Governments and laws form a system of control for the masses in different parts of the world. The laws were created to maintain control and order of a community and to prevent abuses by some individuals with bad intentions. Over the centuries and with the development of different spheres of life (social, political, economic, financial, technological, diplomatic, etc.)But in some cases these are distorted creating extremist, absurd or exaggerated laws
Australia.
The Australian authorities enacted laws banning the sale, production and distribution of adult content in which the protagonists could confuse their age. For them, one of those erroneous signs is to have small breasts.
New Zeland
In New Zealand it is illegal to call your son Lucifer. And it is not the only name, there is a list that can not be used. Before naming a child, you should consult the government. This is because in the last 14 years there were 6 couples who wanted to call their son that way. The body that controls this indicated that the names can not offend a person, can not be too short or too long and should not resemble an official title or rank. This law was probably created to compensate that some parents do not realize that their sons and daughters may suffer in the future by having a weird name.
Saudi Arabia
In the vast majority of cultures, we are accustomed to celebrate Valentine's Day in February. However, Saudi Arabia considers Western culture a threat and has decided to manifest it with a rather peculiar prohibition. It turns out that in that country it is forbidden to celebrate Valentine's Day. According to the government, this holiday directly attacks its Muslim culture.
England
Here is a law that strictly prohibits kissing in the train stations. It was established in 1910 and its main reason was that these signs of affection caused the delays of the trains. According to British media, the law was suggested because of the economic complications that delays caused by amorous farewells.
Japan.
One of the laws says that dancing in nightclubs is illegal. According to the law of public morality of leisure business, you can dance only in establishments that meet certain technical requirements and have a special license for it. And yet, all these places are bound to close at one o'clock at most. This law exists since 1948 and there are rumors that say that this law will be modified.
Rusia.
There are people who do not like the Emo movement. In this case it is an entire government that created laws to prohibit being Emo. However, behind this law there was a reason. The Russian government had to face the problem of a huge rate of teenage suicides in their country. They decided that these figures were related to the new urban subculture, so they banned this type of fashion and dress.
Greece
In 2012, the Greek government wanted to end the famous slot machines and gambling problems that citizens were developing. With this aim, the legislators of the country took some norms. However, they were so poorly written and prepared that they ended up being a ban on video games in general throughout the country. It even got to arrest a man by playing an MMO in an cyber cafe. Shortly after these absurd situations, the pressures on the part of the European Union made that the laws were declared unconstitutional and annulled in 2013.
Italia.
In Italy it is forbidden by law to wear a bikini if you are not an attractive woman. If you have too many pounds to spare, you are missing pounds or you are not of special beauty, you can forget the vacations in a town of Italy called Diano Marina with your new bikini. The municipality has decided that only women with fair measures can wear a bikini in their streets and coasts.
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Interesting facts!
very interesting, indeed @emperatrix. Noticed the picture of the Trierer Bahnhof, which is not in England! :)
"Before naming a child, you should consult the government" --> This sounds not unusual, since in Germany you cannot name your child as you like. It must be a registered or common name. This is not really surprising since with signing the birth certificate you gave the government the rights over your child. Everything belongs to the state, also we people. Sad but true! Stay Steemed!