Sundray@lemmus.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoMan arrested for violating Japan’s anti-dueling law in downtown Tokyosoranews24.comexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkMan arrested for violating Japan’s anti-dueling law in downtown Tokyosoranews24.comSundray@lemmus.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square25linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoWait, how can you arrest only one person for dueling…? Wouldn’t you need two? Is this some sort of Fight Club situation…?
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoCheap excuse. Arrest him anyway.
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoOh. Why not simply call it murder, then? Is duelling an aggravating circumstance?
minus-squarekbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 days agoduel ≠ 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”
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoSo they officially recognized it as a duel where the other person agreed, but it’s still illegal…interesting tbh
minus-squaredreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoits like two people boxing, legally sanctioned violence. Most places end those rights at loss of life
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThe 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.
Wait, how can you arrest only one person for dueling…? Wouldn’t you need two? Is this some sort of Fight Club situation…?
The other one died.
Cheap excuse. Arrest him anyway.
Oh. Why not simply call it murder, then? Is duelling an aggravating circumstance?
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”
So they officially recognized it as a duel where the other person agreed, but it’s still illegal…interesting tbh
its like two people boxing, legally sanctioned violence. Most places end those rights at loss of life
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.