weird laws

baltimore sun

Saw something from one of the people I follow on twitter this morning, he was saying that it's illegal to get a Vasectomy or have IVF treatment in Poland.
I once heard that it's illegal to get a fish drunk in an American state too, but I don't remember which one.
Does Ireland have any weird laws like these and are there any other weird ones you've heard of?

foxyboxer

That only the Queen of England may eat swan.

jaykay74

Think Bono is allowed to graze cattle on Stephen Green maybe

There is also a law that if the son of a former TD stands for election that if you previously voted for his father you are automatically obliged to vote for the son. At least I presume thats why they all get elected :pac:

Temptamperu

In Georgia, America you are only allowed have sex whilst married and only in the missionary position :eek:

KTRIC

In Ireland you are allowed to rape children and pay off their families with church and state money. Also steal millions from the banks and the state will also cover you. Sounds great :rolleyes:

mackg

KTRIC wrote: »

In Ireland you are allowed to rape children and pay off their families with church and state money. Also steal millions from the banks and the state will also cover you. Sounds great :rolleyes:

surprised it took 5 posts.

foxyboxer

According to the town charter of Springfield the town constable gets a pig
every month and two comely lasses of virtue true.

The King of Moo

Apparently in Ireland, it's still illegal to get an abortion! :eek:

mackg

foxyboxer wrote: »

According to the town charter of Springfield the town constable gets a pig
every month and two comely lasses of virtue true.

and the braking of prohibition is punishable by catapult!

Fishooks12

I think one of the worst results of the recession is that every thread has to have one post on the first page somehow finding a way to have a dig at "the bankers", "Bertie" or "Fianna Fail"

discus

The King of Moo wrote: »

Apparently in Ireland, it's still illegal to get an abortion! :eek:

I find it crazy that in some places, a woman can kill a mans unborn child, even if he's against the idea :eek:

krudler

The King of Moo wrote: »

Apparently in Ireland, it's still illegal to get an abortion! :eek:

condoms were illegal here unless gotten in a chemists until 1990 for fcuk sake, we've a lot of catching up to do

Pherekydes

Fishooks12 wrote: »

I think one of the worst results of the recessionFianna Fáil and Bertie's reign of terror is that every thread has to have one post on the first page somehow finding a way to have a dig at "the bankers", "Bertie" or "Fianna Fail"

FYP.

The King of Moo

discus wrote: »

I find it crazy that in some places, a woman can kill a mans unborn child, even if he's against the idea :eek:

I'm not going to go off topic and get into an abortion debate, but I think it should always be an option, though ideally I'd prefer if both father and mother were involved in the decision, whenever that would be feasible (ie. they're in a relationship, it was consensual sex etc.).

sensibleken

The King of Moo wrote: »

I'm not going to go off topic and get into an abortion debate, but I think it should always be an option, though ideally I'd prefer if both father and mother were involved in the decision, whenever that would be feasible (ie. they're in a relationship, it was consensual sex etc.).

Then why the hell did you just do it????

foxyboxer

Fishooks12 wrote: »

I think one of the worst results of the recession is that every thread has to have one post on the first page somehow finding a way to have a dig at "the bankers", "Bertie" or "Fianna Fail"

All the boardsies, thy will to fret.
Of bankers, bertie et al lest we forget.

Chuck Stone

Closing off licences a 10pm.

cosmicfart

discus wrote: »

I find it crazy that in some places, a woman can kill a mans unborn child, even if he's against the idea :eek:

The Terminator Act of 2284 states and I quote

"If an unwanted pregnancy was conceived and due to that the fact that abortion was illegal up until 2284, a parent may, if so desirable, hire a T-2000 Terminator to go back in time and kill the child before it was conceived due to the inadequacy of the prevailing laws at the time"

The King of Moo

sensibleken wrote: »

Then why the hell did you just do it????

That post's my final say on the matter.

To make up for it, here's another weird law:

Here, apparently, is a genuine Irish law:

"Any person who shall pretend or exercise to use any type of witchcraft, sorcery, enchantment, or pretend knowledge in any occult or or craft or science shall for any such offense suffer imprisonment at the time of one whole year and also shall be obliged to obscursion for his/her good behaviour."

sensibleken

blasphemy law. Aparantely you cant say moses was a wanker

mikemac

A girl and a lad can have underage sex but only the lad is guilty,
And the lads life may be ruined and he'd be put on a sex offenders register

Yet the girl may have been older then him

Fookin Romeo and Juliet law

hidinginthebush

foxyboxer wrote: »

According to the town charter of Springfield the town constable gets a pig
every month and two comely lasses of virtue true.

And all ducks must wear long pants

garysully1986

As far as I can remember there is a law stating that any politician going to or from the Dail must not be stopped and get to their appointment by any means necessary.

A garda Told me that, he can do a hit and run if he is late!

deandean

I was told this one by an eminent solicitor a few years back:
In Ireland you can get arrested for urinating in public.
However you cannot be arrested for having a crap in public; but you do need to take the end product away with you to avoid a littering offence :eek:

mikemac

Gardaí pass an Irish test, well they used to a few years ago anyway
So do solicitors and so the judge did one too long ago

Yet if I go to court and want to have my case in Irish they won't do it

Yeah you'll say so what and you're just being awkward.
But it's a strange one.
If it's what you speak at home and you're in court on a serious charge and facing prison maybe you'd be more comfortable with your case in Irish

Ellis Dee

sensibleken wrote: »

blasphemy law. Apparently you can't say moses was a wanker

No, it is not a valid term. The correct word is "onanist".:):):)

Ellis Dee

Here's a law that OUGHT to be on the statute books, but - weirdly - isn't:

Now that they have changed the law so that judges no longer need wear white horsehair wigs (tailor-made in London at €2,200 a pop), they should be required to wear orange big-hair wigs, large bulbous red noses, funny checquered pants and jackets and long floppy shoes (bicycle horns on their belt would be optional) so that their attire reflects many of the decisions they make.:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Orando Broom

sensibleken wrote: »

blasphemy law. Aparantely you cant say moses was a wanker

Reported!

barone

KTRIC wrote: »

In Ireland you are allowed to rape children and pay off their families with church and state money. Also steal millions from the banks and the state will also cover you. Sounds great :rolleyes:

sounds great to rape children !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ROCKMAN

Fishooks12 wrote: »

I think one of the worst results of the recession is that every thread has to have one post on the first page somehow finding a way to have a dig at "the bankers", "Bertie" or "Fianna Fail"

And long may it continue...

Should never be forgot ,

sensibleken

Orando Broom wrote: »

Reported!

theyll never catch me aliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiive

4leto

Sunday Pub hours are daft to say the least, what is so different about Sunday's in our secular state, also why can't I go to the pub on Good Friday.

Ellis Dee

Orando Broom wrote: »

Reported!

On what ground?:rolleyes::rolleyes:

ZombieBride

It is actually illegal for an Irish man to walk around in public shirtless, though you never see that law enacted. Spitting in public is also illegal.

MugMugs

Gardai are paid for Hay for their horses should they have to attend Court in the line of duty.

True story !

blackwhite

hidinginthebush wrote: »

And all ducks must wear long pants

Read the other one.
The non-duck one.

Reloc8

deandean wrote: »

I was told this one by an eminent solicitor a few years back:
In Ireland you can get arrested for urinating in public.
However you cannot be arrested for having a crap in public; but you do need to take the end product away with you to avoid a littering offence :eek:

That's complete bull****.

Temptamperu

Reloc8 wrote: »

That's complete bull****.

I have also heard this, but i heard you can ask a Gardai for his hat to **** in if you need it

Orando Broom

Ellis Dee wrote: »

On what ground?:rolleyes::rolleyes:

He's a blasphemer. He must be roasted in the fiery pit of Satan's dwelling.

AnonoBoy

Apparently when I cross at a green light at a pedestrian crossing and some d*ckhead in a car tries to speed through and comes screeching to a halt inches in front of me and then honks the horn and gestures as if I'm in the wrong even though it's red for him it's ILLEGAL for me to kick his headlights in.

Stupid laws.

biko

The Tippling Act of 1735 prohibits a publican from pursuing a customer for money owed for any drink given on credit.

k4kate

ZombieBride wrote: »

It is actually illegal for an Irish man to walk around in public shirtless, though you never see that law enacted. Spitting in public is also illegal.

Well if spitting in public is illegal half the GAA players in Ireland should be done

shannie

The King of Moo wrote: »

Apparently in Ireland, it's still illegal to get an abortion! :eek:

And should stay that way unless the pregnancy was caused by rape any other form of sexual assualt.
Abortions should not be like a fallback when you just don't want to be pregnant from having unprotected sex.

:pac:

Some12

Apparently it's illegal for a dirty or bent politician to be charged with a crime no matter how dirty they appear.

"I won it on a horse".....

Ste_D

deandean wrote: »

I was told this one by an eminent solicitor a few years back:
In Ireland you can get arrested for urinating in public.
However you cannot be arrested for having a crap in public; but you do need to take the end product away with you to avoid a littering offence :eek:

Apparently this is true - its something to do with the adverse affect on your health of holding in a number 2!!

4leto wrote: »

Sunday Pub hours are daft to say the least, what is so different about Sunday's in our secular state, also why can't I go to the pub on Good Friday.

This was almost changed about 5 or 6 years ago. The pub owners objected on the grounds that they only get 2 days off a year and thats one of them (Christmas day is the other) and the vintners association went mad cuz holy thursday is their busiest day of the year!!

Oranage2

One of the funniest things is people think the Gardai deal with noise polution or loud parties.

abyss

baltimore sun wrote: »

Saw something from one of the people I follow on twitter this morning, he was saying that it's illegal to get a Vasectomy or have IVF treatment in Poland.

Urban legends
One of my friends in Poland had Vasectomy with no any formal problems and there is a lot of officially working clinic doing IVF treatment (as for example: www.invicta.pl/58/zaplodnienie_in_vitro.html ). Actually there is a Medical University ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_University_of_Białystok ) where they do this treatment since 1987.

But we have in Poland "strange" low - for example there is forbidden to publish in newspapers names and addresses of small law offenders as is popular in Ireland.

minidazzler

biko wrote: »

The Tippling Act of 1735 prohibits a publican from pursuing a customer for money owed for any drink given on credit.

This needs an awesome law thread, I'm out to convince barmen to spot me!

shannie wrote: »

And should stay that way unless the pregnancy was caused by rape any other form of sexual assualt.
Abortions should not be like a fallback when you just don't want to be pregnant from having unprotected sex.

:pac:

Oh fcuk off with that shit, plenty of valid reasons an abortion might be required, but none should be needed except the desire to have one.

johnwatt

In Nottingham in nottingham you are allowed to kill a welsh man if he is standing in the city centre at 12PM (or AM) with a bow an arrow (apparently)

CrazyRabbit

It's illegal to kill scum who break into your house/business, mug you, or assault you/your family.

Dravokivich

mikemac wrote: »

Gardaí pass an Irish test, well they used to a few years ago anyway
So do solicitors and so the judge did one too long ago

Yet if I go to court and want to have my case in Irish they won't do it

Yeah you'll say so what and you're just being awkward.
But it's a strange one.
If it's what you speak at home and you're in court on a serious charge and facing prison maybe you'd be more comfortable with your case in Irish

What about the Jury?