Crime

I'm doing a criminology class as an elective at the moment, and it's really got me thinking about the definition of crime. Some things are considered crimes when they really shouldn't be, while others that aren't, should. Here's a list of some of the most ridiculous crimes for my dear readers to enjoy:

In Eureka, Nevada, USA, it is still illegal for men with moustaches to kiss women.
In St. Louis, Missouri, USA, it is still illegal for firemen to rescue women who are still in their nightdresses.
In Oxford, Ohio, USA, it is still illegal for a woman to undress in front of a picture of a man.
In Kentucky, USA, it is illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.
In Conorsville, Wisconsin, USA, it is illegal for a man to fire a gun while his wife is having an orgasm.
In Hastings, Nebraska, USA, the law says that hotel owners have to provide a clean white cotton nightshirt for each guest. Also no couples are allowed to have sex in the hotel unless they are wearing these nightshirts.
In Willowdale, Oregon, USA, no man may curse while having sex with his wife.
In Paraguay, duelling is legal just as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
In London, England, there is still a law that states London Taxi cabs must carry a bale of hay at all times.
In Iowa, USA, it is illegal for horses to eat fire hydrants.
In Victoria, only a licensed electrician is allowed to change a lightbulb.
In Minnesota, USA, it is still against the law to hang male and female underwear together on the same washing line.

So you would think that with laws like those in place, something like adultery would be illegal right? Wrong. It's totally fine for you to cheat on your spouse. Go for it, fuck whoever you like. Smoking is legal, even though it destroys your body and pollutes the world. In a lot of places, you can own a gun. Sure, you have to have a license, but that license won't stop you shooting someone. Basically, laws are screwed up.

I was also horrified when I did a google search for "should be illegal" and about 80% of the results were "why abortion should be illegal" or "why gay marriage should be illegal". I suppose I should have expected this narrow-mindedness to be so predominant, since I have such disdain for the human race and usually expect the worst of them (justifiably so, in my opinion). But I was shocked. Neither of those should be illegal! What ever happened to the human right to choose? Ugh. People disgust me constantly.

Do you know what should be illegal? Not stopping at a pedestrian crossing when someone is about to walk across. Also: Not indicating. I think that is a traffic offence but it's not technically illegal and it's not policed anyway and I HATE it. It's not that hard to flick the indicator on, you don't even need to move your hand if you drive the way you're supposed to.