In perhaps one of the most bizarre laws still enforceable in Arkansas, state lawmakers passed legislation regarding the height of rivers. Rivers throughout the state are not allowed to exceed the height of any Main Street bridge (per Trivia Sharp). As if it's difficult enough to get humankind to obey the law, officials in Arkansas have demanded that nature abides by their demands.
As odd as a lot of these laws sound, there were most often valid reasons for many of them when they were being written. While we can agree that the ones that promote discrimination of any kind were ethically wrong, many of the others presented here at one time served a legitimate purpose. As society is a living and breathing entity, so laws should be. Continuously updating, revising, and proposing new laws keeps the legal system in line with the cultural norms of the times. Likewise, combing through and striking down archaic laws that no longer apply or are unfair should also be a part of this process.
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