Mayor wants to ban death
Found on Ananova on Friday, 09 December 2005
The mayor of a Brazilian town is trying to bring in a law making it illegal for residents to die.
Mayor Roberto Pereira da Silva, of Biritiba-Mirim, came up with the idea because the town's only cemetery is full.
He wants to bring in a law that would see relatives of people who die before their time face fines or even jail.
The law would make it an offence for the town's 28,000 citizens to not look after their health properly.
Gym memberships have reportedly shot up since the mayor announced his plans, and more people are visiting doctors.
Finally, eternal life. And it was so easy; all it took was a law.