States of criminality
A 90-year-old Florida man feeding the homeless was arrested under a Fort Lauderdale law which makes it illegal to share food with members of the public. Other laws from the ‘Land of the Free’:
— In Indiana you can be arrested for statutory rape if you are caught driving a car with a passenger under the age of 18 who is not wearing socks and shoes.
— In Ocean City it is illegal to eat while swimming in the sea.
— In New York State it is illegal to walk around on a Sunday with an ice cream cone in your pocket.
— In South Dakota it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
— In Oklahoma it is illegal to make an ‘ugly face’ at a dog.
— In Nebraska it is illegal to sneeze in church. Nebraska, which is landlocked, also has a state law banning whale-hunting.
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