Poll: Should dueling be legal?
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Or you could just say no, then knock his ass out. Or just leave.liquidangry said:
If duels were legal, they would be an absolutely last resort, and you would really only duel those who you felt really deserved it. In your "drunk guy" scenario, there would be no need to agree to the duel if other forms of conflict resolution would work just as well.
Basically, it would make no sense to actually accept every challenge that came along. Some jackass hitting on your woman wouldn't be worth killing, so you can just dismiss him like you normally would.
Both sides have to agree to it and it can be done in many ways, guns, swords hell i am sure slaps and rock paper scissors (lizard and spok if you want to use those rules) if you really wanted to. And nether side has to do it they just forefit and it does not even have to involve murder, first blood to the torso, first person on the floor, first person to get hit.
It would make a nice alternative to some of the simpler court battles, murder and theft would have to be done the old fashioned way but land disputes and the like would be well solved the older fashioned way in the form of a duel, hell it would make PE classes in school more important.
But then again big companies that are prone to getting these sorts of complaints will start hiring specialist duellers to win the fights...then maybe tournaments will start to help find the best fighters.
It would make a nice alternative to some of the simpler court battles, murder and theft would have to be done the old fashioned way but land disputes and the like would be well solved the older fashioned way in the form of a duel, hell it would make PE classes in school more important.
But then again big companies that are prone to getting these sorts of complaints will start hiring specialist duellers to win the fights...then maybe tournaments will start to help find the best fighters.
honestly think that if both parties consent, yep it should be 100% legal. If someone is stupid enough to agree to do this type of thing. By all means, LET THEM DO IT.
I could get behind sanctioned fisticuffs for dueling, but lack of single shot pistols would make pistol duels a little difficult to contain, and even then, that one bullet has to go somewhere if you miss. Swords I'm a bit more lenient about, but really, any fight that requires a duel to settle can be done with fists.
I would support it 100% if people still had honor and there was some sort of strict legal standards for it. I don't think it would be feasible in today's society, though, seeing as the class system is muddled and society is just totally different.
Also, technically, non-lethal duels are legal already, right? I mean, if two people want to sort out an argument with wooden swords, paintball guns or toy lightsabers you can do that already.
Also, technically, non-lethal duels are legal already, right? I mean, if two people want to sort out an argument with wooden swords, paintball guns or toy lightsabers you can do that already.
no. strength/fencing/shooting ability is NOT, never as been, and never will be, a virtue. and i don't think it's possible to legalize dueling without implying that strength/fencing/shooting ability are, in fact, a virtue.
a handful of more delicate legal arguments could also be raised, probably. euthanasia? suicide? burden on medical insurance companies if the loser survives? is it consider murder if one cheated? it's an enormous and completely unnecessary can of worms, because again - being stronger does NOT make you right, and the only purpose of duels was, in fact, to determine who is more honorable/right, while it really only determined who is stronger.
a handful of more delicate legal arguments could also be raised, probably. euthanasia? suicide? burden on medical insurance companies if the loser survives? is it consider murder if one cheated? it's an enormous and completely unnecessary can of worms, because again - being stronger does NOT make you right, and the only purpose of duels was, in fact, to determine who is more honorable/right, while it really only determined who is stronger.
So I can't go where I want to go because someone is going to be a dick to me and I should just take it? Also, hitting him outside of a duel is illegal. That's not an option. Remember, we're talking about legal dueling here. People seem to think when you knock someone out they're out for hours. Usually it's only a couple of minutes, just an fyi. What do I do when he wakes up? What if he came with friends and they were just waiting at their own table. I can't leave, what if there were cameras. Now I'm wanted for assault and fleeing the scene of a crime. What if he follows us outside? Again, my original point still stands. Sometimes people don't leave you a way out. On top of this since he challenged me to a duel he's probably armed.Dr Snakeman said:
When I was in college there was a fight EVERY night without fail. I mean EVERY night over a girl or something else. (i wasn't involved in any luckily mostly because i am a pus) I was there for some of the starts and a good 80-90% of the time, one of the combatants wasn't at fault an really should beat that guy up or was stopping someone from being molested. People would get sent to the hospital, beaten when they were already down etc. I can just imagine a scene where dueling was legal; a brawl would see their friends separating them and then them yelling that they wanted to duel to settle it. It's just a bad idea. A really bad idea.
Fear my trap hole spam!NytFantom said:Couldn't have said it better. In olden times, people dueled to protect their honor... seeing as a good majority of people are caniving bastards, it wouldn't serve the purpose to well.DeadlyYellow said:
Besides, I don't think too many people have proper training in the use of either of those. Swordsmanship and "quick draw" like gun use aren't as popular amongst said majority either. Now amongst the group of people who do enjoy learning and using such skills, they probably might not agree to dying either. Although that's why the sword users use dulled weapons, wooden weapons, or a weapon that can't cut. As for guns... dud bullets? Probably would still hurt.
Unless of course you agree to a Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel... I'm up for that
Sure it should legal. By which I mean only unconventional dueling should be legal.
Person A: How dare you call my mother a whore, you low life scum!
Person B: How dare you call me low life scum, you son-of-a-whore!
Person A: Right! Good sir, I challenge you to a duel!
*whips out a DS, slaps Person B with it*
Person A: Choose your Pokemon!
Person B: I see! I accept your challenge! We duel at dawn!
Person A: How dare you call my mother a whore, you low life scum!
Person B: How dare you call me low life scum, you son-of-a-whore!
Person A: Right! Good sir, I challenge you to a duel!
*whips out a DS, slaps Person B with it*
Person A: Choose your Pokemon!
Person B: I see! I accept your challenge! We duel at dawn!
