Mystery Solved: Odd Laws Rhode Island

It is illegal to bite off a person's limb in Rhode Island. We would have thought this one went without saying, but surely something must have come about to go through all the trouble of having a law so specific. The law states: "Every person who shall voluntarily, maliciously or of purpose put out an eye, slit the nose, ear, or lip, or cut off, bite off, or disable any limb or member of another, shall be imprisoned not exceeding twenty (20) years nor less than one year."

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