Sunday, November 17, 2013

Stupid State Laws - Washington 2

Here comes another post about a state law that still exists on the books and why it is ridiculous (to see them all, click here):

Washington

"It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich."

This law is just laughably stupid.  I think I know why this is a law (to prevent scams, I guess), but what about all of those stupid high school kids who lie about their parent's net worth to impress other stupid high school kids?  I would love to see a cop bust up into a high school and arrest a kid for lying about his "rich" parents.  The funny thing is that by getting arrested that kid might actually become even cooler even if his parents are Kenny McCormick poor.  And even if this law was invented to stop scammers, it still doesn't really solve anything because those same con men will just come up with another scheme to rob stupid people out of their money.  Way to go, Washington, you created a law that doesn't punish anyone who actually deserves it.

"His story doesn't check out.  Book him, rookie."

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