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Bad laws

Bad laws increase corruption, because they are impossible to enforce. Take the law against serving meals in wedding ceremonies - no matter how well intentioned this law is, the rich and powerful easily whenever they like. Serving meals in wedding ceremonies is a time honoured tradition - if the place where the wedding has taken place a banquet hall for instance and meals are not served there, then the alternative is to hold a seperate party discretely with caterers waiting to serve the gues.
Perhaps the worst law was banning of liquor. Those who were in a habit at least one glass of their favourite drink every evening, where denied that. The ban on liquor forced many people to become heroin addicts and thus ruining their lives. Those who could afford to have smuggled liquor at exorbitant rates were also in a position to bribe officials just by giving them best wine or any other liquor. When people go to parties where liquor is served, they drink as if they will never get any afterwards.
If this stupid law of banning liquor was removed and it was available without too many taxes and ridiculous restrictions, perhaps drug addiction will cease. People say that they War Afghanistan turned people into drug addicts, that was not the case it was foolish banning on the sale of liquor which was the real cause. The tax on liquor was reasonable and almost everyone could afford it. The government was earning a great deal from the sale of liquor. Drinking was treated as perfectly normal.
It is illegal to for restaurants and food outlets to be open in Ramzan - because people are supposedly fasting. Fasting is a religious ritual not a legal requirement. The people in the food and catering business are affected by this law. It also affects daily wage labourers, who need nourishment while working, it also massively dicriminates against people belonging to other religions who are not required to fast. Why should such people be treated as if they are criminals if they are found eating and drinking during day time. This is an terribly stupid law and should trashed immediately.
Every new year, surprising the Christian New Year is celebrated, but the law says all hotels shold be closed. There should be no discos. Having a good time is a crime on New Year is not entirely against the law but it is not approved of. The fact that young people should enjoy themselves by dancing and singing be treated some sort of aberration is downright evil.
Many cars come with tinted windshields because for protection against sunlight, but such cars are not allowed - because it is assumed that people in tinted glass cars are crooks or are having sex while driving, how ridiculous! Even if they are having sex when not driving, then so what, whose business is it? The Christian New Year is celebrated because the Muslim new year in Pakistan instead of being a day of celebration and joy, is observed with mourning because the Shia sect in the first 10 days of mourning due to religious reasons. There is no entertainment on TV and radio. Just because the Shia have their way doing thing, does not necessarily mean that the Sunnis and members of other sects should do the same. They should be rejoicing. Let Shias mourn as much as they want, but their system of beliefs should not be enforced on the country. the first of Muharram should be celebrated like Eid after all it is the Muslim new year.
The laws against adultery and fornication are equally stupid and meaningless. Such things come in the category of sin - if such things are done in private and no one knows about it - how will the perpetrators be caught? Homosexuality continues to be treated as a crime.
The law against attempted suicide. A person who has attempted suicide is extremely depressed or is suffering from some mental disease, such a person should be put in the care of doctors not imprisoned.
When will these inane laws done away with?

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