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Old 01-08-2011, 08:56 AM
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Law breaking?
Just thinking aloud. Can anyone think of a law being changed without first (if possible) being broken?
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Old 01-08-2011, 09:04 AM
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Just thinking aloud. Can anyone think of a law being changed without first (if possible) being broken?
I don't know of any that have been changed before being broken, but I believe there may be quite a few that are changed before being enforced. In fact, there are volumes written about all sorts of crazy local laws that still exist on the books in parts of this country.

I can't vouch for the veracity of these, but I bet many are true:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/539768/posts
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Old 01-08-2011, 12:23 PM
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(Ohio) "Youngstown, Running out of gas is illegal."

Hmmmm. Interesting to note, as the entire city ran out of gas thirty years ago.

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Old 01-08-2011, 03:36 PM
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(Ohio) "Youngstown, Running out of gas is illegal."

Hmmmm. Interesting to note, as the entire city ran out of gas thirty years ago.

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It hasn't happened since. Seems like this law works.
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Old 01-12-2011, 10:47 AM
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Can anyone think of a law being changed without first (if possible) being broken?
Can you think of a law that has never been broken? I cant.
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Can you think of a law that has never been broken? I cant.
Quite possibly the reason for the law having been written.
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