Poll: Should dueling be legal?

[Queen Michael]

Yes, because it is very gentlemanly in my opinion. I know that the idea of solving your problems through violent means might not seem all that gentlemanly, but think about it: "Sir, we shall walk ten steps and then fire at eachother. "
"Quite right, my good man! Let us do so!"

 

[tzimize]

Dueling would imply we still had some code of honor.

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OT: Well, while I'm not principally against it I'm pretty sure we'd have a lot more random revenge stuff. Blood revenge etc.

 

[Dumori]

If dueling was legalised. It would need paperwork, a rule system (who says it's to the death or hell even with lethal weapons or weapons at all) both parties would have to agree and sign to a neutral witness(es). These are just legal and practical issues. "Honor" wouldn't be a huge issue it would take social setting up for backing down from a duel to be worse than death. I'd happly dule to first blood with a small-sword. Then as a épée fencer I would enjoy such bouts.

 

[6037084]

if both parties give their consent I don't see why not

 

[SultanP]

Drunk guy: Hey there pretty girl
Me: hey, thats my girlfriend stop flirting with her
Drunk guy: fuck off *****
Me: dude, we've been dating for 5 years... go away. Shes with me
Drunk guy: I'll do what i fucking want to!
Me: ???? You can't just do anything you want.
Drunk guy: hell yes i can. *pushes*
Me: WTF!? get lost
Drunk guy: I challenge you to a duel
Me: .... (Thinking to self) FUCK... *looks at girlfriend* FUCK.... ok, meet me outside.


NO. ABSOLUTELY NO. I do not feel like getting into a fight to the death with every drunken jackass who hits on my girlfriend. I've come to blows or nearly come to blows often enough with people. I really don't want it to be for my life the next time it happens. NO. It was a bad idea before and it's a bad idea now.

This:

More people voted yes than no?

I... I...

What?

Learn to say no, perhaps?

I am wholeheartedly in favour of duels, since both parties would have to agree, and I am a strong proponent of personal liberties. I think that if two people want to fight each other, either till death or submission, that should be allowed.

You honestly believe it would end with me saying no? That's...just...retarded and naive. Not fighting him makes me lose face both with him, the people and around me, and most importantly with her. That's the whole point of dueling. Loss of face or the fact that they won't listen to words. Fights to the death aren't some sort of recreational activity. Nobody does them because they WANT to. They do them because they feel that superior (as in the case of the drunk) or because they're forced into it (me). I say no, he just keeps hitting on her. You obviously have never had a girlfriend. Just let him hit on her and make her uncomfortable as shit and see if you get laid that night. No, she'll be pissed at you. My original point stands. Come back with a better thought out argument than say no. LOL...

Alright, fine. If you feel that you lose face just by refusing to fight someone, that's your problem, I personally don't feel ashamed if I don't agree to engage in violence just because of some stupid disagreement.

Also, if dueling became legal, I see it as having a bunch of rules attached to it. Such as having to be made official and legal by signing of papers, and the presence of some sort of state or city official. This means that if two people really did want to duel each other, they could, but you couldn't just kill someone and call it a duel, and you certainly couldn't engage in any duels on a whim, with it still being legal.

 

[Mattismen]

How about a nice duel of magic the gathering instead?

 

[Hawgh]

No, it was an excuse for the rich or competent murderers to either discredit or kill their competition.

How about a nice duel of magic the gathering instead?

Sounds lovely.

 

[GameMaNiAC]

Dueling would imply we still had some code of honor.

Couldn't have said it better myself!

The world lacks honor nowadays...

 

[Pointer]

Honestly it really depends. If we could use duelists to stop short wars by challenging the bad people who by some whimsy would accept then yes I agree with it. If every single asshole on the internet challenges others to duels because they are pure raging then no. I don't support the average layman's ability to duel.

There would need to be some designated "this guy can duel" card or status or class.

 

[Sunrider]

My vote goes to The Proving! I want to see something similar in the real world, and no, I am not kidding. (Dragon Age, to those who don't know what The Proving is)

 

[Ithera]

Duels are a messy affair, and leads to more problems than it solves. Better to leave these things to the courts. Legal duels can be hurtful to ones economy, but usually it stays at that.

 

[Beat14]

And I challenge the head of state... I voted no, as I think it could cause chaos if someone doesn't like a leader or anyone above them in a hierarchy. I haven't read all the posts so far but I would expect someone to have pointed this out already.

 

[Hisshiss]

As cool as the concept would be, I just imagine too many people actually doing it on a spur of the moment, after which you now have a death on your hands. I mean letting regular people get a gun too easily is a danger as it is, letting them shoot eachother in the streets over social matters is gonna cause some problems xD.

Still, red dead redemption has taught me that no problem worth solving can't be fixed by a bullet time mow down in the middle of a crowded street.

And laso's. Always have a laso.

 

[the_green_dragon]

No for the simple fact it would make everyone seem like posh rich people, that and people could challenge you to a duel for stupid shit because that's how people are. I can just imagine how some duels would start "sir you have just insulted my pickle, prepare to die, I challenge you to a duel."

On another note the number of idiotic people would decrease but the problem is that it would create a new breed of super idiots who can't be killed in a duel and they would someday take over the world.

You would have to agree to said duel and I'm sure these super idiots would find some other way to win a darwin award.

 

[Hisshiss]

When you give people the legal rights to shoot each other's brains out one-on-one, mano-e-mano, people will end up up dying over trivial matters. You'd have to have the government/council deal with it, and that'd be a huge waste of resources best spent given to David Cameron.

That, and it would say, "HEY KIDS, YOU KNOW WHAT SOLVES ALL YOUR PROBLEMS? HONOURABLY SHOOTING A BRO IN THE FACE. IT'S NOT MURDER, HONEST!

/support entirely.

And stuff.

 

[Wintermoot]

maybe in a safe form (like paintball guns or fencing swords) it would settle argument,s in a safe way while still solving them quick

 

[k-ossuburb]

Screw dueling. Death Race 2000 time!

 

[AceAngel]

Do I need to kill the guy? If I can nick an artery, with a precised stab, right below the sternum, without too much hoo-haa, or even better, just go fight-club on him, that would solve many of my issues.

 

[Chronarch]

I think we should still have dueling. That way we'd have a lot less murders... and a lot more justified homicides.

 

[CrazyMedic]

I think dueling with swords would be awesome also I am not saying that because I am fencer and want to stab someone in the throat.