Stupid Laws

In Belgium the age of consent is 16, yet you have to be 18 to watch porn.
Same for France (15), Ireland (17), Italy (14), and I'd imagine countless other countries too.

As for the video game law regarding Hellas (i.e. Greece), as someone pointed out, it wasn't as clear-cut as that but, technically, what you said was not false either.

Basically, years ago (in 2002) when PASOK was in power (a pseudo-socialist political party which, according to WikiLeaks cables, was created, funded, and backed by the United States to basically control the country for the Americans and their geopolitical interests -- which it faithfully did for 20 years, in the process turning our country into a third-world state) the political establishment passed a law against computer gambling, especially against computerized slot machines. However, as the government was (and still is) made up of elderly and ignorant political puppets who don't understand technology, the law was written as a blanket ban against not just slot machines but video game consoles and computer gaming systems as well (as the fools could not differentiate between illegal slot machines and gaming systems!). There was a 5,000-75,000 euro fine attached to the law and imprisonment of up to 12 months for anyone who broke the ridiculous law. As a result, dozens of computer gaming centers (where people who don't have computers or very good ones can go and play computer games for a small price) were forcibly closed (and in some cases the computers were confiscated). The incident made international news and was even reported in PC Gamer. However, a few months later the law was changed.

Anyway, since the country is so backward (again, due to the political establishment), the effects were very localized (as police don't always enforce many laws): as far as I know, only major urban centers like Athens were hit. But, yes, technically games were illegal for a small period of time.

For anyone interested, here is an article that goes into the subject: In Greece, use a GameBoy, go to jail.

In Chicago it's illegal to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.

I can google myself, thanks.

I see and hear with my own ears and eyes that it's against religion, law and others better judgement to be just Human in this world.. you have to conform to some government, belief or group to be known or heard.. I myself dont give a flying fuck if your what, where, how and who.. it's all those what's, where's and how's and who's that create hate, pain, violence and suffering.. it all leads to the darkside!.. and don't go there just because they say they have cookies.. that's a lie too!!

Oh while we are putting up laws it's still Illegal to ride a horse after drinking in Western Australia and it's legal to urinate in public as long as you pee on the rear side of the car behind a open door.

Every law is stupid.

In Poland it is forbidden to take part in a rescue operation if you have a beard, a mustache or long hair.

In Poland you can go to jail for 30 days for using foreign language in a product naming, an advertisement or a manual.