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Kansas man calls for 'trial by combat' for custody dispute
- bediger4000 7y agoThis particular article may seem bizarre, but I believe we need to acclimatize to this. As the oceans rise and Florida cities are inundated, Florida men will disperse, likely to other coastal areas. But we haven't yet felt the long lasting effects of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback's "grow-oriented policies" that all but defunded Kansas' schools. I predict that "Kansas man" will become the "Florida man" of the 2030s, with "Nebraska man" and "Oklahoma man" as also-rans.
- poulsbohemian 7y agoFrankly I think this is brilliant and should be commonplace. Ok, perhaps not with swords or guns to the point that someone actually dies, but given the absurdity of my own legal issues, some kind of foam-noodle-whilst-balancing-on-a-moving-object-over-a-swimming-pool type duel would have been faster, cheaper, and more effective judgement.
- dekhn 7y agoso a person's ability to fight is used to resolve judicial matters? seems... unfair.
- LinuxBender 7y agoThey probably watched too much GoT or played too much WoW. That said, I welcome the implementation of Mak'Gora [1] to settle disputes. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NRLuUnpGYg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NRLuUnpGYg