I'd *certainly* endorse the caution expressed by Bill Draper as to the
reliance that can be placed on the "Dumb Laws"website to which he refers at
the URL http://www.dumblaws.com/index.shtml. Just for fun, I checked out
the purported dumb Australian laws, and in particular the alleged dumb
Victorian laws, as that is the State in which I am admitted to practice.
Not a single entry was found by me to be correct !!! They were all utter
nonsense. I was particularly amused at the alleged fine of "10 pounds" for
one alleged "offence", as we in fact abolished pounds, shillings and pence
a mere 35 years ago, and have had dollars and cents since February 1966 !!
Sure we do have a few laws that might on one view or another be considered
silly, but the ones itemised are most certainly not amongst them.
'Avagoodday !
Ronald S Huttner LL.B (Hons)
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Bill Draper wrote:-
>***Hi Sandy,
>
>There are at least a few books out there.
>
>e.g, Loony laws & silly statutes / Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts ;
>illustrated by Myron Miller (New York : Sterling Publ.,
>1994),
>Loony laws : that you never knew you were breaking / Robert
>Wayne Pelton (New York : Walker and Co., 1990), Funny laws &
>other zany stuff / Lindsell-Roberts, Sheryl. ; Miller,
>Myron,; 1948- (New York : Sterling Pub. Co., 1999), and I
>think there's a new one that's not in our catalogue yet.
>Try Law -- United States -- Humor in OCLC FirstSearch.
>
>Then there's a website:
>http://www.dumblaws.com/index.shtml However, an effort last
>summer to verify a few of the laws listed on the site didn't
>pan out.
>
>Have fun.
>
>All the best,
>
>Bill
>--
>Bill Draper e: bdraper@law.upenn.edu
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>
>
>Sandy Placzek wrote:
>>
>> Good Morning -
>>
>> A student has asked if there is a way to find a listing of "silly",
>> "absurd" or "goofy" laws (from any jurisdiction) - I was wondering if
>> anyone knows of any resource that would be a good starting place. Maybe
>> an article or a compilation that discusses some of the "odder" ducks on
>> the books?
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sandy
>>
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