Dueling should be legalized
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None of these pussies would pick up the gauntlet . Instead you qould be arrested or sued or Aarkancized or allof the above .
I agree we should bring back duelling.
What if a duel is refused? There are people among us who do not feel dishonor as painful, and I wish to duel them most of all. There should be a real punishment for refusing a duel.
What if a duel is refused? There are people among us who do not feel dishonor as painful, and I wish to duel them most of all. There should be a real punishment for refusing a duel.
Then its a one sided duel 
Then its a one sided duel
Than its not a duel its a single.
Is it still a duel if you're already setup a few hundred yds off and call the other guy on the phone to inform him of the duel?
Whole new mean8ng to phoning it in .
Best comment, made me laugh.
But it's all fun and games until this guy challenges you to a duel.
Should be?
PENTAGON
Defense Department Mandates Anti-Dueling Classes
https://www.duffelblog.com/2013/05/dod-dueling-corporals-swords/
PENTAGON
Defense Department Mandates Anti-Dueling Classes
https://www.duffelblog.com/2013/05/dod-dueling-corporals-swords/
Hard to agree 100%
After watching Hacksaw Ridge if dueling was legal I have to believe Doss would have been killed by some soldier riding his high horse wanting to duel simply because of Doss's beliefs........
Desmond Doss: The Real Story
On April 1, 1942, Desmond Doss joined the United States Army. Little did he realize that three and a half years later, he would be standing on the White House lawn, receiving the nation's highest award for his bravery and courage under fire. Of the 16 million men in uniform during World War II...
desmonddoss.com
Hahaha, when I went through Police Instructor School we had to give 5 minute classes daily and at the end we had to submit a complete course on a "new" topic not yet discussed. I chose "Making Dueling Legal". I discussed the Code Duello (written rules of dueling) and styles/types of duels. Not every duel was fought to the death, nor were they meant to be "killing duels". Some duels were fought with the two parties facing off and just kicking repeatedly each other in the shins, until one submitted or fell down.
I do agree that there were serious repercussions to refusing a duel; BUT that was when being SHAMED had consequences. Today being "diss'd" only matters if your opponent is smart enough to realize it.
Making dueling legal is on par with making The Purge real. Look at your likely "customers" are they the same quality as Andrew Jackson, James Bowie, Hamilton and Burr? Or do they have street names like "Sputtie" or "-sha" (pronounced dasha). Far better just to face them when the offense occurs and leave them as garbage for the streetsweeper...
I do agree that there were serious repercussions to refusing a duel; BUT that was when being SHAMED had consequences. Today being "diss'd" only matters if your opponent is smart enough to realize it.
Making dueling legal is on par with making The Purge real. Look at your likely "customers" are they the same quality as Andrew Jackson, James Bowie, Hamilton and Burr? Or do they have street names like "Sputtie" or "-sha" (pronounced dasha). Far better just to face them when the offense occurs and leave them as garbage for the streetsweeper...
Bringing in that catch-phrase of "Reaching out and touching someone" yet again, eh?
Actually, fuck duelling. I want motorcycle jousting.
Hard to agree 100%
After watching Hacksaw Ridge if dueling was legal I have to believe Doss would have been killed by some soldier riding his high horse wanting to duel simply because of Doss's beliefs........
Desmond Doss: The Real Story
On April 1, 1942, Desmond Doss joined the United States Army. Little did he realize that three and a half years later, he would be standing on the White House lawn, receiving the nation's highest award for his bravery and courage under fire. Of the 16 million men in uniform during World War II...desmonddoss.com
I tell ya what.
I'm betting nary bullet from a duel would have ever touched him, despite best efforts.
If his story isn't proof of divine provenance, I don't know what could be.
To paraphrase Voltaire:
"God is not on the side of the fastest shooter, but on the side of those who shoot best."
You know this topic comes up occasionally; but its always from guys who know they are protected by not having to face an opponent at ten paces. It colourful but I wonder how many would stand there. I wonder how many have even read the RULES of dueling. The Code Duello provided several steps for BOTH parties to in effect shake hands and call it off without shame. Its easy to dream of slapping an opponent from the safety of knowing it will never happen BUT no one seems to remember they to, can be slapped in a world where dueling exists.
...and if you really do want to duel, then go for it. A duel can be arranged for the guy that got your daughter pregnant then left or whatever slight you feel has offended you. Just "call him out" or punch him in the face and say meet me here_________. Dueling was almost always a crime; even the Hamilton/Burr duel was illegal in NY and had to be taken to NJ (a cesspool then and now). So slap that guy your daughter slept with, see if your friends will stand up for you, and see if you've really got the stones to face him. Oh, and yeah keep a set of "target" pistols handy (but don't tell anyone they have a "secret" set trigger to give yourself an edge....
Bring back the duel. Like stated above, does not have to be to the death. Shin kicking might be funny as would be face slapping, but you have to stand there and take it! How about short bladed knives where you just poke your opponent? Slingshots? Simulated lethal weapons like rubber bullets? Tasers? Cattle prods? What weapons can you come up with???
New times call for new, epic solutions:
Our current tech is really not that far from building combat and multiple weapon platform - capable bipedal or quadpedal fighting machines. Just the friggin' energy source is a problem.
You don't want to duel me. The moment you turn you back and start pacing away I'm gona jam a sharp piece of steel so far up your foramen magnum it'll come our your forehead.
Other duel suggestions??? Hot hands. I remember a buddy of mine slapping a challenger's hands until the backs were starting to bleed. Luckily for the challenger, the end of recess bell rang.
How about a duel with water cannons. I would challenge any current SI swimsuit model!
How about a duel with water cannons. I would challenge any current SI swimsuit model!
And again you don’t understand the rules and why there are seconds present
Yes the challenged do get to pick but there are limits. Dueling pistols for example typically are large caliber and smooth bore and they generally do not have sights.
I once read about a duel where the challenged party picked kegs of black powder (each person sitting on one and the person having the fuze and a match). The idea being who jumped first or who pulled the fuse from the keg. Supposedly one of them secretly switched the black powder for pepper not knowing that pepper with also explode. As the story goes they resolved their matters before the fuzes were lit
No, that’s right. When it comes down to action, explosive violence, I have cultivated a permanent ignorance of any rules or decorum whatsoever.
My seconds are quietly circling around behind them utilizing cover.
Seeing myself and my friends survive is the alpha and omega, and I sincerely hope my opponents have a healthy respect for the rules. Makes my job that much easier.
Dueling has a short lived outcome and revenge is finalized at the duel, wouldn't you want something that last a lot longer like banging the guys wife that would last a life time every time he looked at her it would burn his ass knowing that you diddled his honey hole.
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