REAL LAWS that make NO SENSE!

Laws aren’t made to be popular; they are made to enforce behavior and allow humans to live together in functional societies. However, across the world, there are some laws that just don’t make sense. Some aren’t enforceable, some are anachronistic, and some defy facts and/or logic. Below are 10 examples of regulations that will make you ask, “Seriously–how is this a law?”

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10. Women in Saudi Arabia are not legally allowed to drive
9. In Utah, drinks can’t be seen by patrons until they are served
8. In Mississippi, it’s illegal to have a second illegitimate child
7. It’s legal to be naked in public in Vermont, but can be illegal to take your clothes off in public
6. In the US, it is illegal to burn money
5. Under US military law, unsuccessful suicide attempts are illegal
4. In several US states, atheists are barred from public office
3. In some US states, you must disclose if your house is haunted when trying to sell it
2. In Switzerland, it is illegal to keep just one of a social animal
1. In China, it is illegal for Buddhist monks to reincarnate without state permission

Source/Further reading:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-is-not-ready-for-women-drivers-says-deputy-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-a7004611.html
http://www.newsweek.com/saudi-women-arrested-driving-be-sent-terror-court-295611
https://youtu.be/OavjE9fCp8g
http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/features/ci_12721457
http://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2013/title-97/chapter-29/in-general/section-97-29-11
http://civilrights.woodson.virginia.edu/exhibits/show/caseforgenocide/genocide
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Naked-Man-Turning-Heads-in-Downtown-Burlington-Vt-384938151.html
http://vtjuryinstructions.org/?page_id=795
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_burning
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/331
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24748645.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2012/11/28/military-mulls-punishment-suicide-attempts/1731313/
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-religion-atheists-idUSBRE9B900G20131210
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/us/13northcarolina.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C{%221%22%3A%22RI%3A6%22&
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-physicist-just-explained-why-the-large-hadron-collider-disproves-the-existence-of-ghosts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stambovsky_v._Ackley
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/35750817/ns/world_news-weird_news/t/swiss-reject-giving-abused-animals-lawyer/#.WUGmizPMxE4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Religious_Affairs_Bureau_Order_No._5
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Non_Profit_Organization_Lawyers_Oakland.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2879/10755450904_af12e32a68.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Young_Saudi_Arabian_woman_in_Abha.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Women2drive_by_Latuff.gif
http://archive.sltrib.com/images/2017/0125/xgr_zioncurtain_012517~1.jpg
https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/10/05/17/17/whiskey-972936_960_720.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OavjE9fCp8g
https://media1.fdncms.com/indyweek/imager/pamphlet-published-by-student-nonviolent-coordinating-committee-in-atlanta/u/zoom/2468796/5.18-cs.genocide.jpg
https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/02/27/15/47/children-652270_960_720.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4001/4189362644_d37433b451.jpg
https://image.slidesharecdn.com/marriagepovertymississippi-101022092250-phpapp02/95/marriage-poverty-mississippi-2-728.jpg?cb=1333630017
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Beautiful_Hippy_Woman.png
https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/03/03/12/18/burning-money-2113914_960_720.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5277/5856829155_3ef1df1c11_b.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3012/2924979423_0b94967566.jpg

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