For 12 hours everyone is allowed to take any illegal action without being incriminated: what would you do?

Living in Michigan, I would go nuts. First, I would go to a bar and hit on an unmarried woman.

750.532 Seduction; punishment.
Sec. 532.

Punishment?Any man who shall seduce and debauch any unmarried woman shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 5 years or by fine of not more than 2,500 dollars; but no prosecution shall be commenced under this section after 1 year from the time of committing the offense.

My wife, in response, would probably get her hair cut without my express permission (also illegal, can’t find the text of the law).

If this free crime day happened on a Sunday, then I would sell my used car on that day.

435.251 Motor vehicles; sale on Sunday unlawful, exception.
Sec. 1.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of buying, selling, trading or exchanging new, used or second-hand motor vehicles or offering to buy, sell, trade or exchange, or participate in the negotiation thereof, or attempt to buy, sell, trade or exchange any motor vehicle or interest therein, or of any written instrument pertaining thereto, on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday.

And then I would drive to Detroit and scowl at my wife for no reason (illegal there) and destroy an old radio (also illegal in Detroit), followed by a nap in a bathtub (illegal there). Then I would drive to Rochester wearing a bathing suit NOT personally inspected by that city’s head of police (illegal).

If given enough time, I would bribe someone working at a gator farm to wrangle an alligator for me, which I would then chain to a fire hydrant for no particularly good reason (famously illegal, but can’t find the text again).

Having lived the thug life for 12 blissful, but exhausting hours, I would return to my law-abiding lifestyle having satiated my thirst for rebellion.

Michigan has lots of old an outdated laws that are rarely enforced. You can find more here: Dumb Laws in Michigan. Some of these laws are finally disappearing, though: Michigan scraps old laws banning cursing in front of women, trash talking during duels. As of last year, it became legal once more to host a walkathon and trespass in a huckleberry marsh (thank God, right?).

Before you laugh and say these laws are never enforced, though, a man canoeing on a river near my house fell out of his canoe and unleashed a torrent of profanity in the presence of a woman who took offense.

Sec. 337. Indecent, etc., language in presence of women or children -- Any person who shall use any indecent, immoral, obscene, vulgar or insulting language in the presence or hearing of any woman or child shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

He was tried and convicted, but the law was overturned. We have weird laws, strange laws, and just plain crazy laws! "Cussing Canoeist" Conviction Reversed in Michigan

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