Nevada A man caught beating his wife can be tied to a stake for eight hours a day with a sign that read, “Wife Beater” fastened to his chest. By Repealed
Seattle Women who sit on men’s laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term. By
New York A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way.” A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a “pair of horse-blinders” wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll. By
Oblong It is against the law for a man to wear his wife’s panties on a Sunday unless he has prior permission from the Bishop. By
Swaziland Any woman who wears pants faces a possible punishment of having the pants ripped off her and torn to pieces by soldiers. By