DIPSHIT LAWS Before you can ask, no, this is not one of those goofy lists of rediculous laws that nobody knows are even on the books anymore, much less are obeyed (like the law against having anal sex in Owensboro, KY or the continued existance of the word "slavery" in one county's constitution). No, these are laws that are actively inforced "for the people's own good", which are in fact either outdated, biased in the extreme, or just fucking retarded. Though I'm sure I could come up with a list ten pages long, here are just a few that make my teeth grind together whenever I hear about an arrest related to them. 1) Statutory Rape. I've already had one rant about this subject, so I'll keep it short. When you are 18 (or 16 or 15) you do not instantly become "ready" for the responsibility of having sex. Therefore, having a concrete age where it is illegal to do the wild monkey dance is just rediculous. Statutory rape cases should be judged very carefully, with respect to the "criminal's" motivations and the "victim's" mental state and maturity, instead of "Oh, she's 15, you go to jail to probably be killed by a serial murderer for the crime of falling in love." 2) Drinking Age. This is one of the best examples WHY the United States just sucks. If you've ever been out of the country (be it to Europe or down south, or even to Canda), you know that the legal drinking age is significantly lower than the pigheaded Prohibitionists forced it to be. For example; I am 19 years of age. I can buy cigarettes, I can drive, I can be harassed for credit cards, I can be given a life sentance, and I can be drafted into a corrupt military to die for a war that was no doubt started by a corrupt politician to line his own pockets (or to divert attention from a scandal of his own). I cannot, however, drink *ONE* *FUCKING* *BEER*. I do, of course. Anybody who thinks setting the bar at 21 actually STOPS anyone is a deluded fool who should probably be shot. So, for that matter, does anyone that believes making a place "dry" even slows down the flood of alcohol. I've lived in two strictly dry counties, and trust me, we're about as dry as Jenna Jameson's crotch after a hard day of being gangbanged and sprayed with jizz. People are going to drink, whether the idiots who make the laws like it or not. Prohibition didn't stop them, dry counties don't stop them, legal drinking ages NEVER stop them. You may as well as just change the fucking laws and clear out more room in the jails for REAL criminals. 3) Pornography. Now, to understand this one, you must understand that America was originally founded by, of all things, Puritans. Puritans, for those you don't know, are religious zealots whose worse fear is that someone, somewhere, is enjoying themselves. Yes, I find it ironic that a culture that worships Britney Spears comes from THAT, but I digress. There have been great leaps forward, however, and great battles fought over the right to free speech. Take Larry Flynt, for example. A crude, ugly, perverted man. But you know what? He has the RIGHT to be crude, ugly and perverted. Of course, now the anti-pornography groups, realising that they're not going to win this any other way, bring "The Children" into this. Pornography should be banned because "The Children" might see it. You shouldn't be allowed to have a studded 13-inch dildo because "The Children" might find it. Breasts are evil because "The Children" might try to suckle the TV screen and get electrocuted. To quote Bill Mahar ... FUCK The Children. The idea that sex is bad is so engrained into the culture that it's nearly impossible to wipe out before it grows back, like a fungus. Take Rudolph Gulliani's institution of Martial Law upon New York City. And no, I don't mean the series with the fat martial-arts guy who kicks all sorts of people's asses. He closed down Times Square and cracked down on just about anything sexual. Yes, he also lowered the crime rate, but do you HONESTLY think the porn was making New Yorkers kill each other? Think about it this way; in Athens, you can pay $10 to have a gorgeous blonde Russian rub her tits all over your face while you feel her up. And this is legal. Now compare the crime rate there to someplace like Chicago or New York, which exists in America, which institutes laws against strip clubs and TOTALLY bans the touching of the dancers in any way, shape or form. Still think it's the porn? 4) Drugs. ALready ranted about this one. See the "Bullshit" article on my Rants page. 5) Taxation. Lemme get this straight; I have to give the United States money so that I can get drafted and die in a war, be subject to its retarded-assed laws, and be unable to buy a beer until I'm 21? AND if I don't I have to go to jail? Check please. The worst part is, the US didn't even have taxation until the First World War. The US needed money for its army, and war bonds just weren't doing it anymore. So, some idiot politician decided to say "Hey, I know, let's rob the people that gave us our power of their money!" And so they did. They liked sucking the sweat off the skin of the working people so much that when the World War ended, they kept right on going, using the tax money to give themselves raises for sitting around at tables and arguing about things without ever actually doing anything, except when it takes someone's rights away. Maybe once in a great while it's used for something worth it, like Social Security or better healthcare. But that's the exception to the rule. The country is so greedy that we have to pay JUST TO BUY STUFF. It's not enough that the record companies and the food companies and the soda companies rape us at will, charging $16 for a CD that cost pennies to make. We also have the government taking even MORE from us. Greece has no sales tax, and their economy's doing fine. They're not a hundred trillion dollars in debt. These are just five of the worst laws on the books. Most of the others are also stupid, but in a lesser manner. And people wonder why I am an Anarkist ... Stay Hungry. ---The Anarkist