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[Abandon]

Texas
A recently passed anti-crime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

This and more dumb laws can be found at Dumb Laws, Stupid Laws: We have weird laws, strange laws, and just plain crazy laws!



What the fuck? Hahaha

[Mizango]

Only in Texas.


Also, moving to TN.

[Jaybar]

Does that mean crime is...legal or something? I really don't understand that law. Or is it just another thing to slap onto someone when they are caught? Do they consider manslaughter as a crime (that's the unintentional death one right?)

[Eanae]

wat..

[ChooChooTrain]

I'm going to kill all of you.. tomorrow.

[Abandon]

I'm going to kill all of you.. tomorrow.

Well played, good sir.

[ChooChooTrain]

I love being Texan, I swear.

[Stiker]

I think we also have some law in the books where you can shoot a guy in the back regardless of the situation. Ron White had a good bit on it in one of his routines (some guy didn't like his death penalty bit he did):

"So some guy comes up to me backstage and says, 'Yeah well, you know in Texas there is a law that you can't shoot someone in the back no matter what the situation.'

And I said, 'Well yeah, but you can shoot him in the leg until he turns around. Eventually he's gonna get curious.'"

[finalwolf]

Long Beach, Cali
Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.

here one law in my home city, cause a lot of commotion. It was illegal for people to store their boats in the garage, coming a city that coastline.

[Yuri-G]

Does that mean crime is...legal or something? I really don't understand that law. Or is it just another thing to slap onto someone when they are caught? Do they consider manslaughter as a crime (that's the unintentional death one right?)

That would be my guess. Like the drug stamp tax - I'm too lazy to look up the law, but there is (or used to be, I dunno if it's been repealed) a law that said if you had marijuana in your possession it had to have a certain stamp on the bag, and you could get fined a ton of money if it didn't. Which was obviously bullshit since pot's illegal, and the law was only meant to add a second layer of punishment for getting caught. Reeks of double jeopardy to me.

[tommygunnz]

How did everyone not see this, the damn link was right there with the story about the daughter suing the dad over being grounded...

[Sylennia]

Should give your victims a head start amirite?

[Sol-Blackguy]

VA is too fucking conservative, you can't even have sex with the lights on.

[Azkarin2]

VA is too fucking conservative, you can't even have sex with the lights on.

That's not a law... just your girlfriend's demand!

Spoiler: show

Instant Rimshot

[Devek]

It is illegal to hunt blue whales off the coast of Oklahoma.

[Rakiel]

It is still legal to beat your wife on the courthouse steps in Huntington, WV, on Sunday mornings.

[Khamsin]

The law doesn't state that you have to identify yourself. So just leave an anonymous note like "You're dead!" in chicken blood, the day before.

But realistically, it's a smart move intended to extend the severity of crimes. Anything to further punish those who are convicted with sufficient evidence beyond a reasonable doubt is a good thing.

[Samu]

That would be my guess. Like the drug stamp tax - I'm too lazy to look up the law, but there is (or used to be, I dunno if it's been repealed) a law that said if you had marijuana in your possession it had to have a certain stamp on the bag, and you could get fined a ton of money if it didn't. Which was obviously bullshit since pot's illegal, and the law was only meant to add a second layer of punishment for getting caught. Reeks of double jeopardy to me.

Double jeopardy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I like it when you talk fancy legal talk <3

[Jefe]

Then the crime will be premeditated = pretty much fucked.

[Firedemon]

lmfao wtf