We all believe that laws are around for one good reason or another… right? well most laws. We also (most of us) believe that law enforcement is there to enforce well those laws that are there to better all of our lives. However, with some law enforcement agents, they may believe that those laws are there to better not the lives of the general public but thier own.

Wow, we all wanna park right in front of any place we go to, normally we just can’t because it is a handicapped zone or a fire hydrant zone.

So do some law enforcement officials belive that the city zoning is that way for thier own well being. So they can park thier cars right in front(too many donuts makes one a bit lazy to walk the extra 20 feet) knowing that they will not get that very expensive ticket for doing so… This next video shows that yes… some of them do.

I hope they gave themselves a ticket for it… file this under some more corruption (small as this one may be) by those that “serve and protect”

way too funny skit about some crazy… yes you guessed it US laws… not much to say other than check this out

Below is some crazy stuff I found about odd laws involving animals in different states… and I added my own comments to why I agree or in some cases not with them. Now I wonder if the animals in question had any say so in these!

Birds have the right of way on public highways… that sounds right, they are normally above the cars

Pigeons cannot fly overhead without a licence… I think every birdie should have a licence to fly

It’s illegal to rove a birds nest from a public cemetery… will disturb the undead

Goldfish cannot ride a city bus unless they are kept stil… I always have wanted to take my fish tank on a bus, just never figured out how to keep the water from moving

It’s illegal to have a hippo in possession. need to much water to keep him or her happy

You cannot disturb a grizzly bear just to take its picture… bad, bad idea all together

It’s illegal to blindfold cows on public highways… they may get hit by the semi

Its forbidden to mistreat oysters. they have fealings too

It’s illegal to punch a bull in the nose… yep, he may get mad and kill your dumb ass

It’s illegal to milk someone else’s cow… well it is not your cow, so that’s all good

Any animal that is out after dark must display a tail light…. stick a flashlight up the butt, that will solve that problem

Chicken thieves cannot work during daylight… no that is stricktly a night time operation

It’s illegal for a chicken to cross the road in Quitman, Georgia

Fishing with explosives is against the law… seems sound, anyidiot doing that should be banned from explosives on grounds he may kill the fish and every person within reach

You cannot fish with your bare hands in Kansas and Goldfish cannot be used as bait

Any overt physical action intended to frighted fish is prohibited in NY state… can’t scare them to death… nope you need to kill em the right way

It’s illegal to give fish liquor… may get fish drunk and it may tell you to f’ off

you cannot fish with a bow and arrow or with a rock… hey they have poles for that now

You cannot set fire to your mule if it balks… only in other circumstances I guess

If a 2 yr old mule runs wild and is not claimed within two days, anyone may castrate the animal… the poor mule, where is PETA when you need them?
It is illegal for people to participate in dog fights… why, may be kinda cool

All dogs in Massachusetts must have their hind legs tied during April… say what?

A police officer in Pailing, Ohio may bite a dog in an a attempt to quiet him. ouch, hope doggy does not bite back

All dogs must pay full fare on tramways. no problem there

Cats cannot chase dogs up telephone poles.. prolly a good idea

It is illegal to ride down the street on an ugly horse… who decides what horse is ugly is what I wanna know

All horses must be equipped with horns and headlights… hey, we gotta see em coming towards our semi trucks

It’s illegal for a horse to eat a fire hydrant… it may cause some tymmy pain to horse and cost the city a penny or 2

The crazy laws in Alabama taken from crazy laws

hey and look at this… Alabama dominoes is in the video… but then they go through other states

1. • A 1950 anti-obscenity law in Irondale, Ala., prohibited any showing of anyone nude or “in a substantially nude state” except a babe in arms.
2. • Anniston: You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.
3. • An ordinance in Linden, Ala., provided that all women of “uncertain chastity” had to be off the streets by 9 p.m.
4. • Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.
5. • Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
6. • It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. (go figure)
7. • It is illegal to stab yourself to gain someone’s pity. (ouch)
8. • It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
9. • It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile. (but by all means… do it without the lantern)
10. • It is legal to drive the wrong way on a one way street if you have a lantern on the front of your car. (remember that one)
11. • It is unlawful to wear women’s pumps with sharp, high heels.
12. • It’s against the law for a man to seduce “a chaste woman by means of temptation, deception, arts, flattery or a promise of marriage.”
13. • It’s illegal to play dominoes on Sunday.
14. • Jasper: It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb. (so a 1/4 inch piece is all good)
15. • Lee County: It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.
16. • Masks may not be worn in public
17. • Men may not spit in front of the opposite sex.
18. • Mobile: It is unlawful to howl at ladies inside the city limits. It is unlawful to wear women’s pumps with sharp, high heels.
19. • Montgomery: It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of it spooking horses.
20. • No persons may sell “blow-out nuts”.
21. • Peanuts are not allowed to be sold in Lee County, Alabama after sunset on Wednesdays.
22. • Pool halls may not be operated between 11:30 PM and 6 AM.
23. • Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.
24. • Slavery is still legal in Decatur, Alabama.
25. • The game of crackaloo is illegal in Fairfield, Ala. WTF is cackaloo?
    
26. • Women are able to retain all property they owned prior to marriage in the case of divorce. However, this provision does not apply to men. poor Alabama boys
27. • You cannot chain your alligator to a fire hydrant. hell it may attack
    
28. • You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. (may cause a mess ya know)

Well for a first post on this new site… thought this was appropriate… now I do not know how true this is or not but here goes.. this is from another blog and can seriusly be filed under absurd!

Bloodied 70-year-old woman cuffed for having a brown lawn

Posted by Ann Marie Curling at 9:23 am in News, Analysis, Absurd news

In this linked story it tells of the tale of the grandma who didn’t water her lawn getting arrested and charged with resisting arrest (the poor woman didn’t want to give her name…that’s what they call resisting), and not watering her lawn (apparently a misdemeanor in the city of Orem).

so what we learn here boys and girls… is that in some cities, a green lawn is far more important than individual rights to keep our lawns in any way we would like… including a lovely shade of brown. I mean hey, It rains in Utah all the time and the lawn is a nice green at that time, can’t a person like a change of color once in a while and go for that off green, kinda brownish look. For all we know, the brown may match the color of the house paint more so than the green.

anyway… just read on…

From the story titled Bloodied 70-year-old woman cuffed for having a brown lawn found on CNN.

OREM, Utah (AP) — A 70-year-old woman arrested in a dispute over her brown lawn pleaded not guilty Tuesday, then stood by as a Los Angeles lawyer waved handcuffs for the cameras outside court.

Betty Perry is charged with resisting arrest and failing to maintain her landscaping, both misdemeanors.

She was arrested July 6 after failing to give her name to a police officer who visited her home.

During a struggle, Perry fell and injured her nose. She spent more than an hour in a holding cell before police released her.

“I ask the citizens of Orem: How many of you would like to have your great-grandmother taken from her home with bruises and blood and placed in handcuffs for failing to water her lawn?” attorney Gloria Allred said.

“Let’s bring sanity back to law enforcement,” she said.

The mayor and City Council apologized, and the police department said the situation could have been handled differently. But the city attorney still is pressing charges, and Perry is due back in court next month.

A state investigation found that Officer James Flygare acted properly in arresting Perry after trying to get her to cooperate.

Perry’s water had been turned off for about nine months, at her request, although she was living at the house at the time of the arrest. Orem has a shutoff policy for people who are away for extended periods.

lesson of the day…  we all must do our part to keep our “private property” looking nice and to city standards… or else,  water conservation can be thrown out the window, and no one in in Orem, Utah cares if we prefer the subtle shade of brown to green, we may be jailed if we do not agree.