42 Unexpected Ways to Get Arrested Around the World
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There are laws we can all get behind (physics, to name one) but also laws that just seem to make no sense. Whether they are holdovers from different eras or knee-jerk reactions to some newly perceived threat, there are some laws around the world you could innocently break while traveling and end up dealing with the authorities.
It is illegal to wear camouflage clothing in several countries in the Caribbean including Jamaica, Barbados, St. Lucia, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Antigua and Barbuda. in Africa, it can't be worn by anyone who is not in the military in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia. It's also outlawed in Saudi Arabia, Philippines and Oman.
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It's illegal to shout offensive words in any public place in Mexico
If you're on a bike, you must keep both feet on the pedals
Any kind of nude artistic display is verboten
Drinking alcohol on the street.
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Spain
It's against the law to drive while wearing flip-flops
In Barcelona, you can be fined for wearing swimwear anyplace other than the beach, as well as for spitting.
Ireland
Anyone using - or pretending to use - witchcraft, sorcery or enchantment, can face a year in jail.
France
It is illegal to kiss while riding on a train
It's illegal to take pictures of police officers or police vehicles, even if they're just in the background
You must wear Speedo-style bathing suits that leave nothing to the imagination to go swimming in many pools. They're seen as more hygienic than loose board shorts
In three towns it is against the law to die. These ordinances were passed as a protest when the creation of new cemeteries was denied.
Germany
It's illegal to run out of gas on the autobahn, as well as to walk along it.
Switzerland
You cannot flush a toilet in an apartment building after 10pm.
Austria
You can be fined and/or booted off a train if you are making out or eating something considered too smelly.
Italy
In Florence, you can be fined for eating or drinking on the steps of a church
In Venice, it is illegal to feed the pigeons
In Eraclea, it is illegal to build sandcastles and collect seashells.
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Weird laws in Florida
An unmarried woman cannot go skydiving on a Sunday
It is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit
Oral sex is illegal
It's illegal to skateboard without a skateboarding license. This one is still on the books but not enforced
Missionary is the only legal sexual position.
Hawaii
It's illegal to be wearing just swim trunks in public
You must wear a seatbelt when riding in the backseat of a car, but you can ride in the back of a pickup truck without any safety equipment
You can only have one alcoholic drink in front of you at any given time.
Arizona
Cutting down a cactus can get you 25 years in jail
It's against the law to refuse to give someone a glass of water
If you are attacked, you can only protect yourself with the same kind of weapon your attacker has.
Louisiana
In New Orleans, you cannot throw anything from a window or balcony that is more than 8 feet above the ground
New Orleans also mandates you keep at least one hand on your bike handlebars at all times.
North Carolina
If an unmarried man and woman register at a hotel as a married couple, they are legally married
If you're caught in possession of illegal substances, you have to pay a tax on them. That's $3.50 per gram for pot and $50 for each gram of cocaine.
South Carolina
It's a misdemeanor for a man to seduce a woman by "means of deception and promises of marriage," punishable by up to a year in jail
In Myrtle Beach it is illegal to change into a bathing suit in any public bathroom without the consent of the property owner or manager.
Texas
Galveston has sit/lie laws that will get you a $500 fine for blocking sidewalks
Galveston will also not permit offensive language and "unruly conduct" at events.
Virginia
Unmarried sex is a misdemeanor
In Richmond, it's illegal to flip a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for the meal
In Virginia Beach, if you're too drunk to drive your car and allow another person who is also drunk to drive, you are both subject to DUIs
It's illegal to ride on the handlebars of a bike in Virginia Beach
In Virginia Beach, it is illegal to curse on Atlantic Avenue and the boardwalk. It's also illegal to drive past the same location on Atlantic Avenue more than once within 30 minutes.
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Apart for the kissing in the train story, the rest of what you write is ranging from very discutable to totally fake.
Some of the rules mentioned for other countries also apply in France (wearing flip-flops driving a car or running out of gas on the highway).
Good luck compiling good information, not easy to do, but you should rely on locals who know their stuff to be sure!
deken minter
said
can you add strange facts of haiti
Eliana
said
In Oregon it is illegal to pump your own gas. (learned that the hard way) lol
Zack
said
What's the punishment for dying the death penalty lol.
lucien
said
the arizona law about having to give people water is fake
Angela Baecht
said
Everything about Virginia Beach is true I'm a Virginia Beach native born and raised but yes handlebars it's fine cruising the Atlantic avenue in a car more than one time in 30 minutes it's a charge there's a lot of laws in Virginia Beach that's not in force but if you run across the right cop they will get you
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Apart for the kissing in the train story, the rest of what you write is ranging from very discutable to totally fake.
Some of the rules mentioned for other countries also apply in France (wearing flip-flops driving a car or running out of gas on the highway).
Good luck compiling good information, not easy to do, but you should rely on locals who know their stuff to be sure!
can you add strange facts of haiti
In Oregon it is illegal to pump your own gas. (learned that the hard way) lol
What's the punishment for dying the death penalty lol.
the arizona law about having to give people water is fake
Everything about Virginia Beach is true I'm a Virginia Beach native born and raised but yes handlebars it's fine cruising the Atlantic avenue in a car more than one time in 30 minutes it's a charge there's a lot of laws in Virginia Beach that's not in force but if you run across the right cop they will get you