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Yet another reminder that Massachusetts common law has all manner of archaic crap cluttering it up, going back to the Puritans. Take a gander at the current te
by thrower123 7y ago
Yet another reminder that Massachusetts common law has all manner of archaic crap cluttering it up, going back to the Puritans. Take a gander at the current text that this bill is proposed to amend:
> Section 53. (a) Common night walkers, common street walkers, both male and female, persons who with offensive and disorderly acts or language accost or annoy another person, lewd, wanton and lascivious persons in speech or behavior, keepers of noisy and disorderly houses, and persons guilty of indecent exposure shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of not more than $200, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
> (b) Disorderly persons and disturbers of the peace shall, for a first offense, be punished by a fine of not more than $150. For a second or subsequent offense, disorderly persons and disturbers of the peace shall be punished by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 6 months or by a fine of not more than $200 or by both such fine and imprisonment; provided, however, that an elementary or secondary school student shall not be adjudged a delinquent child for a violation of this subsection for such conduct within school buildings or on school grounds or in the course of school-related events.
https://malegislature.gov/laws/generallaws/partiv/titlei/chapter272/section53 https://malegislature.gov/laws/generallaws/partiv/titlei/cha...
- eli_gottlieb 7y agoThis is really fucking stupid.
- cryptonector 7y agoSix months in jail!
- rhacker 7y agoI really want to move to MA. I hate noisy neighbors.
- linksnapzz 7y agoSorry, I can tell you from firsthand experience, noisy neighbors are still a problem in MA.
- thrower123 7y agoI guess quoting the law has pissed someones off enough that they felt the need to go downvote every comment I've made in the past two days...
- velosol 7y agoThat reminds me of my favorite MA fine - $1 for the first few times you jaywalk and $2 for the 4th and subsequent instances. Interestingly there are 2 bills seeking to make it so the fine can go up or otherwise limit jaywalking [1] & [2]. > [...] Whoever violates any provision of any such rule shall be punished by a fine of one dollar for the first, second or third such offense committed by such person within the jurisdiction of the district court in the particular calendar year, and by a fine of two dollars for the fourth or subsequent such offense so committed in such calendar year. [...] https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Chapter90/Section18A https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXIV/Ch... [1]: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3030 https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3030 [2]: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3283 https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3283
- dublinben 7y agoThose bills both appear to be free petitions submitted by constituents that have been merely forwarded by their representatives. Notably they both come from small towns far away from Boston whose opinions on "jaywalking" should probably be disregarded.