Hey, Washingtonians, it’s July 1. Just like January 1, July 1 means new laws for the state. Government excels at making crimes out of things you’ve done legally for years. But AP is reporting some interesting new laws that are in effect as of today:
- Your potential employer can no longer ask for your social network password or require you to “friend” them.
- Beer, liquor and wine tastings are now legal at farmer’s markets.
- If you drop your weed at a pharmacy, the drug store now has to destroy it. Sorry.
But we here in the state of Washington still have some really, really dumb laws on the books. Here’s some of them via DumbLaws.com:
- The harassing of Bigfoot, Sasquatch or other undiscovered subspecies is a felony punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment. The Henderson’s are criminals for messing with Harry.
- It is illegal to entice girls away from the Maple Lane School for girls. You will have to settle for Seattle Girls’ School, pervs.
- It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town. Wow, why isn’t the state crime rate at zero?
- It is illegal to pretend that one’s parents are rich. The Olsen Twins movie It Takes Two now has another reason it’s a cinematic crime.
- When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed. This law was apparently written by Confucius.
To quote Thomas Jefferson - “That government is best which governs least.”
