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Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread

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Just because something is technically legal doesn’t automatically make it good, moral, or fair for consumers and regular folks alike. It might mean that the law simply hasn’t caught up to reality, that there are glaring flaws and oversights in the legal system, (or that sneaky lobbyists conduct clandestine operations to sway the system in the favor of their multi-billion dollar clients).

There are tons of small things that annoy us in our day-to-day lives. Like receiving unsolicited email subscriptions. Being unable to unsubscribe from spam without jumping through more hoops than a show dog. Being forced to pay a ‘convenience’ fee for, well, pretty much anything. As well as realizing that the person you helped vote into political office isn't fulfilling the promises they made. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg of some truly unpleasant practices that are still prevalent in 2022.

User u/cucutz fired up a very interesting discussion on r/AskReddit after they asked the digital crowd to share their thoughts about completely legal things that should become illegal. We’ve collected the most interesting insights to share with you Pandas. Scroll down to read them all, and don’t forget to upvote the posts you agree with. Have the redditors missed something that you think is atrocious and needs to be banned? Be sure to share your opinions in the comments, Pandas.

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#1

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Forcing women to give birth.

proclivity4passivity , Garon Piceli Report

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522points

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#2

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Clipping puppy tails and ears.

Hulkemo , pexels Report

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514points

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#3

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Increasing the volume on commercials by 20 goddam decibels.

jcro8829 , unsplash Report

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506points

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One of the things mentioned in the r/AskReddit thread concerns receiving unsolicited emails. And it's a great example showing us how the lines between privacy and vulnerability to marketing have become blurred in recent years.

Look, we’ve probably all been there: you start getting emails from random people, clogging up your inbox with paragraphs about weird products, news that you never wanted to get, and offers that simply don’t interest you. The fact of the matter is that your email can end up on some ad or PR agency’s list without you having come into contact with them at all in the past. It happens far more often if you’re even a semi-public person and your contact info is visible somewhere on a company website or on social media.

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#4

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Child beauty pageants.

getthephenom , rawpixel Report

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#5

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Politicians making medical decisions. They really do make cr*ppy doctors.

daltonfromroadhouse , National Cancer Institute Report

Final score:

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#6

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Declawing cats. I’d rather have my cats scratch my face off then ever putting them through that much pain.

Angnovik , Burak The Weekender Report

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483points

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We’d all probably love it if we were expressly asked if we’d like to subscribe to email lists from a company before they start sending us their newsletters like a bolt from the blue. And sometimes, the ‘unsubscribe’ function (which might take up to several steps) isn’t enough to get them off your back. They keep contacting you. Over. And over. And over again. In short, unsolicited mass marketing is annoying, and unsolicited bulk emails are the devil.

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In the United States, for example, it’s perfectly legal to send out unsolicited commercial emails. There are some restrictions, however. Meanwhile, anti-spam laws appear to be stricter in the United Kingdom, and breaches of regulations can lead to fines of up to 500k pounds (around 568k dollars).

#7

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Breeding dogs that are no longer healthy.

Katulobotomy , Caio Report

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#8

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Bribery. Sorry, I mean lobbying.

JBEqualizer , Pixabay Report

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437points

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#9

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Not being able to unsubscribe to something using the same method you used to subscribe.

MJLDat , Pixabay Report

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It all comes down to the need for stricter privacy and information-sharing laws. It feels like a huge invasion of privacy when someone you don’t know starts offering services you don’t need. We see enough ads on billboards and on the TV, thank you very much.

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Don’t get us wrong, the people sending those marketing emails are just doing their jobs and we’re sure most of them are perfectly decent folks. But boundaries have to be drawn. When you get an email, you expect it to be important, informative, or entertaining. What you don’t want is to have your time and energy wasted by a poorly-disguised ad.

#10

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread I think paparazzi should be illegal to be honest.

Altruistic_Ant_236 , pexels Report

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#11

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread The predatory practices of the U.S. Healthcare system.

HellaHellerson , EVG Kowalievska Report

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385points

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#12

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Catching wild animals and selling them as pets. Hermit crabs, parrots, and many fish still fall in this category and are going extinct because of it.

Spizam71 , Couleur Report

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371points

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#13

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread It should be illegal to blatantly lie to voters while running for political office. We call it fraud and jail people for lying in order to gain financially. Yet we call it normal and allow politicians to lie in order to gain votes for political offices, offices which not only benefit them financially but also give them enormous amounts of power to benefit and detriment others.

Then we wonder why political office seems so often to attract the most fraudulent, sociopathic, and dishonest among us. We basically have a neon sign over our political system saying, “If you enjoy committing fraud and are a pathological liar, please apply here… we will let you deceive as many of us as you possibly can for more money and power than you can dream of.”

thrww3534 , Edmond Dantès Report

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331points

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#14

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Overselling a plane and putting people who BOUGHT tickets on stand by.

no_tori_ous , Marina Hinic Report

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325points

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#15

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Tax avoidance by the rich and by corporations.

Amazon avoided £150m in corporation tax in the UK one year simply because their sales are booked in Luxembourg.

Joe_PM2804 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

313points

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#16

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread American anti-abortion organisations protesting outside my country’s clinics and hospitals. Go away you f*****g cretins. Your views aren’t welcome.

emojicatcher997 , Lerone Pieters Report

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312points

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#17

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread People marrying minors.

A11L1V3ESL0ST , Terje Sollie Report

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302points

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#18

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Free trials that auto charge when they run out.

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299points

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#19

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Fireworks, so many injuries every year and basically selling explosives to morons.

siciowaThe9 , pexels Report

Final score:

299points

$cagsy 2 years ago

I like watching fireworks but is it really necessary for them to sound like a nuclear warhead has detonated inside my ear? I think they should ban the bangers altogether. Think of all the poor terrified animals that don't understand that it's just for fun.

71points

Just Jeff 2 years ago

Veterans with PTSD DO NOT need us celebrating with imitation gunshots

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Robert T 2 years ago

Round here it is like the Blitz from near Halloween until after Bonfire Night, and then again at New Year. In 2000, it went on for hours after midnight. I finished up cramming my pillow over my ears!

12points

WindySwede 2 years ago

Though I like fireworks, i really like the concept of "drone fireworks"!

4points

Craymoss 2 years ago

It’s a explosive bruh. A EXPLOSIVE. maybe you would be better off with the lil snakes and smoke bombs, Some sparklers, which we usually give to the kids, but you know..

3points

CultOfBambi 2 years ago

I absolutely hate fireworks and my cat does too. I know it's nasty but always hope the 'perpetrators' injure themselves so they stop doing it. If enough people maim themselves the govt. will finally ban them.

2points

RQ van Berkum 2 years ago

You are not supposed to put them in your ear

0points

JRequiem 2 years ago

its a large area and its an Explosion.....

-1point

Cassandra Beveridge 2 years ago

I'd also like to add that our armed force veterans who have experienced unimaginable traumas and are suffering from PTSD find unexpected, unregulated firework displays terrifying. If it was bonfire night and New Years Eve only, that would be manageable but in the UK it seems that every night from Oct - Jan some idiot nearby is setting off fireworks from 4pm - 2am. I don't believe in an all out ban (although secretly I'd be thrilled if that went ahead!) but I feel only professional displays should be allowed. If fireworks are to be sold to the public then they should be soundless.

13points

BobTDG 2 years ago

Aye, last bonfire night, my PO at Cadets who almost certainly has PTSD was shaky as f**k

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MoMcB 2 years ago

I love fireworks, but I do think they should be limited to organised displays.

7points

Snorky The Pig 2 years ago

Terrifies domesticated and wild animals, not to mention the pollution. I see nobody talking about the pollution here, just wanted to bring that out.

4points

Oliver 2 years ago

I'm so sorry but I'm one of those morons and fireworks are really cool and fun.the most dangerous ones are really $$$ so I use small ones but other wise there fun and if you get Hurt that's your fault.

3points

Kat Min 2 years ago

I used to be pro fireworks and loved doing them. Until some teens killed a beaver in a local park by throwing explosive in. Somehow, that story destroyed my liking of it all. In my city the damn banging goes on for weeks!! At New Year many young men go totallyy crazy, battle firemen, burn cars. It's nuts. Yes, sure, illegal, but who is going to stop them? I want the whole stuff gone, at least in cities! A few public fireworks that people can go look at and that's it.

2points

idrow1 2 years ago

These freak my cats out so much.

2points

Minath 2 years ago

Some places are beginning to have a laser display instead, you get the pretty lights without the scary noise.

2points

Nitka Tsar 2 years ago

Yes. I wish Germany would stop Silvester fireworks. We only buy the really small things for the children.

2points

Gosia Buczek 2 years ago

Wow, in Poland New year's Eve it's also called Sylwester 🤔

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Craymoss 2 years ago

As a 3rd generation Pyrotechnician, NO. If you can’t understand that you have bought a explosive and it is highly dangerous, or nobody was smart enough to teach you this, then that’s all on you. They come wrapped in packaging that’s covered in warnings. Usually brightly colored warnings… Seriously, if you don’t know that something that goes BOOM, is bad for you, that’s all on you.

1point

ZeroCapacity 2 years ago

I spend most of the holidays that involve fireworks in my closet in a god damned fetal position because asshats can't figure out that this s**t bothers Vets. Literally the people that have faught and been injured so you can still be an asshat. F**k fireworks and the asshats that go with them.

1point

UKGrandad 2 years ago (edited)

My problem with fireworks is a little more abstract than most. In the UK, anti-littering laws are such that even if a child in a pushchair drops something onto the pavement and the person pushing the chair doesn't notice, that person could, if seen by a police officer or council warden, be liable for an £80 on-the-spot fine. And yet at least three times every year my local council puts on huge firework displays which results in the burnt-out casings of rockets landing randomly in streets, gardens, etc, but apparently that doesn't count as littering.

1point

Nancy Howard 2 years ago

A waste of money. How did this shenanigan ever get started?

1point

OMGhonestly 1 year ago (edited)

That would be 1605 and the Gunpowder Plot feat. Mr Guy Fawkes plus chums

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Eleven's eggos 2 years ago (edited)

In Australia only formally approved by the government fireworks can be set off and there are many regulations

1point

Captain Panda 2 years ago

My animals hate them!!

1point

B Jones 2 years ago

This will go away as more and more drone displays get going which can look pretty neat. Insurance costs will probably make sure of that for most cities

1point

Me. Just Me. 2 years ago

Never mind the way it annoys the s**t out of residents and scares the same out of their animals.

1point

harold gelnaw 2 years ago

We have to have some sort of natural selection the stupid don't survive

1point

Okatango 2 years ago

And terrifying to both domestic and wild animals

1point

SapphireKing 2 years ago

ok ok first one i i i i i i i disagree

1point

Carol Emory 2 years ago

Not to mention the trauma to animals and war veteran's that suffer emotionally with each explosion. I was 9 months pregnant with my son when the 4th of July came around. Neighbors were setting off loud fireworks. With each "BANG" my stomach jumped. To this day, loud fireworks make my son hide (He's 31.) I moved into a nice quiet apartment in his teens across from a college stadium. Guess how thrilled I was when the president of the college thought that the AFROTC should set off a cannon every time the home team scored a touchdown..... :(

1point

Mouse 2 years ago

Right now Portland Oregon and Vancouver Washington are under a smoke plume with hazardous air due some idiots starting Nakia Creek fire with fireworks. In 2018 much of our scenic Columbia Gorge burned when some teenager threw fireworks off the trail. So much damage caused by allowing the sale of fireworks.

1point

CHRIS DOMRES 2 years ago

Where I live they also shoot off their guns on July 4th. At 2 AM in the morning! The continue to do so for a few weeks afterwards.

1point

J 1 year ago

I don't like fireworks, they are too noisy and the noise makes me anxious.

0points

Mandy Delaforce (PC Girl) 2 years ago

Already illegal in Australia, unless you have a licence, which is extremely hard to get.

0points

Craymoss 2 years ago

You know what happens when fireworks are banned? Hawai’i happens. Yeah, that’s right. We have them banned here and it’s about as useful as the drug war has been. There’s now a even bigger flow of illegal boom booms now because, yep, they are illegal now. Houses going boom from people building them, storing them unprotected, etc. Etc. Fireworks usually going off somewhere every night, why? Bradah got to test em brah.. people would argue it’s better, allot would disagree. It’s boring, so it’s gotten even more dangerous now. Congratulations.

0points

Rachelle 2 years ago

I believe that's called "natural selection".

0points

TheElderNom 2 years ago (edited)

In Sweden it's quite common for the city to hold a fire works display for new years eve. It's way more magnificent than any by private people, it's at set time, it's safer and in pretty much everything better than private fireworks. I think I'm some places they do laser shows or drone shoes now too. But I think we should outlaw fire works for people without a licence. A licence should include everything you need to do fireworks safely, but even then you should need permission from the city to use them. So they are only used for special occasions. That way there could even be some kind of app/website so people with ptsd can be informed on when and where they need to be wary. It would also be better for the environment, animals and safer in general.

0points

Rostit . 2 years ago

Disagree here. I live in a place where setting them off safely twice a year is perfectly fine.

0points

Jessica J. 2 years ago

Most are illegal in the state I live in, but people just go to a neighboring state to buy what they want.

0points

Kawaii Potato 2 years ago

But they are beautiful....

0points

Piano 2 years ago

I disagree. Fireworks are beautiful. Maybe you should have to aquire a permit before shooting them off, but no, It's unfair to ban them entirely

0points

Hank Hill 2 years ago

Ah, yes, just take away a fun activity for the people who know how to use them because of a few bad apples, totally makes sense

0points

Eileen Barnett 2 years ago

I hate to say it, But i love fireworks!! Always have and Always will!!!

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Neb Skram 2 years ago

yes but its fun to watch what morons do with those explosives!

0points

GlitterQueen541 2 years ago

My entire city just banned them except for one or two large shows that are put on every year... I am so happy!!!

0points

Hilo 2 years ago

Get out. Leave. Fireworks are the best

0points

Justin Trouble 2 years ago

Darwin award winners

0points

Gabriel 2 years ago

That you don't like it doens't nean it should be banned

0points

Victoria 2 years ago

If it's part of a CITY-PLANNED event and set off by professionals, go for it. Civilians should not have access especially in THIS economy. People really sound like they're picking bright bangs over food.

0points

RandomFrog(He/They️‍️) 2 years ago

I lived in Texas for seven years and the only time we did fireworks was Fourth of July. And hardly anyone did non-company shows becuase it was so dry everyone jsut went to the mall parking lot and watched. But I recently moved to utah and we do fireworks like every other month. They do fireworks for Pioneer Day, birthdays, Fourth of July, and like every holiday in between.

0points

Amused panda 2 years ago

And not just to prevent injury or for consideration of veterans with PTSD (thanks Cassandra Beveridge for making that point already). Pets, farm animals and wildlife can be stressed, physically injured (either directly or due to their fear response) or even die as a result of fireworks. When members of the public can set off fireworks on any night (or day, some people weirdly set them off in daytime), there is no way pet owners can do anything to help reduce their pet's stress. People might be able to prepare pets, livestock or themselves for organised publicised fireworks displays, but wildlife can't.

0points

Stardust she/her 2 years ago

In my country there’s a festival that starts either in October or in November and the amount of crackers burst in one night is ridiculous. I lose so much sleep because of that

0points

Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago

Where I live it's illegal for private citizens to buy fireworks. Unfortunately some people just nip to the next territory over to buy them instead.

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#20

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Tipping! Restaurants and other businesses shouldn’t be able to get away with holding their customers “socially hostage”. People shouldn’t be forced to provide the salaries of employees they did not hire, simply to avoid looking like an a-hole. The practice is criminal.

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#21

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Tax exemptions for religious institutions. How is that not a violation of separation of church and state.

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#22

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread "Convenience fees" for paying taxes and bills online.

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#23

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread For profit prisons.

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#24

Corporations owning single family homes

Also, sale of my data. I should not have to opt out for a company not to sell my data I should have to opt in

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#25

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Contracts signed by parents on behalf of their child still be enforceable once the child comes of age.

Taylor Swift and Lilly Allen are the big famous examples of this, but it happens to loads more who don't get big enough to get the media attention.

They did not sign the contract. Forcing an adult to live by the rules in the contract they did not agree should be classed as a form of slavery.

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#26

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Family vloggers, and any other kind of of making kids famous on social media. They have no privacy, no protections in place, nothing.

Some Place Under Neith podcast just did a fantastic series about this and I really recommend giving it a listen.

PsychoSemantics , pexels Report

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#27

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread This used to be illegal but advertising for prescription only drugs.

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#28

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Insider trading by elected officials. Absolutely blatant abuse of power and funneling of wealth.

poorsigmund , Rod Long Report

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#29

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Unskippable ads on Youtube.

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#30

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Cops can lie to you, but you cannot lie to them.

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#31

Government bailing out banks and airlines with taxpayer money

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#32

Gerrymandering. How the hell is it just for a politician to pick their constituents? It results in more extreme candidates and disenfranchised voters who got packed or cracked.

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185points

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#33

Congress owning stocks in any industry or company they regulate, take money from, etc. Corporations donating to political campaigns. Advertising prescription drugs to customers (the US is one of the only places this is still legal).

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#34

Releasing balloons. Pretty littering

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#35

Paternity fraud and baby trapping. They're sex crimes and should be treated like any other sex crime.

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#36

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread When I go to a doctor and they suggest a test or procedure (an X ray for example), I should know how much I will be obligated to pay. I declined a procedure today the doctor suggested because I had no clue what it would cost ( I have insurance). It’s like going to a restaurant where the menu has no prices, except the “food” helps keep me “not sick or dead.”

Jasminestl , Karolina Grabowska Report

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#37

People serving more than 3 terms in the Senate or 5 terms in the House.

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#38

Political campaign donations. All Political campaigns should be free to run. No one gets to advertise. Network TV Aires debates in prime time paid for by the taxpayer.

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#39

Nestlé

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#40

Unnecessarily bright dipped headlights.

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#41

Predatory Lending. This includes aggressive service charges/fees/etc.

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#42

piercing newborns ears because it looks pretty to you

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#43

Payday loan companies.

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#44

Sending catalogs to my house without my permission. The quantity of paper that is wasted is unreal. We call to have them cancelled but they keep coming. I have to pay to have my trash collected where I live, so basically those companies are forcing me to pay to throw away their garbage that they created unnecessarily and there is nothing i can do.

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#45

Those stupid f*****g mini game ads for mobile games.

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#46

Factory farms

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#47

Big Pharma advertisements for medications.

Medicine should be something you research yourself or consult your doctor about.

It shouldn't be pushed by a goddamn commercial with puppies and butterflies while a family is laughing and playing in the sunlight, only for someone to rattle off 30 side-effects in a low voice, followed by someone saying "Ask your doctor about this."

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#48

Infant circumcision.

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#49

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Siren sounds on the radio.

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#50

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Subscription to an emailing list without a previous email confirmation.

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#51

Here Are The 50 Worst Legal Things That Should Be Illegal, As Shared In This Online Thread Ticket touters. So many people won’t get to see their favourite artists now + people will end up playing to empty stadiums as the cost of living grows.

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#52

Governments being able to take land when ever they want to.

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#53

The space of a seat in a economic class plane.

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#54

Being a MAP(Minor Attracted Person) and spreading that it's ok to be one and refusing to go to see a psychiatrist/therapist.

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#55

Funding their own charity group to evade their existing taxes

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#56

Hiding ingredients in food by calling it "natural flavors".

Vegan_Harvest Report

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34points

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#57

Credit reporting on student loan debt. Withholding transcripts for past-due student balances.

BitterDiscipline3573 Report

Final score:

34points

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#58

I work in the ER. The amount people have to pay in co-pays for ER visits. My sis in law has to pay $250 per ER visit and she's been really sick lately, is up to $750 now (3 ER visits) All while we get drunks and hypochondriacs on state insurance coming into the ER daily for free, for them. The system is so broken.

Belle_82 Report

Final score:

33points

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#59

Forced overtime.

Ignoreeverthing Report

Final score:

32points

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#60

Almost everything politicians are allowed to do, create laws and somehow trade stocks that are involved in said policies????!?!? Strange I go to jail if I do s**t like that.

A_curious_fish Report

Final score:

32points

#61

false advertisement of big food companies (For example: foods claiming sugarfree but actually contains sugar)

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Final score:

30points

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#62

Civil asset forfeiture.

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28points

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#63

All the lies told in political ads.

Oh4faqsake Report

Final score:

28points

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#64

Those predatory vehicle loan places for people with bad credit where you can be charged like quadruple what the car is worth and if the loan defaults the car can be sold over and over to more poor suckers.

Final score:

28points

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#65

Ticketmaster. How is that not scalping?

Hey_Its_Q Report

Final score:

26points

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#66

Being in p*rn at the age of 18. Let's raise that age by at least 21 please (I would prefer 25, when the woman/man has a entire developed brain).

Cynthevla Report

Final score:

24points

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#67

reproductive coercion but especially stealthing.

Getting pregnant by an unsuspecting man who is then forced into either fatherhood or worse, a nice extra income through child support.

AffectionateAd2942 Report

Final score:

17points

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#68

Having more than 15 items at the "15 items or less" checkout counter.

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14points

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#69

Crypto Pump and dumps

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11points

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#70

P*rn. It isn’t healthy to be addicted. Stop making excuses. I can’t stress this enough.

randomuncreativenam3 Report

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-12points

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#71

Forcing a man to pay child support when he was pretty clear he didnt want the kid.

Final score:

-21points

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Jonas Grinevičius

Storytelling, journalism, and art are a core part of who I am. I've been writing and drawing ever since I could walk—there is nothing else I'd rather do. My formal education, however, is focused on politics, philosophy, and economics because I've always been curious about the gap between the ideal and the real. At work, I'm a Senior Writer and I cover a broad range of topics that I'm passionate about: from psychology and changes in work culture to healthy living, relationships, and design. In my spare time, I'm an avid hiker and reader, enjoy writing short stories, and love to doodle. I thrive when I'm outdoors, going on small adventures in nature. However, you can also find me enjoying a big mug of coffee with a good book (or ten) and entertaining friends with fantasy tabletop games and sci-fi movies.

Storytelling, journalism, and art are a core part of who I am. I've been writing and drawing ever since I could walk—there is nothing else I'd rather do. My formal education, however, is focused on politics, philosophy, and economics because I've always been curious about the gap between the ideal and the real. At work, I'm a Senior Writer and I cover a broad range of topics that I'm passionate about: from psychology and changes in work culture to healthy living, relationships, and design. In my spare time, I'm an avid hiker and reader, enjoy writing short stories, and love to doodle. I thrive when I'm outdoors, going on small adventures in nature. However, you can also find me enjoying a big mug of coffee with a good book (or ten) and entertaining friends with fantasy tabletop games and sci-fi movies.

Mindaugas Balčiauskas

I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. I kickstart my day with a mug of coffee bigger than my head, ready to tackle Photoshop. I navigate through the digital jungle with finesse, fueled by bamboo breaks and caffeine kicks. When the workday winds down, you might catch me devouring bamboo snacks while binging on the latest TV show, gaming or I could be out in nature, soaking up the tranquility and communing with my inner panda.

I'm a visual editor at Bored Panda. I kickstart my day with a mug of coffee bigger than my head, ready to tackle Photoshop. I navigate through the digital jungle with finesse, fueled by bamboo breaks and caffeine kicks. When the workday winds down, you might catch me devouring bamboo snacks while binging on the latest TV show, gaming or I could be out in nature, soaking up the tranquility and communing with my inner panda.

What do you think ?

Gemma jones 2 years ago

televangelists, they are not men or women of god they are profiteers, i am not religious at all but i have read the bible and no where does it say you have to pay to get in to heaven

33points

Buren 2 years ago

Can I add dumb-tedious-clueless-stupid-idiotic activists? People who glue or cement their hands to the road, blocking traffics, ruin arts, endanger others. Are they ill-informed, following trends, have nothing better to do? At some point there should be serious consequences for this kind of stupidity

15points

2 years ago

Ah, remember the good ol' "Devious lick?" trend, buddy?

6points

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Beck 2 years ago

Or throw soup at art.

4points

Mike Beck 2 years ago

So... activists that act like they're doing a tiktok challenge?

3points

madbakes 2 years ago

You would be arrested for those acts you listed.

2points

Rens 2 years ago

Artificial sweeteners in EVERYTHING including non-diet items. Give me the sugar, I don't mind paying for it, but stop using artificial sweeteners, they don't solve the obesity crisis and they make people with chronic illnesses, like myself, very very sick. At least give us a choice!

9points

Joshua Moon 2 years ago

I had to stop drinking several of my favorite NON diet sodas because they put in artificial sweeteners.

3points

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Markus It/He/E 2 years ago

People demonising others. I'm talking the extremists of any kind of group i.e. religuous people, vegans. If you don't obey their rules, you're not only beneath them, but actively disgusting. Extreme vegans I have to say are probably the worst for this because they are so damn smug about how "it's better for the environment". Actually, no. It's unsustainable for large amounts of the population, and a complete switch to a vegan diet overnight would ruin food security. Not to mention the majority of cute farm animals they're "saving" would go extinct without severe human intervention. And the worst kind of religious extremists (not including. like. terrorists) are those who use their religion as an excuse for bigotry or their own personal views. I'm not saying religion or veganism are bad. Just people need to stop demonising others because they don't agree. That's not going to convince them to agree with you, all it does is make you look like a pompous twat

6points

Markus It/He/E 2 years ago

This does of course go both ways, people in these groups should not be demonised for their choices either

1point

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2 years ago

I know this isn't a "law" or anything but I'm talking about American school dress codes. I don't think every school does this but mine does: Females can't show their shoulders because it's "distracting" but they can have half their boobs sticking out for the public to see. Just saying, why???

4points

Ivy la Sangrienta 2 years ago

Most of these already are illegal in my country. The US suuuucks.

3points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago (edited)

Well this entire list was disturbing…I’m surprised that MLMs weren’t included unless I missed them.

3points

Richard LongJohnson 2 years ago

Mixing drag culture and kids.

2points

Will Cable 2 years ago

Phone companies filling their stuff with bloatware. You don't go and grab a shopping cart and have it filled aready with all the own brand of the store so why should phones be filled with their c**p

1point

Heather Talma 2 years ago

Surprised no one said smoking. Definitely what I'd think of.

0points

Meami 2 years ago

So many of these are US issues. I continually wonder when my country is going to get its collective head out of its a** and figure it out. Sigh.

0points

Ronnie Beaton 2 years ago

Cinemas where you have to sit through 15 to 20 minutes of ads and trailers before the movie starts. Also people who show up late and make a big deal out of finding seats.

0points

Meh 2 years ago

Parking on someone else's driveway

0points

Solidhog 2 years ago

Short selling.

0points

Sonja 2 years ago

Trying to tie people to personality profiles like DISG etc. No it is not possible to predict people's behaviour by letting them take a 25 minutes test or watching their behaviour for a while. All it does is creating a self fulfilling prophecy by cementing a prejudice and focusing attention to behaviour that confirms the prejudices about them. Please stop this nonsense. There are countless trials that have shown there is no validity in the popular personality tests. It's pseudoscience and it hurts you and the people you interact with because it limits the way you look at them and interact with them.

0points

Gemma jones 2 years ago

televangelists, they are not men or women of god they are profiteers, i am not religious at all but i have read the bible and no where does it say you have to pay to get in to heaven

33points

Buren 2 years ago

Can I add dumb-tedious-clueless-stupid-idiotic activists? People who glue or cement their hands to the road, blocking traffics, ruin arts, endanger others. Are they ill-informed, following trends, have nothing better to do? At some point there should be serious consequences for this kind of stupidity

15points

2 years ago

Ah, remember the good ol' "Devious lick?" trend, buddy?

6points

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Beck 2 years ago

Or throw soup at art.

4points

Mike Beck 2 years ago

So... activists that act like they're doing a tiktok challenge?

3points

madbakes 2 years ago

You would be arrested for those acts you listed.

2points

Rens 2 years ago

Artificial sweeteners in EVERYTHING including non-diet items. Give me the sugar, I don't mind paying for it, but stop using artificial sweeteners, they don't solve the obesity crisis and they make people with chronic illnesses, like myself, very very sick. At least give us a choice!

9points

Joshua Moon 2 years ago

I had to stop drinking several of my favorite NON diet sodas because they put in artificial sweeteners.

3points

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Markus It/He/E 2 years ago

People demonising others. I'm talking the extremists of any kind of group i.e. religuous people, vegans. If you don't obey their rules, you're not only beneath them, but actively disgusting. Extreme vegans I have to say are probably the worst for this because they are so damn smug about how "it's better for the environment". Actually, no. It's unsustainable for large amounts of the population, and a complete switch to a vegan diet overnight would ruin food security. Not to mention the majority of cute farm animals they're "saving" would go extinct without severe human intervention. And the worst kind of religious extremists (not including. like. terrorists) are those who use their religion as an excuse for bigotry or their own personal views. I'm not saying religion or veganism are bad. Just people need to stop demonising others because they don't agree. That's not going to convince them to agree with you, all it does is make you look like a pompous twat

6points

Markus It/He/E 2 years ago

This does of course go both ways, people in these groups should not be demonised for their choices either

1point

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2 years ago

I know this isn't a "law" or anything but I'm talking about American school dress codes. I don't think every school does this but mine does: Females can't show their shoulders because it's "distracting" but they can have half their boobs sticking out for the public to see. Just saying, why???

4points

Ivy la Sangrienta 2 years ago

Most of these already are illegal in my country. The US suuuucks.

3points

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago (edited)

Well this entire list was disturbing…I’m surprised that MLMs weren’t included unless I missed them.

3points

Richard LongJohnson 2 years ago

Mixing drag culture and kids.

2points

Will Cable 2 years ago

Phone companies filling their stuff with bloatware. You don't go and grab a shopping cart and have it filled aready with all the own brand of the store so why should phones be filled with their c**p

1point

Heather Talma 2 years ago

Surprised no one said smoking. Definitely what I'd think of.

0points

Meami 2 years ago

So many of these are US issues. I continually wonder when my country is going to get its collective head out of its a** and figure it out. Sigh.

0points

Ronnie Beaton 2 years ago

Cinemas where you have to sit through 15 to 20 minutes of ads and trailers before the movie starts. Also people who show up late and make a big deal out of finding seats.

0points

Meh 2 years ago

Parking on someone else's driveway

0points

Solidhog 2 years ago

Short selling.

0points

Sonja 2 years ago

Trying to tie people to personality profiles like DISG etc. No it is not possible to predict people's behaviour by letting them take a 25 minutes test or watching their behaviour for a while. All it does is creating a self fulfilling prophecy by cementing a prejudice and focusing attention to behaviour that confirms the prejudices about them. Please stop this nonsense. There are countless trials that have shown there is no validity in the popular personality tests. It's pseudoscience and it hurts you and the people you interact with because it limits the way you look at them and interact with them.

0points

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