@ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoMissouri rule change would allow senators to challenge each other to a duelwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1596arrow-down14
arrow-up1592arrow-down1external-linkMissouri rule change would allow senators to challenge each other to a duelwww.newsweek.com@ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squareZorquelinkfedilink24•5 months agoIf it ever actually got used, it’d be bad guys killing good guys (yes, they exist despite boomer level “All government is bad” bullshit) instead.
minus-squareNeatolinkfedilinkEnglish9•5 months agoYou can refuse a duel. If the other person persists, it’s straight murder. The penalty for refusing a duel is loss of “honor”. Which you can’t really lose if your opponent is challenging you to a fucking duel in 2024.
If it ever actually got used, it’d be bad guys killing good guys (yes, they exist despite boomer level “All government is bad” bullshit) instead.
You can refuse a duel. If the other person persists, it’s straight murder. The penalty for refusing a duel is loss of “honor”. Which you can’t really lose if your opponent is challenging you to a fucking duel in 2024.