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Should we bring back Dueling?

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As practiced from the 15th to 20th centuries in Western societies, a duel was a consensual fight between two people, with matched, usually deadly weapons in accordance with rules explicitly or implicitly agreed upon, over a point of honor, usually accompanied by a trusted representative (who might themselves fight), often in contravention of the law.

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VotesAnswer
11No
10Yes
10It's stupid.
9As long as both parties agree to the terms, I don't see why it's not allowed.
8It's a bad way to settle disputes.
7It's barbaric.
3Other.
2It's a good way to settle disputes.
2It's exciting.

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Melf Gold Qualifier
posted 23-Feb-2008 12:59pm  
Yes
yes
yes
yes
yes.
Biggles Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 23-Feb-2008 1:22pm  
No. I can't think of any good reason to do so.
Galomorro Bronze Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 23-Feb-2008 1:37pm  
No - barbaric.
Kristal_Rose Survey Central Subscriber Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 23-Feb-2008 3:49pm  
Perhaps with paint guns or banana pies. It might even be a more just way to select our president than who can buy the most corporate allied media.

We never got to see the really interesting duels, like poison dart blow guns or bb pistols. "After a grueling six day duel, Alfred Gronk has finally succumbed to Edward de Veigh's relentless Frisbee barrage".

On the down side, duelling might make some good innocent people succumb to pressure to defend their position with their life. On the upside, it would quickly remove remove from society those who find it accepable to handle affairs with fighting. ".. lost mom in a duel over that bridge game dispute".

Good novel question.
southernyankee Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 23-Feb-2008 7:09pm  
I guess so * wry smile * . Undecided. On the one hand, that's a great way we can take out the macho idiots out of the gene pool. Don't we already have something like that in the form of gang violence.

On the other hand, I am not sure if I want to be that libertarian about it. Allowing people to kill each other, even if voluntary, does seem kinda extreme. Also, whose gonna pick up the health care cost for the people that survive but just get injured really badly?
LindaH Survey Central Gold Subscriber Gold Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier This user is on the site NOW (2 minutes ago)
posted 23-Feb-2008 7:16pm  
I'm with SY. I'm all for "To each their own" but I'm not sure if we should be allowing people to fight to the death, at least not without intervening and making sure they are both sane. I'm in favor of allowing people to fight without weapons (even in public!) But letting people fight with deadly weapons seems out there.
JessicaWoman99
posted 23-Feb-2008 7:35pm  
Yes bring it on baby i am ready for you
RGirl
posted 23-Feb-2008 11:55pm  
It's a bad way to settle disputes and it's stupid but it could be a better alternative such as rather than dragging thousands of people to their deaths in a war the two leaders could duel and only one life will be lost. I'm kidding.
justjulie
posted 24-Feb-2008 7:12am  
YES!
romkey Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 24-Feb-2008 9:20am  
"We" never got rid of it.
Iseult Survey Central Subscriber Silver Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 24-Feb-2008 2:01pm  
Yes.

Who wants to duel me?
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 24-Feb-2008 4:19pm  
No. It's stupid.
JessicaWoman99
(reply to Iseult) posted 24-Feb-2008 10:53pm  
> Yes.
>
> Who wants to duel me?

Come on Iseult I am ready tee hee
Iseult Survey Central Subscriber Silver Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
(reply to JessicaWoman99) posted 25-Feb-2008 9:55am  
Bring it on!
MalyDrak
posted 25-Feb-2008 9:57am  
As long as it's fencing till first blood sure!
dilfreak
posted 25-Feb-2008 1:55pm  
as long as both parties agree to the terms I don't see why it's not currently allowed. Seems reasonable to me.
kcthedog Survey Central Subscriber
posted 27-Feb-2008 1:44am  
In today’s society we have laws and legal avenues to settle disputes the shedding of blood over honor is a far reach but possible in extreme situations, but to ‘bring dueling back’ is stupid!
they Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 2-Mar-2008 12:33pm  
Can't we all just get along?
Crayons Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 17-Mar-2008 10:13pm  
Barbaric, bloody, I don't see any downsides yet.
Kristal_Rose Survey Central Subscriber Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 18-Mar-2008 12:10am  
We could use this like the odd/even gas rationing plan of the 70's.
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