News from Italy – Another Unusual Law

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

As much as I love Italy, some of their laws are very different. Today the Supreme Court in Italy, their Court of Cassation, ruled that it is a crime to offend a man by telling him that he has “no balls.”  The case started out as an argument between two men in southern Italy. Click here for the full story.

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4 Responses to News from Italy – Another Unusual Law

  2. Ruth Rainwater says:
    August 1, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    Very unusual! I think we probably have a few weird laws on the books here in the US, too, but maybe not that extreme!!

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  3. twoblackdoggies says:
    August 2, 2012 at 1:38 AM

    There would be many fines issued in Australia if that same law was applied, the term ‘grow a pair’ is quite popular here.

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  4. friendlytm says:
    August 23, 2012 at 6:10 AM

    Hi I have nominated you for the super sweetness blogging award. Please see my post why I nominated you. If you are interested, please pass it on.
    Denise
    http://denisefoodblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/pass-the-sweetness-super-sweet-blogging-award

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