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You could be breaking the law in Florida

From florida-weekly.com:

If you’ve ever played with your young children by getting down on all fours and pretending to be a bull while they giggled and taunted you with a pillow case or towel, well, KNOCK IT OFF. Simulated bullfighting is illegal in Florida.

That’s right, legislators in the Sunshine State felt some compelling need to pass a law to regulate the all-too common simulated bullfight. The law, passed in 2002, says, “It shall be unlawful, and punishable as a misdemeanor, for any person to conduct or engage in a simulated or bloodless bullfighting exhibition.”

That’s pretty clear – only real, bloody bullfights are legal. However, since January 2005, 23 people have been arrested on this charge according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. There’s no data on what happened in those cases but prosecutions must be light, there’s no case law on the books involving simulated bullfighting.

Still, the bullfighting law isn’t the strangest in Florida….

You’ve probably read about the many silly/stupid laws on the books in many states. But, of course, don’t believe everything you read on the Internet. Many of the silly laws your read about online just aren’t really on the books.

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  1. Roddy (MKCustodial) says:

    “Disney Adventures” used to have these weird laws every month. Makes you wonder what really worried people in the old days. hehehe