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kingbob 
LSU Fan
St. Amant, LA
Member since Nov 2010
9009 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:57 pm to WikiTiger)
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Prostitution
still legal in Nevada 
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heehaw
LSU Fan
Foothills of the Ohio River
Member since May 2009
3917 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:00 pm to Powerman)
Drunk driving used to be easier to get away with
Or how about minors consuming alcohol in the 70's and 80's. My parents said the cops used to just follow them home and maybe pour out the booze. Now with all the fines and legal fees you are shelling out $500 and maybe some community service.
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Robin Masters 
Alabama Fan
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
1633 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:00 pm to kingbob)
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Nevada
Varies by county, illegal in Las Vegas county for instance.
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JLSIX 
New Orleans Saints Fan
New Orleans, LA
Member since Apr 2010
15392 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:00 pm to joshnorris14)
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Slavery is legal now?
I know you can read. You are a smart guy.
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kingbob
LSU Fan
St. Amant, LA
Member since Nov 2010
9009 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:01 pm to JLSIX)
drinking at a bar at age 18
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urinetrouble
LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2007
10585 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:01 pm to kingbob)
Child abuse
Drunk driving
Sodomy
Inter- racial marriage.
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Robin Masters
Alabama Fan
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
1633 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:02 pm to JLSIX)
Going to the pharmacy and buying a years supply of sudafed.
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Ye_Olde_Tiger
LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2004
969 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:02 pm to kingbob)
There's a book that describes fights that used to occur in the port of new Orleans. Apparently dudes from Kentucky were badasses. But legal fights included knives and anything smaller than a broken chair leg. Bigger than those was considered deadly force and illegal.
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JLSIX
New Orleans Saints Fan
New Orleans, LA
Member since Apr 2010
15392 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:02 pm to Powerman)
The big answer should be marijuana
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TigerMyth36
LSU Fan
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
24292 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:02 pm to kingbob)
Pretty Baby
Brooke Shields nude at 13 in a major motion picture. Not that long ago. If you have a copy today, you could go to jail for child porn.
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JLSIX
New Orleans Saints Fan
New Orleans, LA
Member since Apr 2010
15392 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:03 pm to Robin Masters)
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Going to the pharmacy and buying a years supply of sudafed.
fricked up your meth ops, huh? 
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lordguill 
LA-Lafayette Fan
Member since Dec 2005
16761 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:03 pm to urinetrouble)
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Inter- racial marriage.
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TigerMyth36
LSU Fan
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
24292 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:03 pm to TigerMyth36)
Oh another good one. It really wasn't that long ago that marital rape was actually legal and on the books as being legal. Not sure when they finally changed those laws.
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lordguill
LA-Lafayette Fan
Member since Dec 2005
16761 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:06 pm to TigerMyth36)
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If you have a copy today, you could go to jail for child porn.
I have a hard time believing this. So it is illegal to own a film that was perfectly legal to produce? Have child porn laws changed that much since 1978?
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Robin Masters
Alabama Fan
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
1633 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:07 pm to JLSIX)
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fricked up your meth ops, huh
The Man is always coming down on the small business owner!
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TigerMyth36
LSU Fan
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
24292 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:07 pm to WikiTiger)
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Prostitution
I don't find this unthinkable. In fact, given that the courts have ruled a woman has a right to an abortion, I am surprised prostitution hasn't been legalized.
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Godfather1
LSU Fan
Home Sweet Home SE Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
26265 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:07 pm to WhiskeyBusiness)
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A good old fashioned duel every now and then wouldnt hurt anyone dammit
Not sure if Code Duelo was ever actually legal, per se. I think, depending upon the jurisdiction, the law kind of tended to just look the other way a lot of times.
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ZZTIGERS
Member since Dec 2007
10037 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:08 pm to lordguill)
Before 1967 some states didn't allow interracial marriage. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.
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RogerTheShrubber
LSU Fan
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
72125 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:08 pm to heehaw)
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Drunk driving used to be easier to get away with
Or how about minors consuming alcohol in the 70's and 80's. My parents said the cops used to just follow them home and maybe pour out the booze. Now with all the fines and legal fees you are shelling out $500 and maybe some community service.
They hassle the hell out of you now. We used to go in bars when we were 16, and liquor stores when we were 15-16. There were places well known that would sell and it seemed to be a normal part of life. We have regulated the hell out of people until they are actually more uptight than they used to be about some of these things.
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Y.A. Tittle
LSU Fan
Member since Sep 2003
44099 posts
| re: Things that used to be legal that seem almost unthinkable now (Posted on 11/28/12 at 11:08 pm to kingbob)
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drinking at a bar at age 18
To me, it's unthinkable that that would be unthinkable.
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