tst123@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that Mississippi did not make child-selling illegal until 2009, after a woman tried to sell her granddaughter for $2,000 and a car and it was discovered that there was no law to punish her under.message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down11
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareTIL that Mississippi did not make child-selling illegal until 2009, after a woman tried to sell her granddaughter for $2,000 and a car and it was discovered that there was no law to punish her under.tst123@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareMister@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoUS is essentially just a compilation of 50 small countries that joined together to create a large military. Most laws are up to the states to enforce and create. Some states do a better job than others.
US is essentially just a compilation of 50 small countries that joined together to create a large military. Most laws are up to the states to enforce and create. Some states do a better job than others.