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Strange Cat Laws: Is Your Cat A Law Breaker?
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Strange Cat Laws: Is Your Cat A Law Breaker?
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I like the one about not giving a lighted cigar to a cat. How often could that have happened to get a law about it?? Tweed |
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Strange Cat Laws: Is Your Cat A Law Breaker?
On 8/30/2013 7:32 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
Judith I like the one about not giving a lighted cigar to a cat. How often could that have happened to get a law about it?? Tweed That's a good question! Then again, there are strange laws on the books all over. My parents were teenagers in a very small town in western Ohio. (It was classified as a village.) There was (is?) an antiquated law on the books saying you are not allowed to walk your goose down a city street. I never actually saw anyone attempt to do walk a goose anywhere. I also never heard anyone call McDonald, Ohio "a city". LOLOL http://www.naturespup.com/Articles/J...-pet-laws.html Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... On 8/30/2013 7:32 PM, Christina Websell wrote: Judith I like the one about not giving a lighted cigar to a cat. How often could that have happened to get a law about it?? Tweed That's a good question! Then again, there are strange laws on the books all over. My parents were teenagers in a very small town in western Ohio. (It was classified as a village.) There was (is?) an antiquated law on the books saying you are not allowed to walk your goose down a city street. I never actually saw anyone attempt to do walk a goose anywhere. I also never heard anyone call McDonald, Ohio "a city". LOLOL We have strange laws here too. My elderly neighbour would never go out without a coin in her pocket otherwise she could be arrested as a vagrant. Whether that is still so I don't know. I doubt that our police would be interested in checking old ladies to make sure they have a coin in their pocket. It's all very interesting. |
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"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... We have strange laws here too. My elderly neighbour would never go out without a coin in her pocket otherwise she could be arrested as a vagrant. Whether that is still so I don't know. I doubt that our police would be interested in checking old ladies to make sure they have a coin in their pocket. It's all very interesting. I've heard that one too and always have money on me even if I just pop around the corner to post a letter but there again I frequently slip my change from shops into my pockets. Judith best to be safe! I always have a coin in my pocket just in case. I've never been arrested but hey, they won't get me on that one ;-) Tweed Tweed |
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Dave told me once that if you didn't have at least a pound on your person the police could arrest you for vagrancy as they could argue you didn't have the fare home apparently even if you had a season ticket or something they could still arrest you. Don't know if it's ever been repealed or for that matter enforced
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Strange Cat Laws: Is Your Cat A Law Breaker?
"Lesley" wrote in message ... Dave told me once that if you didn't have at least a pound on your person the police could arrest you for vagrancy as they could argue you didn't have the fare home apparently even if you had a season ticket or something they could still arrest you. Don't know if it's ever been repealed or for that matter enforced Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs -------- Funny you should say that. I used to take out an elderly neighbour sometimes and once she went back into the house to get a coin to put in her pocket. I asked her why and she said the same thing, that she could be arrested as a vagrant, but it didn't seem to need to be a pound, any coin would do. So I looked up the UK Vagrancy Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrancy_Act_1824 It seems to not have been repealed but whether you would get locked up for having no money on your person these days I really don't know. Best not to risk it :-) Tweed |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"Lesley" wrote in message ... Dave told me once that if you didn't have at least a pound on your person the police could arrest you for vagrancy as they could argue you didn't have the fare home apparently even if you had a season ticket or something they could still arrest you. Don't know if it's ever been repealed or for that matter enforced Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs -------- Funny you should say that. I used to take out an elderly neighbour sometimes and once she went back into the house to get a coin to put in her pocket. I asked her why and she said the same thing, that she could be arrested as a vagrant, but it didn't seem to need to be a pound, any coin would do. So I looked up the UK Vagrancy Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrancy_Act_1824 It seems to not have been repealed but whether you would get locked up for having no money on your person these days I really don't know. Best not to risk it :-) It's probably never enforced - think of all the people who go out for a walk or a run and don't bring money along so they don't get robbed. But it's one of those laws where, if the cops want to arrest someone and they need a reason, that one might come in handy for them. That's the problem with ancient laws that no longer serve a purpose. Nobody gets arrested for it, so hardly anyone even knows about it (except old people who remember when it *was* enforced). But then it could be applied arbitrarily when an excuse is needed. -- Joyce If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, it seems to me he should at least have an outfit for that." -- John Waters, on the sorry style of today's rebels |
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"Bastette" wrote in message ... Christina Websell wrote: "Lesley" wrote in message ... Dave told me once that if you didn't have at least a pound on your person the police could arrest you for vagrancy as they could argue you didn't have the fare home apparently even if you had a season ticket or something they could still arrest you. Don't know if it's ever been repealed or for that matter enforced Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs -------- Funny you should say that. I used to take out an elderly neighbour sometimes and once she went back into the house to get a coin to put in her pocket. I asked her why and she said the same thing, that she could be arrested as a vagrant, but it didn't seem to need to be a pound, any coin would do. So I looked up the UK Vagrancy Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagrancy_Act_1824 It seems to not have been repealed but whether you would get locked up for having no money on your person these days I really don't know. Best not to risk it :-) It's probably never enforced - think of all the people who go out for a walk or a run and don't bring money along so they don't get robbed. But it's one of those laws where, if the cops want to arrest someone and they need a reason, that one might come in handy for them. That's the problem with ancient laws that no longer serve a purpose. Nobody gets arrested for it, so hardly anyone even knows about it (except old people who remember when it *was* enforced). But then it could be applied arbitrarily when an excuse is needed. Exactly. I've never been arrested but I always have a few coins in my pocket, just in case they get me on that one :-) Tweed .. |
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