Breakin' the law, breakin' the law...

Also, because I'm weird, and sitting here at my computer at half past midnight, reading the California Penal Code.

What?

It's kinda cool.

Here, just to prove it to you, is the best one I've found so far:

596.5.  It shall be a misdemeanor for any owner or manager of an
elephant to engage in abusive behavior towards the elephant, which
behavior shall include the discipline of the elephant by any of the
following methods:
 (a) Deprivation of food, water, or rest.
 (b) Use of electricity.
 (c) Physical punishment resulting in damage, scarring, or breakage
of skin.
 (d) Insertion of any instrument into any bodily orifice.
 (e) Use of martingales.
 (f) Use of block and tackle.

Also:

597h.  It shall be unlawful for any person to tie or attach or
fasten any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any
power for the purpose of causing such animal to be pursued by a dog
or dogs.
 Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Plus:

652.  (a) It shall be an infraction for any person to perform or
offer to perform body piercing upon a person under the age of 18
years, unless the body piercing is performed in the presence of, or
as directed by a notarized writing by, the person's parent or
guardian.
 (b) This section does not apply to the body piercing of an
emancipated minor.
 (c) As used in this section, "body piercing" means the creation of
an opening in the body of a human being for the purpose of inserting
jewelry or other decoration, including, but not limited to, the
piercing of a lip, tongue, nose, or eyebrow. "Body piercing" does not
include the piercing of an ear.
 (d) Neither the minor upon whom the body piercing was performed,
nor the parent or guardian of that minor, nor any other minor is
liable for punishment under this section.

I think it's kinda funny that they don't count ear piercing a s a body piercing. Huh. Cultural norms, I tell ya...

And hey, did you know that:

(b) Any person guilty of a second conviction of any offense
specified in subdivision (c), where the victim has not attained 13
years of age, shall, upon parole, undergo medroxyprogesterone acetate
treatment or its chemical equivalent, in addition to any other
punishment prescribed for that offense or any other provision of law.

 (c) This section shall apply to the following offenses:
 (1) Subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 286.
 (2) Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 288.
 (3) Subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 288a.
 (4) Subdivision (a) or (j) of Section 289.

That is, we can chemically castrate sex offenders in the state of California. I totally did not know that.

Still, I like the one about elephants best.

And on that note, everyone have a nice Veteran's Day!