There are things that are considered wrong by a lot of people, however, one cannot do anything about them because they don't violate the law. Keeping that in mind, I asked the Bored Panda community to share some examples of what they think should be illegal but is not. Apparently, there are many things!
Here are the responses from our Pandas. What do you think should be illegal but is not? Let me know in the comments!
#21
Littering. Whoever gets caught dumping their trash somewhere where it doesn't belong (beach, ocean, streets, parks) should pay a fine or face legal proceedings.
418points
#22
I think that child marriage (marriage below 18) should be illegal with NO exceptions. It creates so much trouble for the kids, yet so many states still have many loopholes. Only a few have a strict ban. NO parental consent, NO exceptions, and KEEP it that way. Sometimes it is used to keep a rapist out of jail because the child is pregnant. There was actually a case, by the way, where a girl's father or mother had her married because her boyfriend got her pregnant while drunk. She only consented because she loved him, and she was happy to be a mother. Sadly, the child miscarried during the wedding, but her folks never got punished for this. Instead, they went to a different state to get consent from a judge. Man, life is wrong!
417points
#23
Lobbying.
396points
#24
Chewing gum and then sticking it on things which are not in a bin should be banished.
377points
#25
The gay panic defense (in some states is banned, most not though). Basically, it’s legal for someone to MURDER a gay person if they claim that they had an “uncontrollable reaction” to seeing a gay person. Yeah. I believe the men who murdered Matthew Shephard tried to use this defense.
Should definitely be banned.
374points
#26
Overloaded sugar in drinks and snacks.
354points
#27
Kissing babies that are not your own!
352points
#28
trump
350points
#29
Smoking right at the entrance / exit of a building. I always have to cross a "smoke screen" when I exit the train station or want to enter a hospital. Some hospitals have taken action to create a "smoke area" away from their doors and I think it should be so for every public facility.
339points
#30
Fireworks. They upset my dog.
337points
#31
Doing things to a child because the parent consented. From kissing to ear piercings to stealing. Especially if the child is old enough to tell you if you can or can't.
305points
#32
Gerrymandering by sitting politicians
298points
#33
Excessive and unnecessary plastic packaging on products.
286points
#34
meta-data harvest/banking and data-profiling.
273points
#35
Spreading anti-vax information to any public platform
264points
#36
Showing school children in programs as being sexually attractive.
257points
#37
Having a system of government that transfers wealth upwards.
255points
#38
The electoral college
227points
#39
Over testing in schools. I feel more like a lab rat than a 5th grade kid!
206points
#40
The 2 party system
200points