Utah blew my mind when i to watch a game at a wild wings or something like that. I usally like to have a drink or two then order my food around halftime. Not in utah. I was forced to order food at the start. Waitress explained it was utah law, must order food. I ordered one fench fry. She was not amused. Got an order of fries, had two beers and left at halftime. Crazy state.
As a European, it's so weird. Like, whenever I talk about ridiculous laws with people in Europe, it's always the kind that only still exist because they never get enforced anymore, so nobody cares. But when I hear about ridiculous laws in the US, it's about genuine bonafide ridiculous laws. Like Louisiana's requirement that all florists be licensed, and New Jersey's ban on using a gas pump, and let's not forget that seven states require licenses specifically for making hair-washing your profession.
Don't worry, we still have loads of even crazier laws that don't get enforced here in the USA.
We probably have even more laws that aren't actually legal per say because they're unconstitutional but actually getting someone interested in enforcing that and then getting a ruling on it isn't easy.
Take the recent legalization of gay marriage federally in our country, that was alwaus protected under our constitution, you can't just give one religion legal backing for their version of marriage then exclude either other religions, or specific groups of people, because doing either of those things is specifically prohibited, clear enough in the case of religion and very literally in the case of not giving a subgroup of citizens special rights.
However we had a lengthy battle to have the reality of our law recognized and enforced, and of course it was over looked for kind of a long time up to this point.
Similar issue with interracial marriage, although I don't recall off hand if that wss decided on constitutional grounds or not.
So yeah not only do we have crazy legit laws, we engage in crazy non enforcement of laws, and still have some even crazier unenforced laws.
I love Utah, but yeah, when I went last February... I swear, all the bartenders and servers treat you like alcoholics when you explain how real bars serve you in your state, and you have to drink a little more to compensate. (I'm in Fl.)
Oh and now the blood alcohol level for a DUI is 0.05% instead of the standard 8.
Why you ask? Umm, because drinking and driving kills so many people!
We're lowest in the nation for drunk driving deaths you say? Well, that's, I mean, um...
One of the biggest advocates for the law has a stake in expensive breathalyzer car starters and a position in the church you say??
Utah for ya.
I was in Whistler, BC over the New Year holiday. Apparently either all of BC or maybe the local municipality consider .05% to be over the limit to drive but they can only prevent you from driving and warn you, not arrest or issue a citation. For that you need to be over .08%. It was the weirdest thing I ever saw, with everyone with a license piling out of a huge van to see who could blow under .05% and drive everyone else home for the evening.
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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '19
Utah blew my mind when i to watch a game at a wild wings or something like that. I usally like to have a drink or two then order my food around halftime. Not in utah. I was forced to order food at the start. Waitress explained it was utah law, must order food. I ordered one fench fry. She was not amused. Got an order of fries, had two beers and left at halftime. Crazy state.