Let’s take a drive through the Hospitality State, AKA Mississippi to find some weird state laws!
Tune in next Friday to see this weekend’s comment highlights!
- In Brandon, You may not stop someone from walking down the street by placing a truck in their way
- In Columbus, Waving a gun in the air in public will bring you a fine greater then if you shoot that gun
- If one is a parent to two illegitimate children, that person will go to jail for at least one month
- In Hazelhurst, You may not fish by using an Uzi
- No one may bribe any athlete to “rig” a game, match, tournament or event
- In Oxford, You may not cheer unless there is a reason too
- In Oxford, It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session
- It is against the law to teach polygamy
- One may not spit on the sidewalks on the square
- Honking the horn is illegal as it may scare horses
- You may not seduce a woman by the claim that you will marry her
- In Ridgeland, You may not make love in a bar
- In Ridgeland, You may not have burglar bars visible from the street
- You can be fined up to 100$ for saying damn it in a public place
- If you make loud farting noises in church you may be removed and arrested by any person
- Stealing cattle may invoke a hanging
- Adultery or Fornication results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison
- Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of any road
- Being vagrant is punishable by either 30 days in prison or a $250 fine
- In Temperance, You may not walk a dog without dressing it in diapers
- In Tylertown, It is against the law to shave in the center of main street
- Unnatural intercourse, if both parties voluntarily participate, results in a maximum sentence of 10 years and $10,000
- It is illegal for a male to be sexually aroused in public
- In Winona, You may not honk horns as they may scare horses
“In Hazelhurst, You may not fish by using an Uzi” I’m going to help y’all out with the visual because what?? “It is against the law to teach polygamy” I support this because i’ve watched Sister Wives on TLC
Sources: Forest Grove Strange Laws
