20 Jaw-Droppingly Weird Laws That Still Exist In America
1. United States - An Act Of Genocide Costs 1 Million Dollars
Law's Origin: 1946-1988?
Risk of Prosecution: 1 million dollar fine and life in prison
The Proxmire Act, a neverending story of U.S. criminal legislation, laid down laws against American citizens commiting acts of genocide almost seventy years ago. The legislation, which pulls heavily from the international Genocide Treaty, contains language so convoluted it took almost forty years from the time it was proposed after World War II till the late 80s to be ratified.
An act of genocide, in case we've forgotten, is the systematic liquidation of a people by means of holocaust. What was their justification for the million dollars? Maybe they thought a dollar per life was an appropriate sum? If you find this law to be a little bit more than disturbing then join the party.
Our Rating: Capitol Punishment called in sick.