We have lived with this non-native plant for nearly two centuries; only in 1981 did we hilariously declare it an offence to "knowingly tolerate its growth".
Is it an offence to bang the desk?
Cybercrime legislation now makes it an offence simply to advocate "change in the political system".
A 2008 amendment to America's Lacey act has made it an offence to import illegal timber.
Think about it: it made it an offence to claim social equality.
The act makes it an offence to intentionally destroy the property of another.
They make it an offence to use the internet to "slander", mock or deride organisations and individuals.
The 1983 Representation of the People Act rates it an offence to make false statements about a candidate.
The Act makes it an offence to discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ethnicity, nationality and immigrant status.
Also ditched from the parliamentary standards bill were proposals to make it an offence to fail to declare outside interests.
The Thai royal family is protected by the country's lese majesty laws, making it an offence to insult the monarchy.
