Strange laws in Poland

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Mar 9, 11, 13:20 #1
I was reading a list of unusual laws and one of them was: In Krakow, Poland it's not only a crime to have sex with animals, but three-time offenders are shot in the head. Does anyone know if this is true? The list, by the way, is here.

OlafThreads: 8 Posts: 1,369 Joined: Oct 29, 09 ♂	Mar 9, 11, 13:26 #2
JonnyM: but three-time offenders are shot in the head. Do you really think that anyone is shot in the head for this? I am pretty sure this kind offence is frowned upon though:)

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Edited by: JonnyM Mar 9, 11, 13:37 #3
Well, it's on the internet so it must be true! And no doubt Zbigniew Ziobro, down in Krakow, would be well up for it. I wonder if they just dreamed it up, or is it an exaggeration of the truth?

enkiduThreads: 18 Posts: 983 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Mar 9, 11, 13:38 #4
Nah. Poland is not the US. We haven't got any local or town laws. Also - there is no death penalty in Polish law. In this case the guy would be charged for indecent behaviour in public an/or for breeching tha Animal Cruelty Act. And of course would be laugh upon for the rest of his life. :)

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Mar 9, 11, 13:41 #5

enkidu:

Nah. Poland is not the US. We haven't got any local or town laws. Also - there is no death penalty in Polish law.

I knew that - I was just wondering about the origin.

enkidu:

In this case the guy would be charged for indecent behaviour in public an/or for breeching tha Animal Cruelty Act. And of course would be laugh upon for the rest of his life. :)

A farmer I knew used (according to him) do something with calves. Not in public or cruel, just very distatsteful. I wonder if it was illegal too.

Lyzko

Mar 9, 11, 13:59 #6

Jonny, are these "strange" laws actually any stranger than our 'blue' laws here in the States:

1) No liquor served on Sundays before 12 noon!

2) In California, i.e. near and around Sacramento; NO smoking outside or on the street!

3) (rescinded obviously after the 1930's) In certain Southern states, sodomy punishable,
but lynching blacks permissible, indeed photographed and applauded.

The list is quite long-:)

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Edited by: JonnyM Mar 9, 11, 14:03 #7
Lyzko: are these "strange" laws actually any stranger than our 'blue' laws here in the States: Why not check out the link? It's about blue laws.

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Mar 9, 11, 14:14 #8

JonnyM:

Well, it's on the internet so it must be true!

Touche! ;)

JonnyM:

And no doubt Zbigniew Ziobro, down in Krakow, would be well up for it.

You got me scared now, but only for a sec. I think ZZ is mostly out at the Europaean parliament, ridiculing himself there, not here.

JonnyM:

I wonder if they just dreamed it up, or is it an exaggeration of the truth?

Exaggeration? You think? - Maybe they shoot in the head after 5 times, not only 3:). Because who the hell gets caught 5 times in a row? :D

enkidu:

We haven't got any local or town laws.

Agreed, except the part above - of course there are local regulations, but maybe not going as far as death penalty or generally criminal law.

enkidu:

breeching tha Animal Cruelty Act

- I bet someone can easily build a defence line on the basis that he was not victimizing but pleasing the animal.
;)

Lyzko	Mar 9, 11, 14:41 #9
Yup there, ol' Jonny O'! Truth is sure stranger than fiction, fact way odder than fancy-:))))!!!! lol

Marynka11Threads: 8 Posts: 1,447 Joined: Nov 3, 10 ♀	Mar 9, 11, 15:04 #10
# In Bakersfield, California, anyone having intercourse with Satan must use a condom. (An asbestos one we presume.) I guess not to let the Satans breed? At least I know now, where Satan lives.

warszawskiThreads: 60 Posts: 2,389 Joined: May 21, 10 ♂	Mar 9, 11, 18:03 #11
JonnyM: In Krakow, Poland it's not only a crime to have sex with animals, but three-time offenders are shot in the head. Maybe they got it off one of the " stag night" sites and they are talking about having sex with " dogs and pigs" slang for NOT pretty girls...

enkiduThreads: 18 Posts: 983 Joined: Sep 23, 08 ♂	Mar 9, 11, 19:11 #12
Olaf: Agreed, except the part above - of course there are local regulations, but maybe not going as far as death penalty or generally criminal law Local regulation are not considered "Law". You can't be charged and sentenced on the basis of local regulations.

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Mar 9, 11, 19:43 #13
OOOOPPPPPSSS.... seems i have broken the law in London relating to having sex on a parked motorcycle.... Better not go back there for a few years....?

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Mar 9, 11, 19:47 #14
wildrover: seems i have broken the law in London relating to having sex on a parked motorcycle.... wildey, please don't post a map of your sex places... hehe....

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Mar 9, 11, 19:54 #15
pgtx: wildey, please don't post a map of your sex places... hehe.... Don,t worry , the one time on a motorcycle in London was the only time i ever had sex.....

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Edited by: Olaf Mar 10, 11, 10:24 #16

enkidu:

Local regulation are not considered "Law". You can't be charged and sentenced on the basis of local regulations.

Ok, maybe you're right, but isn't it a local law/regulation that a city makes when e.g. there's obligation to clean after your dog makes poo? You can get a ticket if you don't do it. I thought it's local law not countrywide? I found this:
http://www.animals.com.pl/open_pl.php?page=pages/page11b_pl.inc
Bit it is nice to see citizens taking care of their neighbourhood too:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/man-throws-dog-poop-at-owner-who-didnt-p ick-up

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Mar 10, 11, 10:31 #17
enkidu: Local regulation are not considered "Law". You can't be charged and sentenced on the basis of local regulations. Course you can. Many countries have specific laws concerning Railways, for instance.

Dougpol3Threads: 1 Posts: 42 Joined: Sep 1, 10 ♂	Mar 14, 11, 00:18 #18
Here's a "strange" law for you - though I would use a different register.......... The one about losing your driving licence if you have a beer while riding your cycle in the forest or park. Absolute tossers, and it's high time this social repression was repealed by a normal government which Platforma purports to be. Not drinking myself, but come summer I will for sure be flouting this.

hague1cmaeronThreads: 21 Posts: 1,654 Joined: Mar 30, 10 ♂	Mar 14, 11, 00:21 #19
JonnyM: but three-time offenders are shot in the head. They would have to introduce the death penalty first(:

JonnyMThreads: 16 Posts: 4,487 Joined: Mar 9, 11 ♂	Mar 14, 11, 00:27 #20
In the city of Ziobro, anything can happen...

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Mar 14, 11, 00:54 #21
Dougpol3: Absolute tossers, and it's high time this social repression was repealed by a normal government which Platforma purports to be. It's now been semi-repealed - the court can now decide as to whether the licence is revoked for the offence. From what one of my students said, the courts are only likely to revoke a licence if it's road-related drunkenness.

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 ♂ [Suspended]	Mar 14, 11, 01:40 #22
delphiandomine: From what one of my students said, the courts are only likely to revoke a licence if it's road-related drunkenness. Someone I know got sent down for riding a bicycle while drunk. Admittedly he did have a bit of form (all drink related) but it's not like he was endangering anybody except himself!

TrevekThreads: 33 Posts: 2,155 Joined: May 21, 08 ♂	Mar 14, 11, 07:46 #23
JonnyM: In Krakow, Poland it's not only a crime to have sex with animals, but three-time offenders are shot in the head. Shot in the head with what? maybe it refers to whatever position you are in with the animal at the time. In Scotland there was once a case of a man "riding" a horse. Both he and it were executed and burned.

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Mar 14, 11, 11:07 #24
Trevek: Both he and it were executed and burned. Not recently i take it...?

OlafThreads: 8 Posts: 1,369 Joined: Oct 29, 09 ♂	Mar 14, 11, 11:20 #25
Trevek: In Scotland there was once a case of a man "riding" a horse. Both he and it were executed and burned. Very biblical way of dealing. Or wait, maybe it was in Quran... ;) Anyway, that's what was supposed to be done. And this Scottish guy should've taken care of his sheep instead of fiddling with a horse :D

TrevekThreads: 33 Posts: 2,155 Joined: May 21, 08 ♂	Mar 14, 11, 21:17 #26
wildrover: Not recently i take it...? Some time around 15th C, I think. It's on the wall display at Inverary Prison.

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Mar 14, 11, 21:23 #27
Trevek: Some time around 15th C, I think. Aha.....thats why i did not spot it on BBC news then...

OlafThreads: 8 Posts: 1,369 Joined: Oct 29, 09 ♂	Mar 18, 11, 12:07 #28
Yes, 15th century was a sad time of pogrom of gay horses. No one wants to speak about it still.

alexw68	Mar 18, 11, 12:13 #29
wildrover: Don,t worry , the one time on a motorcycle in London was the only time i ever had sex..... As long as the motorbike was over 16, I think you're in the clear, mate.

wildroverThreads: 180 Posts: 8,188 Joined: Jun 7, 07 ♂	Mar 18, 11, 18:27 #30
alexw68: As long as the motorbike was over 16, Oh dam....it was only a month old....i could be in trouble....sex on an underage motorcycle...!

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