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   pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:11:18 JST pistolero
   
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:16:41 JST djsumdog

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     People like to think humanity is above trial by combat
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:22:16 JST djsumdog

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     It worked for Rittenhouse, Zimmerman .. not so much for Derek Chauvin or Tory Davis .. bad, but better than the systems before it :blobcatshrug:
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     Matt Hamilton (eriner@noauthority.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:22:17 JST Matt Hamilton

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     @djsumdog @p Trial by combat is preferable to America's present system of "justice".

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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:22:26 JST pistolero

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     @djsumdog People like to think that because that's the world most people spend most of their time interacting with: if you have an unpleasant neighbor, maybe you greet them somewhat less enthusiastically. It's how a society works: you have to have that kind of mindset to live in a peaceful town. But civilization is a thin veneer, or nobody would ever get stabbed, and it also tends to stop at the border.
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:22:58 JST pistolero

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     @eriner @djsumdog Depends on what you mean.
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:25:20 JST djsumdog

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     No electing champions. That's bullshit. You're outsourcing your favour with God!
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     Matt Hamilton (eriner@noauthority.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:25:21 JST Matt Hamilton

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     @p @djsumdog I mean that I should be allowed to forgo the kangaroo farce and face my accuser in single combat or elect a champion to fight in my stead.

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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:32:37 JST pistolero

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     @djsumdog @eriner High-profile cases are the worst cases for evaluating something like this. But that's not American law, those are all individual states.
     
     > bad, but better than the systems before it
     
     Not as good as it worked previously, I think.
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:33:25 JST pistolero

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     @eriner @djsumdog Well, maybe without electing champions.
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     Matt Hamilton (eriner@noauthority.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:33:38 JST Matt Hamilton

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     @djsumdog @p No, that has to be permitted. If the government kidnaps me, breaks my leg and beats me, then attempts to push me through their gay court where I'll be adjudicated by their gay rules, completely divorced from any true legal system, then I need the right to select a champion.

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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:36:29 JST pistolero

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     @eriner @djsumdog Your opportunity for single combat was lost when they kidnapped you. Be more trouble than you're worth if you have that sort of concern: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Joe_Gray
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:36:53 JST pistolero

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     > Local Henderson County Sheriff Ray Nutt stated in 2011, "This kook is not worth it. Ten of him is not worth going up there and getting one of my young deputies killed."
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:44:08 JST djsumdog

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     So who qualifies for trial by combat? Is it just random volunteers in a pool? Does the State get a separate (but equal) pool?
     
     If not, do you get to select your own Champion? Like, you could just select someone you hate from your childhood if you know you're guilty and want them to die too?
     
     Wouldn't that create a society where no one wants to be friends for fear of being volunteered for combat duty? Fuck, it's hard enough to get out of jury duty!
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     djsumdog (djsumdog@djsumdog.com)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:50:03 JST djsumdog

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     EXACTLY! Imperfect system. In my tyranny, you can be called for combat duty at any time. Much more entertaining 🍿
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     Matt Hamilton (eriner@noauthority.social)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:50:04 JST Matt Hamilton

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     @djsumdog @p Trial by combat isn't some new-fangled idea. I know of zero instances where champions were FORCED to fight against their will.

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     VidMasterEon (vidmastereon@varishangout.net)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:56:13 JST VidMasterEon

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     @p Carthage was not available for comment
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 13:56:55 JST pistolero

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     @Vidmastereon :rasczak:
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     r (r@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 14:25:59 JST r

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     @p The answer is domestic violence.
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Saturday, 10-May-2025 14:26:20 JST pistolero

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     @r It's much more cost-effective, too!
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     Desire-kun (nepiant@varishangout.net)'s status on Sunday, 11-May-2025 06:21:29 JST Desire-kun

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     @p violence is what we naturally resort to when diplomacy fails.
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     pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Sunday, 11-May-2025 06:24:20 JST pistolero

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     @Nepiant Language is a tool we've applied to avoid violence, likewise trade. Violence is the default, it is pretty amazing people managed to come up with something new.
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     ?? Humpleupagus ?? (humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club)'s status on Sunday, 11-May-2025 06:28:35 JST ?? Humpleupagus ??

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     Violence is risky. Even the winner is often injured, which could be mortal where a simple cut could kill due to infection. Language and trade allowed for people to bring some certainty to their relations.