From Around the World

From around the world:

In Australia they are proposing a new law forbidding people to go within a 100 metres of a dead whales carcuss.

This law is in Australia as there are sharks in Australian waters. The sharks want to feed on the dead whale which would make it very dangerous for someone to be near it

In Singapore bungee jumping is illegal.

Singapore used to have quite a lot of laws like this but they are lifting many of thm nowadays as a bid to encourage tourism in the country.

Raising a pig on Israeli soil will result in the murder of said pig.

In Judaism it is not Kosher to eat the meat of a pig. This law is in place because the main religion of Israel is Judaism and there would be no point in raising these animals as it is the governments opinion that they would do no good for the country. So although it may be irrelevant for people living in other countrys it is what th government thinks is best for this country based on the religion and culture.

The UK

Here are a few strange laws from the UK.

Chelsea Pensioners may not be impersonated.
The reasoning behind this law is that pensioners in Chelsea are entitled to state benefits such as housing at to impersonate one it would be fraud.

London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.
This is unchanged for the past 100 years so although it may not be relevant to people nowadays it may have been in very early 20th century London.

Where they come from!

credits for this video go to Sa967St

This is a video showing what laws come from what states.

The states in which the laws originate are very interesting as you have to think about why they did. Also you can see that some states have more stupid laws then others.

A few strange laws from the US

In this blog I hope to explore why and how some of the crazy laws were invented and why they were invented there in the first place:

Bear wrestling matches are prohibited in Alabama.

Although this law sounds amusing it was actually needed to stop bear wrestling a number of years ago. Bear wrestling was a form of entertainment that was cruel and got out of hand in Alabama. The bears were subjected to harsh conditions and often killed.

In Wells , Maine it is illegal to feed a deer.

This law was created because feeding the deer increased the deer population in Maine which was causing huge problems in the city. This was very serious because the deer carried lyme disease which could effect peoples health. So if this law was not in place in this particular city there would be a threat to peoples health.

In Cottage Grove, Minnesota, people whos addresses have odd numbers are not allowed to water there plants on days which are odd numbers.

This law may sound completely ridiculous but it was this citys attempt to try to conserve water. Many different countries and places have tried different methods such as hose pipe bans and such but I wonder is this a bit much like how strictly could this be enforced. I wonder why this particular city decided that this was the best way.

In Fairbanks, Alaska, it is illegal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.

This law sounds very strange at first but if you think about it it is trying to protect animal rights. The reason why this law was made in this particular place is that someone must have done it and had been causing problems

Introduction

Hello, my name is Emily. I am making this blog as part of my Transition Year program.
The topic I have chosen to do my blog on is all the insane laws, where they come from and how they originated. I chose this topic because I think it would be interesting to see how laws irrelavent or stupid came to be and where they they are from.
I hope that you find my blog interesting! Enjoy!