For your entertainment, here are some laws currently existing in the
United States.  Let's hope that justice is tempered with mercy....


Alaska:
1.  It is illegal to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.


California:
1.  Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal
	for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over
	puddles of water.


Connecticut:
1.  You can be stopped by the police for biking over 65 miles per hour.
2.  You are not allowed to walk across a street on your hands.


Florida:
1.  Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as
	can the salon owner.
2.  Unmarried women are prohibited from parachuting on Sunday.
3.  If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking
	fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
4.  In Sarasota, it is illegal to sing in a public place while
	attired in a swimsuit.
5.  Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
6..  Any form of sexual contact other than missionary position is
	a misdemeanor.  (Several people have been brought up on this
	charge in the past 5 years alone.  If the police enter a home
	with a warrant for some other crime and catch the 'culprits'
	in action, they can be arrested on this charge.


Illinois:
1.  It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs,
	cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.


Indiana:
1.  Bathing is prohibited during the winter.
2.  Citizens are not allowed to attend a movie house or theater
	nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours
	after eating garlic.


Iowa:
1.  Kisses may last for as long as, but no more than, five
	minutes.


Kentucky:
1.  By law, anyone who has been drinking is "sober" until he or
	she "cannot hold onto the ground."
2.  It is illegal to transport an ice cream cone in your pocket.


Louisiana:
1.  Biting someone with your natural teeth is "simple assault,"
	while biting someone with your false teeth is "aggravated
	assault."


Massachusetts:
1.  Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
2.  Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed
	and securely locked.
3.  An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first
	pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in
	public.
4.  Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front
	seat of their taxi during their shifts.


Tennessee:
1.  It is illegal to lasso a catfish.


Washington:
1.  In King County, it is illegal to sit on a man's lap on a
	metro bus, unless you are married.
2.  A Vancouver city law requires all motor vehicles to carry
	anchors as emergency brakes.