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If you could introduce a few obscure/minor laws to your country, which ones would you choose that would make the most positive or interesting impact? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by k_o_t@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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i'd probably pick

cartoon tv series can't have more than 3 seasons
avocados should have most subsidies of any food
electron apps are now illegal
normal tv series can't have more than 5 seasons
protruding doorsteps are now illegal

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[–] Farmer_Heck@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I can't think of many "minor" laws, because it's hard to really define what "minor" is in this context. So forgive me if some of these are outside the scope of the question.

Strodes should be illegal and replaced with the most useful motorway for what's needing to be achieved
The HOA should not be allowed to mandate the cutting of lawns
Zoning laws should be changed to make cities walkable
Suppressors should be fully legalized, and should be required by all shooting ranges within city limits.
Speed limits should be painted on the surface of the motorway every hundred or so feet, in large enough numbers that even people with poor eyesight can see them at a distance
Speed limits should be formalized, and greatly reduced within urban areas
It should be illegal to create unbroken concrete islands in urban areas
It should be legal for people to park a week or more in any large parking lot, and legal for people to live in their vehicles while doing so.
It should be illegal to ask a stranger what they do for a living, or how much they make.

[–] poVoq@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It should be illegal to ask a stranger what they do for a living, or how much they make.

It is of vital importance for unionizing to be able to exchange information with strangers about your salary. Making that illegal (as apparently the case in some US states) is just playing into the hands of capitalists.

If you are worried about the "dinner-party social stigma" thing, then you need to think a bit about just how privileged of a situation that is. No offense meant :)

Edit: Looking at the point above... do you mean an issue with the police asking homeless people about their job and salary? You probably need to explain a bit better what you mean, as it is easy to misunderstand...

[–] Farmer_Heck@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

imo talking to fellow workers about how much the boss is paying, and a random stranger asking me what I do for a living while i'm just trying to buy glasses are two totally different things.

edit: also i should add that my trade is one that liberals have really strong opinions against (i was called a "baby killer" once for even just hinting at working with firearms) and I'm really fuckin' sick of having to dance around the question when random people I've never seen before in my life randomly ask, even though there's absolutely no reason for them to need to know. Once I was in the line at a walmart, a carton of eggs in hand, and an old lady came up to me and started asking me a fucktonne of weirdly specific questions. I'd really like if that was in some way prohibited behaviour, because fuck it feels like it should be.

[–] poVoq@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Obviously no-one is forced to answer such questions from random strangers (and at least personally I have never experienced people asking such questions out of the blue), but it isn't just about co-workers as you need to be able to freely exchange salary information across companies and also different economic sectors to make an informed decision where to work.

[–] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

The HOA should not be allowed to mandate the cutting of lawns

The HOA shouldn't exist period. They are a tool by rich/middle class people to keep the poor out of sight and out of mind, essentially forcing them out of "better" neighbourhoods through fees and mandatory spending to keep their house looking nice even over their essentials. They're also not great for the environment by (in most cases) mandating the presence and upkeep of conventional lawns, which are, ecologically, one of the worst things you can plant. Try planting an eco friendly native grass lawn or a garden of edible crops and you'll get fined (or sent to jail, seriously). They have also been known to impede the installation of things like rainwater collection systems or rooftop solar panels.