Well the term used to be "Custom of the Sea". Traditionally, they knew what it was about when they drew straws. The case that often leads folks to learn about

Well the term used to be "Custom of the Sea". Traditionally, they knew what it was about when they drew straws. The case that often leads folks to learn about it, ironically was one where the rules weren't followed, and rather than drawing straws they decided to finish off someone in a (semi?)comatose state. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens