They say that rules are meant to be broken, but this is only true if the rule itself is unfair. However, “unfair” is a vague term that anyone can apply to anything however they see fit. So, when these people encountered rules they felt were discriminating against their freedoms, they couldn’t sit idly by. Here are 50 instances where people played beat the heck out the system in the cleverest, most ingenious ways imaginable.
No Shorts? Skirts it is!
We’ve all been to middle school before, and we had to adhere to a set of rules regarding appropriate school attire. However, this school felt that shorts were a bit too risqué and decided to outright ban them. This tempted the wrath of thousands of little boys.
So, when the warmer season came around, all of the boys in this school in the UK donned kilts. They weren’t breaking the no-shorts rule, and kilts technically aren’t a type of pants. Some kids even shaved their legs after being told their kilts revealed their hairy legs. This school really was a mess, but this little protest did end up reversing the policy.