Yes, if you do it in the wrong context, and more so if you have something to lose.
In every jurisdiction, you have specific laws that give law enforcement the excuse of "staffing" to selectively prosecute people they'd like to punish, & ignore others.
Even if you don't have such laws, you can wake up in a situation where law enforcement doesn't respect its own laws, and there is little you can do about it.
Calling war a war or something else︀ is a matter of perspective. So is "terrorism", which could be labelled as "freedom fighting"︁ from another perspective.
Confucius said "The beginning of wisdom is the ability to call things︂ by their right names." - Perhaps we should instead call anti-money laundering laws "anti-freedom-fighting laws."︃
Good luck living your life without breaching any man-made law!
- It’s a legal requirement to︄ smile at all times except at funerals or hospitals in Milan, Italy
In Milan, the︅ law compels you to smile. It’s prescribed by a city regulation from Austro-Hungarian times that︆ was never repealed. Historian Andrea Santangelo recalls this rule as stemming from the suggestion of︇ one Luigi Fabio. Exemptions included funeral goers, hospital workers or those at the bedside of︈ an ill family member. For everybody else there is no excuse for being glum, the︉ alternative being a fine. Not that there is too much to be unhappy about in︊ Milan for visiting tourists, who flock to the city in great numbers every year.
- You must let anyone use your toilet if they ask in Scotland
If you need the︋ toilet you can knock on someone’s door and ask to use their bathroom in Scotland︌ – and by law, they cannot deny you. This derives from an extension of old︍ Scottish common law regarding hospitality (fair play to the Scots!), and is technically still enforceable︎ today (even though it was never officially authorised by Parliament). Whether you’re likely to find️ much success upon attempting it, however, might be a different story.
- It's Illegal to Build a Sandcastle in Spain
Spain despises your attempt at making sand castles so much you could be fined if caught building one in Spain.
And the fines vary by location at their discretion. On the island of Majorca, for example, you could pay €100, but you could pay up to €1,500 in Galicia.
Before you ask, yes, kids are included in this restriction , and parents foot the bill.
I know lawyers in Russia who can help.︀
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This wasn't meant to be︂ a thread for advertising, although I am happy to share contacts for those who PM︃ me here (and full disclosure, might earn a small commission on that).
I hope this︄ encourages more people to sign up for membership to support the forum.