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[–] werty@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Cheap excuse. Arrest him anyway.

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh. Why not simply call it murder, then? Is duelling an aggravating circumstance?

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

duel ≠ murder

“Fighting containing acts of violence likely cause physical harm or be life-threatening, carried out through mutual agreement of both parties at the time”

[–] Soulg@ani.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So they officially recognized it as a duel where the other person agreed, but it's still illegal..interesting tbh

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

its like two people boxing, legally sanctioned violence. Most places end those rights at loss of life

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

The funny thing is, if you get a proper boxing license and someone dies, it's the fault of the boxing commission and not the other boxer.