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US strange laws

https://www.pintas.com/our-blog/2016/october/americas-most-ridiculous-laws is a list of US strange laws. It looks reliable, as it is on the website of a law firm, with links to the legislation in question. I think that listing them all is indiscriminate, but a few examples could be added. What do you think? Sjö (talk) 05:20, 1 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think we should add as many cited strange and odd laws on here as we can. Having a list of just 6-7 is going to get this article deleted, and I know there are some pretty odd, weird and pointless laws out there. And not just in the United States. The trick will be verifying the said law itself. As on the surface it may sound strange, but may have a very good reason for existing. One example, and I know this only because Im from the area, Minneapolis used to have a ban on red cars, because they didn't want them confused with fire trucks. In earlier days, that may have made sense. And I have no idea if that law is still in affect either, I seriously doubt it. I see red cars in the city all of the time. So there are a couple things to keep in mind.

A) The law should have an oddness to it. Example, if someone commits bestiality, the offender isn't the only one hanged, the animals are too, kind of weird. (Yes, that happened, was it due to a law, Im not sure.) But if the law only sounds strange, but has a practical and good reason to be in affect, it may not qualify as strange enough. That is up for debate on the any specific law brought up.

B) Verifying the law is still currently in affect. And if it isn't, maybe making another list on past laws that were utterly strange. If we make a list on past laws, that will get extensive as heck. Roman and Medieval strange laws? Think about it... We should keep it to laws that are only currently on the books and in affect.

There are plenty of oddball US laws. But there are also extremely odd laws in other countries, even to the people living in that country. Overall, yes, this list needs expanding. Pronto. And is an article I would be happy to assist with. Just gotta go find some and cite verifiable realiable sources and such. A law firm, in this case, is a good choice for a source. SageSolomon (talk) 22:27, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]