Timeline for What are some non-obvious things that a foreign visitor shouldn't do in US that can get one arrested or fined?
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| May 5, 2023 at 3:32 | comment | added | dan04 | Some of the dumb laws are technically true, but not specifically legislated for. For example, if it's illegal to tie a pet to a fire hydrant (because it would get in the firefighters' way), and it's also illegal to own a pet alligator (because they're dangerous), then you can accurately say that it's illegal to tie a pet alligator to a fire hydrant. But this is the intersection of two separate laws, not one that was specially created in response to a Florida Man. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 14:11 | comment | added | Dimitri Vulis | Here's some list rd.com/list/dumbest-laws-america that mostly has citations, so right away the rules aren't quite as dumb as the made-up ones. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 13:46 | comment | added | Dimitri Vulis | To quote Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_laws "A number of books and websites purport to list dumb laws. These are in many cases based on misunderstandings, exaggerations or outright fabrications" :) | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 13:04 | history | edited | Franck Dernoncourt | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 28, 2023 at 13:04 | comment | added | Franck Dernoncourt | @DimitriVulis bummer. I'll remove it then, thanks. There used to be a good site listing idiotic laws but I believe it went down and I forgot the name so I can't use the wayback machine. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 12:24 | comment | added | Dimitri Vulis | "stupidlaws" is a joke site. Most of the laws listed there don't actually exist. | |
| Apr 28, 2023 at 4:45 | history | edited | Franck Dernoncourt | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 28, 2023 at 1:31 | history | answered | Franck Dernoncourt | CC BY-SA 4.0 |