Lately I’ve been hearing a lot of talk about red-light cameras. Most people seem to feel that they are, at best, unecessary and, at worst, an utter waste of taxpayers money. The more I think about it the more I have to agree. Why should “Big Brother” be monitoring whether or not we run a red light? Where is it written that motorist aren’t

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Bizarre British Laws

Most people know, for instance, that the death penalty was last carried out in 1964 when Peter Anthony Allen and John Robson Walby were hanged simultaneously. However, they didn’t realise that capital punishment effectively r

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For the first time in 30 years, the laws governing bicycle operation in Japan are changing. The National Police Agency is planning a full-scale revision to the out-dated rules and will crack down on unsafe conduct. Proposed revisions include outright banning the use of headphones, cell phones, reaching for cell phones and other mobile devices.

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My boyfriend and I had an argument about fines today - about how if a poor person gets fined a certain amount it could send them to ruin, and if a rich person gets fined the same amount it won't make a dent in his pocket and he'll go out and do it again the next day. I don't see how this is fair. Wouldn't the fining system be so much more

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Funny laws that just make no sense. How many times have you said or heard some one say you must be kidding this can not be a law yet it is. What are our leaders thinking when making such laws or who do they benefit that the law was passed.

Dumb, Funny, and Stupid Laws! A list of some of the stupidest laws in the United St

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I pride myself (there, right there is the problem—pride) on understanding the toll our high paced society is having on the human spirit. I’ve written about the importance of slowing down and finding solitude. Yet the other morning, with a drive into the (big) city and the need to pick-up a co-worker and arrive on time, I felt t

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