So in Florida, you cannot sing in a swimsuit, ride a skateboard without a license plate, break more than three plates a day, and unmarried women are prohibited from skydiving on Sundays. But the most interesting thing is that no one is allowed to shower naked. One law prohibits riding bicycles not equipped with a sound signal, and another prohibits cyclists from using such a sound signal. Some laws are simply impossible not to break. In Arkansas, it is forbidden "for anyone, under any pretext, to approach the windows and doors of a polling station closer than 15 meters" on election day and during the vote count.
In Chicago, eating food in a burning house is subject to criminal prosecution. In Fort Madison, Iowa, firefighters are required to train for 15 minutes before each fire call. And in St. Louis, firefighters cannot rescue naked women or women dressed in a robe or nightgown. But the law that takes the cake is in New Britain, Connecticut, where fire trucks are prohibited from exceeding 25 miles per hour. In California, driverless cars cannot exceed 60 miles per hour, and people cannot wear cowboy boots unless they own at least two cows. In Kentucky, "no female person may appear in a bathing suit on the road unless she is accompanied by two police officers or unless she carries a shovel." However, there is an exception for women weighing less than 40 or more than 90 kilograms. In the city of Carmel, New York, any man appearing on the street in trousers and a jacket of different colors will be fined $500. In the city of Chico, detonating nuclear devices within city limits is prohibited, with a fine of $500.
In Indiana, any driver can be prosecuted for rape if a girl under 17 is sitting in his car without stockings or socks. In Texas, it is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing, shoot buffalo from the second floor of hotels, emit offensive odors in elevators (Port Arthur), dust public buildings with feather dusters (Clarendon).
And here is a very recent Texas example, which US citizens inherited not from the Wild West, but from modern legislators, namely from their current president George W. Bush, former governor of the state: a criminal must verbally or in writing warn the victim of an impending crime no less than 24 hours before its commission. In such a warning, the crime you are preparing must be described. Violation of this law is now considered by the court as an aggravating circumstance. Another example of modern lawmaking: in Ohio and California, a law has been passed prohibiting amateur video and photography on streets and in public places. Now, if someone appears in the frame without their permission, the photographer faces a fine of $500. Now no one can photograph or videotape even passersby who accidentally enter the frame.
The penalty for violating the law is determined by two provisions: if a police officer catches you trying to photograph or film someone, you will have to pay a fine of $500 to $1,000. And if someone files a complaint against you for accidentally or intentionally filming them, you will get 6 months in prison. It should be noted that the authorities have placed special emphasis on making this law known to "Russian" tourists. They are most often hunting for sensational shots, and almost all of them feature close-ups of black people. This was determined from the films that tourists turn in for developing at hotels.
Overall, each US state has left its own original mark on US legislation: in the city of Elko, Nevada, no one may appear on the street without a mask; in Gloversville, New York, female wrestlers are prohibited from being within city limits. In Colorado, food may only be served in the dining room, kitchen, and living room. Eating, for example, in the bedroom risks landing you behind bars or being fined.
In South Carolina, it is illegal to have pockets on the hips because they are convenient for hiding bottles. (This is just for our young fans of Klinskoye beer, who shove bottles into the side pockets of baggy pants.) In Iowa, a law dating back to the 19th century prohibits oral sex. This can land you in prison for six months. An even older legislative act in Kentucky prohibits spouses from being in a bathtub together.
In the US, there are many more laws that prohibit making love in the presence of animals, kissing on the street, rubbing cheeks, drinking beer in bed, allowing a rainwater puddle to remain in your front yard for more than 12 hours, and even playing musical instruments during sex! Naturally, no one has repealed these laws, but fortunately, in practice, no one enforces them. However, if someone bases their defense or accusation in court on these laws, the court will of course be forced to refer to them. What can you do! They were passed—they must be followed.
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