Stealing a dog is an automatic felony in North Carolina. Stealing a cat is not. Why?
Back in the day, pet crime was treated equally. That all changed in 1989, thanks to a spat between lawmakers that turned a seemingly harmless bill into a legislative dogfight.
A reader found a strange snippet of North Carolina law. Turns out it's a six-decade old beef.
An old statute says the state DMV can't buy a plane without special permission. It came out of a fight between the Highway Patrol, lawmakers, and a former FBI guy who was frighteningly good at checkers.
You can't get a DWI on a horse in North Carolina. But why?
There's a viral video where a man (correctly) states you can't be charged with drunk driving on horseback. It wasn't always this way. Blame, maybe, a chaotic Christmas parade and a wily lawmaker.
