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Ludicrous laws and mindless misdemeanors
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Ludicrous laws and mindless misdemeanors

Author: Lance Davidson
Publisher: Edison, N.J. : Castle Books, 2004, ©1998.
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Did you know that ... In Maine it is illegal to catch a lobster with your bare hands? A Kentucky law specifies that you must remove your hat if you come face-to-face with a cow on the road? Arizona has enacted a "veggie hate crimes act" that makes disparaging its produce a crime? Who says the law must always make sense? This book proves beyond a reasonable doubt just how absurd our laws can be; it takes a hilariously  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Lance Davidson
ISBN: 9780785818236 0785818235
OCLC Number: 149118375
Notes: Originally published: New York : Wiley, c1998.
Description: xi, 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Food and drink -- Pets and animals -- Politics, patriotism, and religion -- Sports and games -- Health and safety -- Sex -- Trains, cars, and wacky drivers -- Crimes and criminals -- Grab bag of more weird laws -- Media and pop culture -- Courtship, marriage, and divorce -- Taxes and big business -- Prison and punishment -- Wills -- Lawyers -- Judges -- Poetic justice -- Just plain silly -- Mixed bag.
Other Titles: Ludicrous laws & mindless misdemeanors, Silliest lawsuits and unruliest rulings of all times
Responsibility: Lance S. Davidson.

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Did you know that ... In Maine it is illegal to catch a lobster with your bare hands? A Kentucky law specifies that you must remove your hat if you come face-to-face with a cow on the road? Arizona has enacted a "veggie hate crimes act" that makes disparaging its produce a crime? Who says the law must always make sense? This book proves beyond a reasonable doubt just how absurd our laws can be; it takes a hilariously irreverent look at our legal system, featuring downright logic defying decisions, preposterous defenses, and scores of silly statutes that pepper our nation's law books. Here's the whole truth and nothing but on laughable lawsuits, judicial jokesters, and classic courtroom capers.

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