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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.

#1

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great choice of picture BP. That's a pro-abortion protest!

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ummm, you might want to change the photo BoredPanda staff—that’s a pro choice protest their. Please, please, edit your listicles!

birdhouse
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Freedom of speech should not include the harassment of people with a different opinion.

Michelle Reynolds
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's still free speech, even if you disagree with what someone is saying. This is true of a lot more than abortion rights.

Shorty Morty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your mad about pro - abortion people protesting when all you ever ducking do is protest, we also have the right to protest.

Mrs.Pugh
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2 years ago

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Ruth Hempsey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably get at least ten downvotes for saying so but unless a comment is egregious I make a point of upvoting all posts that are downvoted for no good reason other than somebody's sheer meanness. And for the last 24 hours some trolls have been downvoting everything out of spite. BP needs to readjudicate their rules. The current ones aren't working as intended because unfortunately not all people are decent human beings.

Rostit .
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am pro Choice but I am also pro free speech. They should be allowed to show the world how stupid and uninformed they are. From a safe distance and they must accept the potential for getting their asses kicked in.

Theresa McCreary
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The government has no say so on what cancer treatments I put my body through, what necessary surgeries I might have, or other medical treatments I elect to have. They should have ZERO say so on a pregnancy. It is still my body !!!!

Shorty Morty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the question is it your body or are you now sharing you body with another human life, I personally think you are and the government's job is too protect human life.

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DC
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, what on earth makes these people think they're entitled to decide on the behalf of others? It's not their damned womb, it is to be under the command of only the one person whose inners we're talking about. Your body, your choice!

Tofu
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can people please stop downvoting just because you don't agree with the comment? Downvoting is supposed to be for spam and truly offensive comments. (Yes, I realize I risk getting downvoted with this comment. -10 votes and you're banned from BP for a day.)

Tofu
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@featherytoad The downvoting trolls are trying to get you banned again! This is out of control BP!

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Ian B
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The problem with this is let's say that Supreme Court rules in favor of banning peaceful protests at abortion clinics. Great. Now somebody else sues people because they don't like that BLM is peacefully protesting a KKK organization. What does the Supreme Court do? They either have to reverse their previous ruling OR stop BLM from peacefully protesting. You may not like other peoples opinions, but we live in a world with endless opinions. If you don't like someone's opinion, just ignore it.

Bored Boar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The KKK and forced birthers are movements of hate. People who want to deny others basic human rights aren't exercising "free speech" they are perpetuating oppression and it does not deserve to be tolerated.

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Porter Neuman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are using their right to free speech and right to protest. Just because their views dont align with yours doesnt mean it should be illegal.

Bianca Dawn Pommier
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everybody has their own opinion, it becomes a problem when their opinion is forced and doesn't allow other peoples opinions to be said. Sure you're pro-life, I'm cool with that, as long as you respect other peoples bodies and choices.

Raymond Smith
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5 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If our mothers gave us life , who are we to deny it to the next generation?

Claudia Calabrese
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's amazing! At #11 you protest against predatory practices in the health system, now you protect the most predatory business in the health system: the abortion industry, a multibillionaire and multinational chain of death which is founded by the American government to spread death in every corner of the world where the US have interests. You have lots of ways to stay childless and without murdering a Human being. When a dog or cat got pregnant you'd never got her to a vet to murder all her kids, the same after they are born. Why Human kids worth less than animal kids for you?

Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They’re not welcome here in the US either. They are a tiny minority of religious hypocrites who want to dictate to women what we should do with our bodies, with NO choice. They’re also the first ones to cry poor, or act like victims of some kind of violence or discrimination, or worse, tell you that’s the mother’s problem and not theirs, when asked whether they’re going to pay for the funerals of desperate women dying from self-induced or back alley abortions, or either adopt, or at least contribute to the upbringing of, all the unwanted children they’re forcing women to have.

Ovata Acronicta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was told there's now a fence up against the protesters outside a clinic I would pass by a bit if I was in better health. I'm so glad they have that fence up, tho I still feel like getting myself in trouble by stopping by the um, lane for lovers nearby, picking up a foot-long eggplant, and wielding it in the direction of said protesters. If I ran at them with it wiggling, it might scare them away, and I got nothing else going on.

Tamra
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait, what? Where is this happening? The audacity of some people.

Andy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yip, unfortunately it's not enough the be d*cks in their own country https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-63033402

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Stardust she/her
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m so glad that abortion is allowed in my country. Of course, it’s limited by a bit but just enough for it to be accessible

Amelia Ivy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am pro circumstance if it's a rape or insest baby then that's one thing but if you can lay there spread your legs when get pregnant then you can take care of your kid

Ruth Hempsey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tell the asses who gave them the babies to take care of their kids as well, because they usually bugger off and give damn all.

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Rayirth Iyer
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Let’s see how many downvotes I can get!

Kawaii Potato
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Couldn't you say the same the other way? Just curious

Karl Baxter
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It’s a shame there is no God otherwise he/she/it should send those idiots a thunderbolt

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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.

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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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#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.

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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.

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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.

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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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#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.”

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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".

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#57

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

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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.

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#59

Forced overtime.

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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.

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

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#62

Civil asset forfeiture.

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#63

All the lies told in political ads.

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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.

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#65

Ticketmaster. How is that not scalping?

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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).

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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.

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#68

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

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#69

Crypto Pump and dumps

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#70

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

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#71

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

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