Man arrested for wearing mask - USA IS DOOMED

[cambaby]

I figure all you haters out there would like this story

City and county attorneys are defending Wheeling police who arrested a man for wearing a Grinch mask while walking along a city street.
Norman Eugene Gray, 42, was arrested Tuesday. He was arraigned and released on a personal recognizance bond.

Officers saw Gray about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, told him to take the mask off and not put it on again. Gray removed it and asked why he could not wear it, according to Wheeling police reports. Officers told him wearing masks in public is illegal.

Gray said he felt he had a right to wear it and said it was not illegal. He put the mask back on and was arrested. The mask was confiscated.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...rinch_arrested

Police are pigs? USA sucks? 2257 has doomed us all?

[Mr Dickovitch]

That is a state law, not a Federal law. You can say West Virginia sucks though if you want.

[NaughtyRob]

Some states have some very strange laws indeed.

[steffie]

You cannot wear thongs in the city of Frederick. In 2002 2 girls were kicked out of Xhale a Disco in Frederick for showing their thongs which showed over their jeans. It went to court and they got fined for public obscenity. They appealed. I lost track of it than.

That was a huge discussion than, it is a local public lewdness law.

Geez

[HarrytheNazi]

Texas law forbids anyone to have a pair of pliers in his possession.

[CDSmith]

ohhh... the irony. :D

[Fletch XXX]

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[alan-l]

Alabama

* It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.
* Dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
* It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in church.



California

* Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
* Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
* Bathhouses are against the law. [Get the full text of this law.]
* It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
* Women may not drive in a house coat.



Florida

* Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
* A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
* If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
* It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
* Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
* Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
* It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
* When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.



Kansas

* Prohibits shooting rabbits from a motorboat.



Louisiana

* It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.



Indiana

* It is illegal for a liquor store to sell cold soft drinks.
* Liquor stores may not sell milk.



Michigan

* You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.



Nebraska

* It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.



New York

* A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.
* It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
* A license must be purchased before hanging clothes on a clothesline.
* The penalty for jumping off a building is death.



North Dakota

* Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
* It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.



Ohio

* It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday.
* It is illegal to get a fish drunk.



Pennsylvania

* A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.



Texas

* It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing. (yeah, that's why I take the full jar in a single sip)
* It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.
* It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
* It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
* A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
* The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.



Wisconsin

* You must manually flush all urinals in a building.
* Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.

[alan-l]

The Louisiana one, more than illegal should be moronic

[ElvisManson]

Boston is at least being progressive.

By Chris Reidy and Janette Neuwahl, Globe Staff, Correspondent | May 20, 2005
The Legislature yesterday voted to repeal a 330-year-old law banning Native Americans from entering Boston, removing a potential obstacle cited by a group of minority journalists reluctant to consider holding a convention here.

http://www.boston.com/business/artic..._on_indian s/

[DarkJedi]

Originally Posted by cambaby

Gray said he felt he had a right to wear it

This is why America is fucked.

[jonesy]

Originally Posted by Mr Dickovitch

That is a state law, not a Federal law.

every state has that law that you cant wear a mask in public - must be federal then huh?

[SleazyDream]

i've broken more than a few flordia laws

[Metalsound]

Those are for real??

[StuartD]

Originally Posted by alan-l

Florida

* Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.

Not to mention very painful!

[Holly Lez!]

http://www.dumblaws.com/laws.php?site=laws&cid=184