What is the silliest law you know of?

[thearchjoker]

It can be any real law from any part of the world, just say what the law is and where it is from.

[RebelinSteel]

There are still some oddities in the English legal system.

Flying a Kite in a public place is technically illegal
In what might be considered a normal activity in the Summer, such as flying a kite in a public place, it may come as a big surprise that this is actually illegal.

This law was brought in to prevent there being common nuisances and danger to local passengers, as mentioned by the Metropolitan Police Act 1839, section 54.

It is illegal to be found drunk in a pub or on licensed premises in England and Wales.
Section 12 of The Licensing Act of 1872 declares this to be an offence: “Every person found drunk on any highway or other public place, whether a building or not or any licensed premises.”

The act was amended in the Licensing (Amendment) Act 1988 to extend this prohibition to all public places, including pubs, clubs, and even private homes if alcohol is being sold there

This one reminds me of just how old Parliament is https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/originsofparliament/birthofparliament/overview/

Members of Parliament Cannot Wear Any Armour Inside Parliament Quarters
A Statute forbidding Bearing of Armour (1313) Act is still in effect today and makes it illegal in UK law to wear a full suit of armour in the Houses of Parliament.

Edward II put into place the statute to stop the violence that had broken out between the two factions of parliament, the pro-royalist Lancastrians and the anti-royalist Earl of Gloucester’s party.

A pet cannot mate with another from the royal household
While it’s unlikely that you’d be visiting any royal household and letting your dog mate with one of the Queen’s beloved corgis, if that happened, this would break the UK law!

Even until 1965, this would have resulted in the death penalty!

Strictly One Nut Per Hutch - Madhouses Act 1774

The Madhouses Act of 1774 restricted property owners to one “lunatic” per residence. You had to apply for a licence if you wanted to start a collection.

There are loads of them, some others were removed and others are a bit of a myth as there is no written record of them - which does mean they are a myth as everything is written down.

[KostasKouvalis]

In South Dakota it's illegal to have an erection in public

[LazerMan]

In america it be forbiden to put icecream upsidown in pocket

[thearchjoker]

I've heard of that one though i don't remember what states its from

[Agape93]

That violence against sex offenders is illegal

[Anonymous]

Separation of church and state✝️

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

"When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movements become headlong - faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget the precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it's too late."

-- Frank Herbert, Dune

[Opinion Owner]

@Maybe_Maybe_not
Although the separation of church and state seems to be the formal explanation of secularism in theory, it is a situation that is not possible in practice, has not been, and will not be, neither now nor in the future

A purely secular system completely excludes religion from government. It prohibits the use of religion as a tool or tool in government in any way. However, even in France, which is the pioneer of secularism in policy books, the government is still under the influence of religion after centuries. Many people also use their religious feelings when voting." "La France appartient aux Français"
Just as in the Middle Ages, kings were given legitimacy when the pope crowned them, today, although not as strong, the pope is still a serious "political" power in so-called secular Europe due to the Catholic population.
and the United States is the kingdom of god
The USA will remain Christian
Maybe one day something will change
Maybe just maybe

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

There is a confusion here. The point is to separate state, as the abstract entity it is, from church, not to separate people from church, from history, from culture.

It's impossible to remove cultural roots, the only thing possible is to question it, or ignoring the question. So, yes, when I vote, I vote with the seeds of Catholicism inside me, whether or not I'm religious, because I'm a byproduct of history and culture. Whether or not I want it.