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The only constant thing in this universe is change. That’s something Greek philosopher Heraclitus said ages ago, and since then a lot—a lot—has changed.

So, it’s only normal for subject legality to be affected by this as well. Well, that, and everything that it is subject to. Mostly ethics, morality, and not losing your head because child labor laws were not a thing back in the olden days.

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Yep, we’re of course talking about things that used to be quite normal, yet are illegal today, with Redditors posting some of the most spot-on facts to bend our minds a little bit.

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30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Exposed hair in Iran

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Sending your kids to the store to buy cigarettes

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every Saturday, when I was 12. I used to walk in the bank, withdraw money from my dad's account, buy his cigarettes, and place bet for gramps in the bookies. All just by carrying his bank book.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now When you picked someone up at the airport, you used to be able to walk right up to where they got off the plane.

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    So, several days ago, a Redditor by the nickname of u/90sVib3z approached the AskReddit community with a question: what's something that's illegal now, but used to be perfectly normal?

    It didn’t take long for the question to take off and for answers to come pouring in. As of this listicle, the thread has 6,400 upvotes (94% of them positive) and has generated over 8,200 comments, either answering the question or discussing it.
    #4

    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Riding around town in the back of a pickup truck.

    I’m someone who won’t take my car out of park if all the seatbelts aren’t fastened, but as a kid I would jump at the chance to ride in the truck bed.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is still perfectly legal in most places. Just not on the interstate.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Smoking at school.

    My HS had a smoking area for students.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was in college, in the 90s, we smoked right inside the buildings. Didn't even have to go outside... I've quit, since then, and I could not live in a smoke friendly environnement. Nasty.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Cocaine. Used to be in everything, an I think it’s time we brought it back. -caffeine isn’t kicking the way it needs to.

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    Much of the thread deals with answers that tie in with dangerous things—either physically and directly, or more passively and more long-term. At least health-wise. You know, being able to buy dynamite at the store, smoking among minors, lead paint, stuff like that.

    But some suggested societal issues that could more likely be attributed to morality and ethics. It was things like public executions, guns in schools, child labor laws, that sort of thing. Humanity used to live in wild times.
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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now So much pollution. People used to change the oil on their car and dump it down storm drains or pour it into a hole in the ground. Old bottles of pills got thrown in the trash. So much aerosol hairspray. Commercially, we dumped so much chemical waste into rivers they started catching on fire, and it started burning through the ozone layer. Superfund sites, the list goes on and on

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This needs to be voted higher. Pollution is down to about 1% of the level that it was in the 1970s, in most countries of the world. Anti-pollution legislation is made tighter and tighter every five years or even more often than that. "On June 22, 1969, an oil slick caught fire on the Cuyahoga River just southeast of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The image that the "the river caught fire" motivated change to protect the environment", throughout the world.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now I can remember when it was perfectly normal for someone to leave their kids in the car (doors unlocked and windows open) while they went inside a business. No one gave it a second thought.

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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While not illegal, it is greatly frowned upon, and doing this can get the cops and or CPS called on you. What is interesting is kids are actually safer than ever and there are a lot less incidents of being kidnapped by a stranger. What happened is the Internet. What would have been local news, now is national news thanks to the ability to share news on a much larger scale. Now people know about everything that happens, and it makes it feel that things are less safe, so the pendulum swung to being overcautious. I am a xenial (a sub generation between 1977-1983) and I grew up watching shows like Americas Most Wanted which had a lot of Kidnappers because the creator's sin was kidnapped, Adam Walsh. We watched the Polly Klaas kidnapping happen in real time, and missing kids faces were plastered on milk cartons. Being kidnapped was a very real threat to us, even though rare, and it has greatly effected the way we raised the next generations.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Letting kids walk to school (or other places) by themselves.

    The first time I heard about parents being arrested for this I thought "well, this is a one-off bizarre thing where we don't have all the facts". But I've seen it happen too often now and it blows my mind. I was walking a mile to school by myself in kindergarten and it was not only normal, but expected back then. Not one of my classmates had a parent drop them off at school.

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    The first bit is probably self explanatory, right? Many, if not all laws are often written in blood or at the very least based on experience. Morality, on the other hand, is a whole different issue.

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    A study of the human brain suggests that morality isn’t merely a cultural construct. It’s also based on evolutionary factors, passed on from our ancestors, hard-wiring us to think in terms of cooperation and smooth social interactions.
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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Used to buy dynamite at the hardware store. My dad and I used it to remove stumps.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Cigarette vending machines. No age restriction, just drop a couple of quarters in and pull the handle!

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Being a latchkey kid. Growing up I had so many friends that would get home alone only for their parwnts to come home two or three hours later... Actually just saw somebody on this site who apparently called CPS on this recently

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    An interesting thing to note about morality in humans is that there are several locations within our brains that play a role in forming a sense of morality and ethics.

    Without getting super nerdy, each part of the brain plays a role in handling things like understanding the intentions of others, being aware of how our body feels, managing self-control and intelligence, tackling emotional reactions, among other things. Each of these building blocks play a role in how we handle morality and immorality.
    #13

    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Dosing your baby with OTC Laudanum so you can go out dancing all night.

    Or so my grandmother said - a couple of flappers overdosed their babies and they stopped selling Laudanum in the drugstore.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When every member of the family had to work long hours in factories mothers had no choice but to dose their babies to keep them asleep while they were away.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Adults marrying teenagers.

    “Younger than she are happy mothers made.” - Paris, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 2.

    Juliet is not quite 14. She’s an eighth grader.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is misleading given Romeo was 16, so it was teenager marrying teenager

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now The ingredients in cough syrup at the beginning of the 1900s

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    And while evolution is the basis, it doesn’t mean that morality is set in stone. Culture and social influences have an impact on what we think is right and wrong. This has allowed people to come to decisions to frown upon second-hand smoking. This also led to many human rights movements that have since then made tons of progress to care for each other more than we used to. Because remember, from a natural standpoint, we’re social beings.
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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Spankings in school, including with paddles.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My gym teacher slapped me across my face when I was 13 because I wouldn't do one exercise. I couldn't say why, so she slapped me. The truth was that I was supposed to do that exercise with a boy who repeatedly assaulted me and I didn't want to be nowhere near him. It was in '80s so no one did anything, sadly. And those things never go away, not even when you are an adult.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Lead paint and asbestos in housing.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Child labor. And the arguments to maintain it ranged from "nobody is forcing them" to "but if we ban it our industries will no longer be competitive" and "when they work, they are not on the streets"... I think this is an example that we must always keep in mind because many of these arguments from the "so-called choice" to "competitiveness" through to the "false alternative" are still regularly used today to justify practices that are morally reprehensible...

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    It is this that has pushed us as a species to form our own definitions of morality through interacting with those around us. The power of reason and intelligence in humans is what allows us to have an idea of what morality is and how to navigate it. Through reason, we reach new heights in things like empathy for others, forming bonds and communities. If anything, for survival, but there is potential for caring just because it’s the right thing to do and life is precious.
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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Public executions.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Owning other humans

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Driving with no seat belt. Driving while talking on the phone. Driving with no car seat for a child.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Driving while talking on the phone? Good thing no one does THAT anymore. 😱

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    So, why do we need laws, besides our own flesh and bone forcing an agenda on us? Laws give people structure. Without them, it’d be pure chaos (not the magical kind) and folks would end up doing whatever they please without exception. And that might, in the end, affect you as an individual.

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    In that sense, laws protect us from the chaos of other people’s decision making. They provide consequences for unfair situations, and the freedoms to express ourselves without prejudice. It’s what makes civilizations civil. Well, one of the things.
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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Lobotomies

    You suffer from nightmares, headaches, or depression? We’ll just slice a chunk out of your frontal lobe and call it a day!

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Our high school had a rifle club in school. Kids kept their .22s in their lockers.

    Edit: not saying rifle teams are now illegal. Bringing guns into school and storing them in a locker is what is now verboten. And I’m not from a particularly rural area.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now not wearing a seatbelt. people used to make fun of you for wearing one

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably the same type of people who make fun of you for getting a Covid vaccine.

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    Take that away from societies and you have a civilization where anyone can do anything. And considering there are no consequences to anything, this would very likely mean crime and violence all around. And next to no protection against it too.

    While some things are hard to speculate—mostly because we don’t live in a world of zero rules—it’s safe to say that life would be a lot more dangerous and unpredictable. And those are the two things humanity’s been trying to actively avoid throughout its existence.
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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Does anyone remember the 90s when "mooning" was a thing. I remember my mom driving down the highway and my brother and I laughing hysterically at some random guy who was mooning us out his window. I dont know if it's illegal now, but I think mooning would be perceived a lot differently these days. 

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Burning your trash in the backyard.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    still legal here as long as it is not causing a nuisance or hazard.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Smoking on planes.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And trains, buses, in cars with kids, hospitals, restaurants, g'ment buildings, the doctor's office - and the doctor smoked, schools, almost every workplace basically, everywhere - there were very few 'off limit' places at all.

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    Bottom line is, it’s safe to say humans are going in the right direction. Moral breakdown, i.e. decline in morality, isn’t really a thing. Rather, it’s an illusion, a perception of things based on what we think and see, and not what is actually true.

    There are literally hundreds of sources proving that war, genocide and child abuse are slowly declining as time goes on, volunteerism doesn’t show any significant changes, and cooperation among humans is on the rise (up by 10% in nearly 60 years).
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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Smoking indoors.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Drinking and driving

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Driving drunk was never legal. More rigorous laws and heavier punishments have been put in place as technology and understanding has improved. Remember the old (now removed) Monopoly Chance card "drunk in charge"? In charge of a motor vehicle, is what it meant.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Punching your wife in the face for not having dinner on the table.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any man who tries to do that to me, will getting a frying pan to the back of the head!

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    Considering all of this, what are your thoughts on morality, moral progress or decay, or really anything seen in this listicle? Share your thoughts and stories in the comment section below.

    And if you need another hit, why not go through this list of legal things that you feel like a criminal doing?
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    Dueling

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finally, something that used to be acceptable and is now illegal. A German once told me that if you see a German aristocrat with a scar line on their face it might be because they have indulged in an illegal duel by sword - so it seems it might still go on.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Choosing a new identity, moving anywhere you want and starting over.

    Also, being able to avoid that.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's certainly not normal or even easy to do with modern technology. However, so long as there's no fraud or attempt to hide from serious criminal charges (anything involving prison), this is still legal.

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    Forced marriages 

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They'll call it "arranged" now and pretend it's okay because the kids had a choice of 5 people to pick from.

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    Basically invading people's privacy. You used to be able to go to a post office and get info on where people lived. Although hospital dependent you could go in and ask about any patient.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could find your address in about 15 minutes for the cost of about $1.

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Lawn darts

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those were fun! I remember running around attempting not to get brained and/or killed... In a playful way, of course.

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    Carrying a pocketknife anywhere and everywhere

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    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Taking guns to school. It used to be common for students to have a gun rack in their truck.

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    #38

    30 Things That Used To Be Normal In Society But Are Illegal Now Crossing a border.

    Immigration controls are a quite new thing. Before we had extensive public services nations didn't bother with border controls.

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    Children drinking alcohol. Toddlers used to be given beer to drink because it was cleaner than the available water

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The beer was very, very light, more like a fermented drink. It wasn't the same type of beer the grown ups were drinking in the ale house in the evenings.

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    Owning fully automatic firearms. Prior to the National Firearms Act of 1934, anyone was allowed to own full automatic firearms in the States. Aka “machine guns.”

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Semi-automatic in Australia. Now banned nationwide. You can still own a handgun or rifle but must have a reason other than self-defence for doing so. It is now illegal to carry a gun or any weapon in public in Australia, concealed or otherwise.

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    As an American not needing a passport to go to Canada or Mexico nor just about any Caribbean island. What irks me is showing my passport to go for example to the Bahamas. Distance wise Bimini for example is 400 miles closer than the nearest state which is Georgia.

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh poor thing.. Your country has drastic border controls and forces everyone from everywhere (except Canada maybe) to register online and have a passport to enter the country but it « irks » you to have to do the same. That’s so unfair.

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    Boarding houses and single-room-occupancy hotels. Also, strangely enough, we have a lot of people who can’t afford apartments living on the street.

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