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In this case I guess it would be "You've ripped me off to the tune of a million dollars, so I'm going to cause you a million and one dollars in property damage,
by spiritplumber 12y ago
In this case I guess it would be "You've ripped me off to the tune of a million dollars, so I'm going to cause you a million and one dollars in property damage, this way you'll learn next time".
This is considered acceptable in some cultures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weregild http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weregild
- thaumasiotes 12y agoSo, weregild is a legal institution the entire point of which is to prevent the process you're talking about. Why the link?
- spiritplumber 12y agoBecause if at some point in history there was a need for weregild, the process I am talking about was common enough to warrant addressing.