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Originally posted by Optimist Prime
Also, about the insult thing. I would ignore an insult directed towards me, but if they lady i was escorting was insulted, i would challenge the other party to duel. Sword fighting should be institionalized. And if some one dies from a duel, then oh well. No reprucrisions, criminal or civil, should be taken from some one who willingly engages in swordfights.
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I'd feel the same way, but unfortunately dueling is considered murder if someone dies as a result of it. In the military, the Uniform Code of Military Justice actually has a specific article prohibiting dueling.
The last time dueling was actively promoted as a way to settle questions of honor was during WW II in Hitler's Germany.
Here's a site on the history of dueling: http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/dueling/ . And another on the rules of dueling: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/duel/sf...ofdueling.html
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