"That's not your horse!"
"Um...I found it, now it's mine!"
"The saddlebag has my initials on it!"
"I..."
BAM!
Howdy cowboys and cowgirls!
In a not-so-distant future, things are going to get serious. When it gets serious, a sheriff won't be far behind. And when there's a sheriff, there's a law.
Well, this statement only applied to the old west to a certain extent, there were indeed a slew of laws in the USA at that time; law and order were administered and enforced by marshals and sheriffs. These law enforcers were usually poorly paid or not paid at all. Moreover, they were entrusted with tasks that were beneath their dignity. The combination of these factors ensured that many lawmen did not carry out this work over a long period of time. Well-known names among the lawmen are the brothers Virgil and Wyatt Earp, Pat Garrett or "Wild Bill" Hickok.
In many places, moreover, there were no written laws, but an unwritten "code" that sometimes gave bizarre advice. A few of these " words of wisdom" are:
"Never steal another man's horse. A horse thief pays with his life."
"Never wave at a mounted man. It might spook the horse. A nod is the proper greeting."
"Never shoot a woman, no matter what."
"Never try on another man's hat."
What unwritten advice from the old west do you know? Drop us a line in the comments here and on our social media channels.