here over in the great ol US of A, sodomy is illegal.
As is littering. Most of us do one or the other.
As is littering. Most of us do one or the other.
Peter Squire said:Well, its a bit like jaywalking -
That's weird one to me as it's not an offense in the UK - in fact the Highway Code says that pedestrians always have right of way on the road ...
Traffic signs do not apply to pedestrians (and horses I believe) under the Road Traffic Act. Therefore pedestrians aren't legally excluded from cycle tracks and other parts of any Highway (excepting motorways).
In fact I remember this from my driving test - which is in the Highway Code for the UK :
"146: Take extra care at junctions. You should
watch out for cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians as they are not always easy to see
watch out for pedestrians crossing a road into which you are turning. If they have started to cross they have priority, so give way.
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On the above - many times I've seen car drivers hoot and swear at pedestrians, when in fact, by law - they should have given way to a pedestrian, already crossing at a junction!!
"146: Take extra care at junctions. You should
watch out for cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians as they are not always easy to see
watch out for pedestrians crossing a road into which you are turning. If they have started to cross they have priority, so give way.
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On the above - many times I've seen car drivers hoot and swear at pedestrians, when in fact, by law - they should have given way to a pedestrian, already crossing at a junction!!
From what I remember, tearing off the tags from matresses / pillows is only illegal if you yourself do not own and use them.
Jaywalking, breaking copyright laws, here it is illegal to eat an orange while taking a bath so I make sure to do that often, California rolls, speeding, whatever law it is when you break the acceptable decibel level with playing music...
Jaywalking, breaking copyright laws, here it is illegal to eat an orange while taking a bath so I make sure to do that often, California rolls, speeding, whatever law it is when you break the acceptable decibel level with playing music...
i guess that nobody here rides a bicycle? its been so long since i saw a cyclist actually wearing a helmet maybe everyone has forgotten its illegal.
what about driving while using a mobile phone? i dont do it but i see a hundred people a day doing it:scowl:
as for me, i break copyright laws everyday when it comes to dvds however when it comes to music i only own legit cds - go figure?
what about driving while using a mobile phone? i dont do it but i see a hundred people a day doing it:scowl:
as for me, i break copyright laws everyday when it comes to dvds however when it comes to music i only own legit cds - go figure?
eric atkinson
"Is our children learning "Is our teachers teachin
every day:
speeding
frequently enough:
jaywalking, illegally downloading copyrighted media, illegal parking
every once in a while:
red light/stop sign running, whatever BS thing I might get if Im in the presence of minors drinking alcohol or people smoking marijuana, whatever I might get for using my driving to purposefully scare absentminded pedestrians and people who hog the left lane.
If flag burning became illegal, Id probably put that into my everyday routine.
Sometimes I advocate committing specific crimes under certain circumstances.
speeding
frequently enough:
jaywalking, illegally downloading copyrighted media, illegal parking
every once in a while:
red light/stop sign running, whatever BS thing I might get if Im in the presence of minors drinking alcohol or people smoking marijuana, whatever I might get for using my driving to purposefully scare absentminded pedestrians and people who hog the left lane.
If flag burning became illegal, Id probably put that into my everyday routine.
Sometimes I advocate committing specific crimes under certain circumstances.
eric atkinson
"Is our children learning "Is our teachers teachin
LOL i was gonna say maybe you needed to do this a few times! Maybe it would help the attitude problems!
I think I have you all beat.
The other day.
I wrote an UNAUTHORIZED description of the super bowl in my blog.
The NFL said this is explicitly prohibited during it.
I'm living the dangerous life!
I've also duped and altered a some of my daughter's dvd's to make them automatically play the feature when she puts them in the DVD player. I loathe DVD's that make you sit through unskippable content. For example, on our Shark Tale DVD you can only FF through the 5 minute trailer for Madagascar on it. You cannot skip over it or hit menu to get out of it. Or her Thomas DVD that spends 3 minutes explaining the menu before you can actually pick one. You cannot skip over any of it. Well, I can now
I'm so going to jail for that.
Actually, those aren't everyday. For those I'll retreat to speeding and a whole boatload of religious ones. Just yesterday I <gasp> used the lords name in vein when my snowblower wouldn't start and we had 2' of snow. I'm going to hell.
The other day.
I wrote an UNAUTHORIZED description of the super bowl in my blog.
The NFL said this is explicitly prohibited during it.
I'm living the dangerous life!
I've also duped and altered a some of my daughter's dvd's to make them automatically play the feature when she puts them in the DVD player. I loathe DVD's that make you sit through unskippable content. For example, on our Shark Tale DVD you can only FF through the 5 minute trailer for Madagascar on it. You cannot skip over it or hit menu to get out of it. Or her Thomas DVD that spends 3 minutes explaining the menu before you can actually pick one. You cannot skip over any of it. Well, I can now
I'm so going to jail for that.Actually, those aren't everyday. For those I'll retreat to speeding and a whole boatload of religious ones. Just yesterday I <gasp> used the lords name in vein when my snowblower wouldn't start and we had 2' of snow. I'm going to hell.
threshar said:I think I have you all beat.
The other day.
I wrote an UNAUTHORIZED description of the super bowl in my blog.
The NFL said this is explicitly prohibited during it.
I'm living the dangerous life!
I've also duped and altered a some of my daughter's dvd's to make them automatically play the feature when she puts them in the DVD player. I loathe DVD's that make you sit through unskippable content. For example, on our Shark Tale DVD you can only FF through the 5 minute trailer for Madagascar on it. You cannot skip over it or hit menu to get out of it. Or her Thomas DVD that spends 3 minutes explaining the menu before you can actually pick one. You cannot skip over any of it. Well, I can now
Actually, those aren't everyday. For those I'll retreat to speeding and a whole boatload of religious ones. Just yesterday I <gasp> used the lords name in vein when my snowblower wouldn't start and we had 2' of snow. I'm going to hell.
lol, that reminds me of the gag in the simpsons when bart and homer are going into international waters, and there're illegal things a-goin's on.
"they are broadcasting nfl telecasts with implied oral consent instead of expressed written consent."
from all of the talkbass nfl threads, we could be in pretty big trouble, huh?
