what is the craziest and oldest law that you know was never repealed?

Question

I am aware that, in the UK, a person can still be executed for treason and you can technically hang a man for stealing your car. The car one is clever as it dates back to the time of horses. If someone stole your horse, it was deemed that they stole your livelihood as the horse was your transport to convey both yourself and your goods. The car replaced the horse and the law was not repealed, therefore, if you are willing to risk a murder charge, you can legally hang somebody for stealing your car. One local bye-law, that was only repealed around 10 years ago, applied in a Northern village called Blackhall. The law allowed you to have sex, in public, on one side of the street but not the other. That law went back a few hundred years. Sadly, no! you can't go to Blackhall and have sex in public, it's illegal throughout the village now LOL

Answer 1

Cattle rustling is still a hangable offense in Nevada. Ive heard that on the second Tuesday of every month a guy can take his wife to the front steps of the courthouse and beat the *insert explitive here* out of her legally. Neither of these Im willing to test out though.

Answer 2

It may have been repealed but I haven't heard that it was. In Massachusetts, there is a law that requires all men to carry their long guns to church on Sundays. There is also a law stating that a man can urinate into the gutter not on the side walk. I guess if a man held a news paper in front of himself he could relieve himself in down town Boston. Of coarse these are known as Blue Laws

Answer 3

i think of that legalizing drugs would help shrink unlawful drug use in our united states of america and the violence linked with it via removing the buzz of doing somethintabu which maximum likley attracts teenagers into the drug custom. additionally, if one seems into the previous on the prohibition era its somewhat elementary to be certain that historic previous is in basic terms repeating itself. the subject besides the fact that is that the conflict on drugs in great enterprise because it retains the prisons finished and makes funds for the states,unlawful drug proceeds have been used to fund contra strikes ect. in short the government possible retains the conflict on drugs ongoing so as toearn funds despite if the conflict is destroying lives and is a misplaced reason.