Bring Back Duels ⚔️
Summary
A straphanger has a modest proposal: bring back duels to the death. Not just with guns, but with any weapon of your choosing, like golden era dueling rules. Challenged someone on Twitter? Duel them. Some kid bullying you online? Challenge the child and, well, finish the job. Kareem asks if they've ever actually dueled. No, because it's illegal in all 50 states. The logic is airtight: dueling would be a great way to settle any infraction you want. Ten paces, two guns, problem solved. Democracy dies in darkness, but apparently thrives at gunpoint.
Full Transcript
I think we should bring back duels to the death. What's duels? You know, like back in like the 19th century where you could just challenge someone to a duel. Like, "Oh, I challenged you to a duel," and they give you like two guns and you take 10 paces and you shoot at each other. I think you should be able to do that for like whatever infraction you want to choose because that'd be a great way to settle things.
Have you ever been in a duel? No, because it's illegal.
Is it? Yeah, in all 50 states. Yeah, I'm pretty sure.
Would you bring back dueling exclusively with guns or going to be a sword fight? You get to choose the weapon. It's like golden.
What if a little kid was bullying you on the internet? Would you challenge him to a duel? 100%. Agree, you would fight a little kid? Yeah, and you would kill him. I mean, he shouldn't have been—
What's your take?