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What things are legal that you think shouldn't be? (by Andres)

 Andres (105)     (Admin)
27-Mar-13 5:04 pm
Continuing the reddit series of interesting and provocative questions, here's another one by reddit user ericaregone:

Every time I drive at night I can't believe those xenon/HID headlights are legal. What other things are legal that you think shouldn't be?

Some responses from reddit:

From Lapinkoira:
Siren and honking noises on the radio. Radio stations should not be allowed to play any soundbites that sound like a car honking or like emergency sirens. And furthermore that shouldn't be allowed in music that will be played on the radio either.
From Brad13186:
The "processing fee" to pay a bill.
From TAC0001:
The "download fee" when buying tickets to an event online. I have to pay $5 to print out my own ticket at home? Also, convenience fees when choosing to pay for something over the phone.
From Tubasaurus:
Making it difficult to cancel a billed service. Worst examples being gyms and Xbox Live. They sell you a service that you pay for month to month or year to year, and make it damn near impossible to cancel so you will be forced to pay for a service that you aren't using. If a customer says "I am no longer using your service, please cancel it" then it had better happen promptly with no problems.
From cleverkid:
Being forced into limited arbitration by signing a contract.
From crimdelacrim:
Commercials jacking up the volume on tv as well as spam mail, robo calls, and camera speeding tickets (no due process)
From schwagle:
Getting put on a sex offenders list for peeing in public. That's some of the stupidest **** I've ever heard.
From YourSciFiLullaby:
Drug rehabs that charge $2,000-$10,000 per week. Especially the ones that don't take insurance. It isn't the addicts paying, it's the families, lured by false promises of "curing" their loved ones.
From mst3k_42:
In North Carolina, there is no state law against owning lions and tigers in your back yard. But you can't own a bob cat (native species to the state).

So what about you?

 

 

 
 
 Sammy2 
27-Mar-13 5:13 pm
I think dating site scammers should be prosecuted and jailed-its almost the same as stealing from someone-their trust, love and actually sometimes money too:(

 

 

 
 
 james85 
27-Mar-13 5:37 pm
i would if you live in flats make playing loud music at any time illegal

 

 

 
 
 TexasSize 
27-Mar-13 6:04 pm
The Democratic Party in its most recent incarnation.

 

 

 
 
 ThisIsALongUsername 
27-Mar-13 6:14 pm
I think its retarded how its not illegal to smoke weed but its legal to carry it. well atleast here its that way.

 

 

 
 
 MsAlwaysRight 
27-Mar-13 6:17 pm
Ok in VA a girl killed her baby right after birth (she had it at home) they couldn't charge her because the umbilical cord was never cut....what the hell is up with that?

 

 



Last edited by MsAlwaysRight; 27-Mar-13 6:17 pm.
 
 
 knuckels386 (5)    (34 / M-F / Florida)
27-Mar-13 6:51 pm
drinking or being drunk in plubic. if you go to a bar and u leave and walk home you can get arrested for it and that is bs as you are being safer then driving and causing a crash

 

 

 
 
 ThisIsALongUsername 
27-Mar-13 6:54 pm
@knuckels386: Thats why DD was made up.

 

 

 
 
 WalkSoftly1 
27-Mar-13 7:08 pm
drinking or being drunk in plubic. if you go to a bar and u leave and walk home you can get arrested for it and that is bs as you are being safer then driving and causing a crash
This post makes absolutely no sense...or maybe u wrote it wrong...the thread is abt things that are legal that u think shldnt be...being drunk in public is already illegal.

 

 

 
 
 knuckels386 (5)    (34 / M-F / Florida)
27-Mar-13 7:26 pm
yeah i think i did read it wrong. i think i read it backwords

 

 



Last edited by knuckels386; 27-Mar-13 7:27 pm.
 
 
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