UK politicians

[tankie]

What the hell do we pay these people for , just how crazy can it get








Do not disturb eggs: MP reveals oddest laws
Friday, December 5 08:33 am


Britons are forbidden from disturbing packs of eggs and from selling game killed on a Sunday, it was revealed by an opposition MP who condemned ministers for introducing ridiculous laws. Skip related content
The day after Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government laid out its legislative agenda for the coming year, Liberal Democrat MP Chris Huhne noted the stream of sometimes "completely bizarre" new offences it had created.

Since the Labour party took power in 1997 under then prime minister Tony Blair, it has created 3,600 new criminal offences, Huhne said -- adding this was "massively complicating" the job of police and the criminal justice system.

"Some of these offences are completely bizarre -- for example, the offence of causing a nuclear explosion," he told members of parliament (MPs) on Thursday.

"The idea that anyone might cause a nuclear explosion without killing anybody, and therefore being subject to a possible charge of murder, is extremely far-fetched."

Other new offences include "wilfully pretending to be a barrister", "disturbing a pack of eggs when instructed not to by an authorised officer" and "offering for sale a game bird killed on a Sunday or Christmas day", he said.

Huhne accused the government of doing nothing to repeal these laws. Justice Secretary Jack Straw asked for a full list of the ones the MP wanted removed from the statute books so that he could review them.



While our forces are overstretched underpaid and ill equipped , this is what they sit around and think of :

[T_igger_cs_30]

Totally bizzare

[tankie]

Wayne , what really pisses me off with them is they give themselves above inflation pay rise , bonuses etc etc and this is what they come up with , the mind boggles ,, does any other countries have such stupid laws ?

[vlexo]

The eggs must not be disturbed!

[tankie]

The eggs must not be disturbed!

Yea from a nest , not a supermarket store boxed up tho !

[Kernow]

I'm surprised you are surprised, what would it be like if the Greenies got in!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shiny Capstar]

I'm surprised you are surprised, what would it be like if the Greenies got in!!!!!!!!!!!

Doesn't bare to think about!

[Kernow]

Doesn't bare to think about!

Come to New Zealand, the Greenies are trying to bring in a law whereby the amount of water coming out of a shower is restricted!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tankie]

I'm surprised you are surprised, what would it be like if the Greenies got in!!!!!!!!!!!

Im surprised that you are surprised to think im surprised C/A , im not surprised at all , but yea put in the greenies and i s,pose it could get crazier ;)

[Johnny W]

Wayne , what really pisses me off with them is they give themselves above inflation pay rise , bonuses etc etc and this is what they come up with , the mind boggles ,, does any other countries have such stupid laws ?

In North Carolina, there is actually a law that makes it illegal to use an Elephant to plough a cotton field. And there is a law against singing off key.

Although that second one might be a good one. :)

[Shamus]

And there is a law against singing off key.

Although that second one might be a good one. :)

Sheesh...they'd lock me up and throw away the key;)

[Blackleaf]

does any other countries have such stupid laws ?

The United States has many. It probably leads the way.

In Alaska, it is forbidden to push a moose out of a plane in motion.

In Arkansas, a man has a legal right to beat his wife, but only once a month, and it is illegal to mispronounce the name of the state.

In California, a woman cannot drive a car while she is dressed in a house-coat. It is illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water. It is illegal to drive more than 2000 sheep down Hollywood Bouleward simultanously. A man can legally beat his wife with a leather strap, as long as it is less than two inches wide, or she gives him permission to use a wider strap, preferably in advance. And cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a permit.

In Colorado, it is llegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep and illegal to raise or permit a dandelion to grow within the city limits of Pueblo.

In the District of Colombia, it is unlawful for small boys to throw stones, at any time, at any place, and the only acceptable sexual position is the missionary-style position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal.

In Florida, it is illegal for single, divorced, or widowed women to parachute on Sunday afternoons, elephants tied to a parking meter must pay a regular parking fee and you're not allowed to break more than three dishes a day, or chip the edge off more than four cups and/or saucers.

In Indiana, citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theater nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic.

In Oklahoma, criminals can be fined, arrested or jailed for making faces at a dog. Whale hunting is also illegal throughout this landlocked state.

In Oregon, a dead person cannot be required to serve on a jury.

In Pennsylvania, housewives may not hide dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling and no man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.

In Utah, birds have the right of way on all highways and a husband is responsible for every criminal act commited by his wife while she is in his presence.

In Rhode Island, it is illegal to smoke a pipe after sunset.

Lollipops are forbidden in Washington State and so is having sex with a virgin.

In West Virginia, children must not attend school if their breath smells of wild onions.

In Wisconsin, no man shall shoot a gun while his female partner is having a sexual orgasm.

In Texas, when two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone and criminals are required to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

www.freerepublic.com

[Shiny Capstar]

There is another one from Ireland, someone who is 16 can have sex legally, but it is illegal to only go part way.

A few more random ones,

In Athens you are only allowed to tie giraffes to street signs on Sundays.

In Glasgow you`re not allowed to tie your goat to a lamp post.

There is an old law in England that says you cant buy a bible or baby milk on a Sunday.

In Chester (UK) you can kill a welsh person if they are within the city walls after dark.

Every man in England must practise archery on a Saturday morning.

It is legal to shoot a Welshman with a longbow,when the said Welshman is on an English beach.

In Memphis, Tennessee, no woman may operate a car unless a man is running or walking in front of the car waving a red flag to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists.

In England it's illegal to have christmas pudding or mince pies on Christmas Day.

In Italy, it's an offence to not have a smile on your face while in the city of Milan, unless you're visiting someone in hospital or attending a funeral.

Another Italian law says 'a man may be arrested for wearing a skirt.'

[Shiny Capstar]

A few more.

25. It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.

24. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

23. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.

22. In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon.

21. Under the UK’s Tax Avoidance Schemes Regulations 2006, it is illegal not to tell the taxman anything you don’t want him to know, though you don’t have to tell him anything you don’t mind him knowing.

20. In Alabama, it is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.

19. In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk.

18. Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London.

17. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.

16. In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark.

15. In Miami, Florida, it is illegal to skateboard in a police station.

14. In Indonesia, the penalty for masturbation is decapitation.

13. In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.

12. In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside.

11. In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

10. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

9. In Florida, unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.

8. In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon more than six-feet long.

7. In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

6. In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.

5. In Boulder, Colorado, it is illegal to kill a bird within the city limits and also to “own” a pet – the town’s citizens, legally speaking, are merely “pet minders”.

4. In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

3. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

2. In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a woman’s genitals but is forbidden from looking directly at them during the examination; he may only see their reflection in a mirror.

1. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen - in case she needs the bones for her corset.

Courtesy of the Times online.

[tankie]

In North Carolina, there is actually a law that makes it illegal to use an Elephant to plough a cotton field. And there is a law against singing off key.

Although that second one might be a good one. :)