
To avoid people getting bored or questioning things too much. They said it was removed some years ago after an outcry, whether it’s still actually in place, you can judge for yourself.
Edit..
The case was “Jordan vs New London” if you want to google all the reporting of it, and you can see all the details of who “they” are from the sources etc.
( , Fri 26 Jun 2020, 14:31, Reply)