The Unwritten Law~~~Fact or Fiction?

Unwritten Law Definitions:

1. 'The unwritten law, the supposed principle of the right of the individual to avenge wrongs against personal or family honor, especially in cases involving relations between the sexes: sometimes urged in justification of persons guilty of criminal acts of vengeance.' 


2. 'a law that rests for its authority on custom, judicial decision, etc., as distinguished from law originating in written command, statute, or decree.'

Did you know that in some states, up until 1970, a man could exact vengeance, including death, on a man he found in an adulterous affair with his wife and not be convicted of murder. I always though that was an a joke told at 'gentlemens clubs' but in reality it was a 'written law'.

So definition 'one' really does not apply as being 'unwritten'.

As we know; laws are written by our elected officials on both the 'Federal and State' levels. Laws are upheld by the court system and studied for their constitutional legality and significance. There are, unfortunately, instances of 'law being made by the judicial system'; which I have always believed was a miscarriage of the intent of the 'Framers of our Constition'. This, of course, is a problem that the 'Supreem Court' has to address.

So what are some if the 'unwritten laws' that we can actually come in contact with or may impact out lives? Those laws that are more 'customs' than actual laws but that many of us believe are in fact 'law'.

As you might suspect, lol; I have a list. This list came from 'Bert Webb's' website. http://hwebbjr.typepad.com

Unwritten Laws

• Clever’s Law – You’re either part of the solution or you’re a part of the problem.
• Clinton’s Laws of Politics 1 – Nearly everyone will lie to you given the right circumstance.
• Clinton’s Laws of Politics 2 – When someone tells you it’s not personal, they’re fixing to stick it to you.
• Kahn’s Law – If you can’t explain what you’re doing in simple English, you are probably doing something wrong.
• The Matthew Effect – The tendency in the scientific community to give all credit of discoveries to the senior members of the team, while giving short shrift to junior members for the work that they have carried out and sometimes conceived.
• McGovern’s Law – The longer the title, the less important the job.
• Peter’s Placebo – An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance.
• Peter’s Paradox – Employees in a hierarchy do not really object to the incompetence of their colleagues.
• Schonberg’s Law – Anybody who gets away with something will come back to get away with a little more.
• Quinton’s Law – Whatever women do, they must do it twice as well as men to be thought half as good.
• Locke’s Law – One day you're a peacock, another day you’re a feather duster.

At the website http://www.11points.com; there is an article titled '11 Brand New Unwritten Laws'. I will give them to you and let you draw your own conclusions.

1.When a single woman decides she wants to get married ASAP, her next boyfriend will be far goofier looking than her ex.

2. The number of higher-ups involved in the creative process is inversely proportional to the quality of the output.
3. No place on Earth has a higher concentration of smokers than an AA meeting.
4. No matter how amazing a city is on vacation, if you move there it just becomes the place where you watch TV.
5. No matter how good you are at a video game, there's someone out there who's exponentially better.
6. Even though you're disappointed, it's ultimately a great sign about your character that you didn't get cast on that reality show.

7. You don't have to worry about your kid going goth unless he is under 130 pounds or over 240

8. A politician's passion towards anti-gay rights legislation is directly proportional to his odds of being caught having gay sex in a public bathroom.
9. Either all of the Cheez-Its are left in the box or none are.
10. Unfortunately for all, the amount of TV news programming now vastly exceeds the amount of news.
11. If given the choice between waiting in two airport security lines, the one you choose will move slower... unless there's a family with kids in the other line, then that one will move slower.

HEY RANDY IS THERE A POINT TO ALL THIS???

Of course there is!! I see 'unwritten law' as being based on a a comedic look at our lives and not actually 'law'. To me 'unwritten law' is 'comedic fodder' for those that make us laugh and because things that make us laugh are verbally forwarded from person to person over time; they interweave themselves into our customs.

So are 'unwritten laws' fact? Yes kiddies they are!


Are 'unwritten laws' actually laws that govern us? Not a chance!

Love ya,
Randy