And yet another 5 stupid laws from the UK.
- In Britain it is illegal to handle a salmon under suspicious circumstances. Begging the question: What circumstances of salmon use are considered suspicious? What are we being suspected of? I assume not eating it. Would it be illegal for me to nail a salmon to a plank of wood and force it to sing at the push of a button? Because that totally exists.
- It is illegal, in Britain, to get drunk in a pub. A law obviously very heavily enforced. Well, I guess it depends on how they define drunk… well... No… even then… Everyone breaks this law.
- Posting an envelope holding a stamp with the head of the monarch placed upside down, is considered an act of treason. I’m sure this law has a good historical reason behind it. Perhaps there was some rebellion marked by an upside down stamp, and the Treason Felony Act doesn’t really specify stamp placement as a crime. Plus, what the hell is a stamp and how do I put it on my emails?
- It is illegal to import potatoes into England if there is a reasonable suspicion that they are from Poland. Because… Reasons.
- If you need to pee in Scotland, you can knock on any door you like. It is illegal for them to refuse you. So if you are a police officer outside on stakeout outside a house suspected of a major crime, simple wait until you need to pee and ask to use the loo. No warrant needed. If they refuse, arrest them anyway.
- A pregnant woman is allowed to pee wherever she likes in the UK. Including in the street. Including the street in front of a police station? Including in a police officers hat? Including off the edge of a carousel or out of a moving vehicle? On a cat? On a train? On a boat? with a goat?