Australia Outlaws Annoying For Pope Visit

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Steve Maxwell wears an “Annoying T-shirt” during a protest in Sydney Wednesday to mock a law banning people from annoying those gathered for the Pope’s visit later this month. New regulations give police and emergency services workers the power to order anyone to stop behavior deemed annoying to participants of World Youth Day. Violators can face a fine of 5,500 Australian dollars (US$5,300).

Question: The U.S. government, of course, can’t outlaw protesters or annoying people in this country. If you were emperor of the universe, however, what kind of annoying people would you outlaw?