I looked it up in case anyone else was curious, and the law was supposedly related to people doing this to lure horses away.
You don't want to mess with this kind of criminal
19 days ago by The Picard Maneuver to c/humor
crispbacon99 13 points 19 days ago
Laws are written in blood. Though, I'm not too sure this quote is relevant here.
cattywampas 19 points 19 days ago
I love laws like this, and this kind of stuff always gives me a neat perspective on the codification of rules for society. Most of the time people are capable of interacting perfectly fine without being told how to. Sure we'll obviously make murder, theft, and rape illegal. But then you get these weird edge cases where someone keeps trying to lure horses away with ice cream cones to the point you finally have to go "well if he's gonna be a weirdo and keep doing it I guess we have to make a law about it."
higgsboson 3 points 19 days ago
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tunetardis 15 points 19 days ago
That's awesome! I also love when petty laws contradict one another.
When I landed a bike courier job in Toronto back in the day, I read up on all the cycling by-laws. I wasn't going to be one of these reckless types who give the profession a bad name!
Then I looked closely. One read: Cyclists must keep both hands on the handle bars at all times. Then just below it: Cyclists must use hand signals when turning. That popped my little bubble of youthful idealism on Day 1…
tunetardis 2 points 18 days ago
As I die defending the right of way, I will raise one more finger to signal the truck driver. You can guess which one that will be.
01189998819991197253 1 point 18 days ago
Pinky? To signal that you forgive him and that you're best friends?
AngryCommieKender 11 points 19 days ago
Kentucky should also be red. The law was to prevent horse theivery. When you hitch a horse to a hitching post the knot is just a reminder to the horse to stay where it is, it won't stop it from walking away. I don't know if it was ever successful, but given that at least two of the commonwealth states had the law, I assume it had some success as a method of stealing horses.
NotSteve_ 6 points 18 days ago
https://intriguing-facts.com/...
Apparently not true :(
The_Picard_Maneuver 1 point 18 days ago
Aww
DarrinBrunner 5 points 19 days ago
New rule: before lawmakers can pass a new law, they need to repeal an old law.
Also fuck Bill Maher, he's an ass cactus.
massive_bereavement 2 points 19 days ago
Is that an ice cream cone in your pocket?
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This map is wrong, its illegal to have an icecream cone in your pocket in Kentucky and Alabama as well. Not just Georgia.
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