I was recently reminded of this hilarious video from comedian, Oobah, where he breaks dated British laws in front of police.
A few examples are 1) carrying a salmon in suspicious circumstances, 2) shaking out a rug in public after 8am, or 3) being without socks within 100 yards of the reigning monarch.
Of course, the video is only funny because the viewer understands how ridiculous these laws sound. I’m sure there was a logical reason to pass the Metropolitan Police Act of 1839 preventing public rug shaking, but do we really need it now?
Although parliament may be a little slow to update their laws, it got me thinking about the rules, customs, and values we set for ourselves. How often do we say, “that’s the way we’ve always done it.”? And at what point do we say, “we can do better, our world could be different.”?