Philadelphia Shuts Down Psychics

They never saw it coming: Philadelphia Shuts Down Psychics Under Little-Known Law Against Fortune Telling.

They never saw it coming. City inspectors shut down more than a dozen psychics, astrologers and tarot-card readers after learning about a decades-old state law that bans fortune telling for profit.

Inspectors did not make arrests or issue fines, "but they will if these people try to return to work," said Dominic E. Verdi, deputy commissioner of the city Department of Licenses and Inspections.

Verdi said the law, on the books for more than 30 years, makes fortunetelling "for gain or lucre" a third-degree misdemeanor.

Way to go Philly! It's about time that somebody protects the fools from parting with their money by these cons and scam artists.

(Via J-Walk)