The self defense laws in most countries only allow you to retalliate if you have already had an aggressor try to physically harm you. Suppose, like in fuedal Japan and Europe you were allowed to post and accept challenges from someone who had insulted and/or dishonoured you. (It wouldn't necessarily have to be to the death as long as there was a clear winner). That it developed independently in such different cultures would seem to show there was/is a need for it? Suppose instead of rampant gang wars, each gang nominated a contendor to represent them in a duel instead. How many lives could this save?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duelling
2006-08-23
05:46:41
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