Wasn't sure what topic this fit into best, but figured this would do. Interesting times in Canada with a woman being charged with "Pretending to practice witchcraft", a law that will be removed from the criminal code later this week.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...id=mailsignout
I often find old laws give interesting historical perspectives, as do the reasons they are maintained or eventually officially removed. In this case, they claim the law remained useful for persecuting certain specific criminal behaviours, though I would have thought laws pertaining to fraud would have covered this long ago.
Any other thoughts on this or example of other similarly strange laws? Anyone ever found themselves on the wrong side of some archaic law?
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canad...id=mailsignout
I often find old laws give interesting historical perspectives, as do the reasons they are maintained or eventually officially removed. In this case, they claim the law remained useful for persecuting certain specific criminal behaviours, though I would have thought laws pertaining to fraud would have covered this long ago.
Any other thoughts on this or example of other similarly strange laws? Anyone ever found themselves on the wrong side of some archaic law?
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