Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?

SirCathal · Post by **SirCathal** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:50 am

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1416262/Court-refuses-trial-by-combat.html

Really ... this is something that is awesome

Jonny Deuteronomy · Post by **Jonny Deuteronomy** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:28 am

That guy is awesome coated in incredible with a side order of fantastic.

Alex Baird · Post by **Alex Baird** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:31 am

That's one way to trim back the bureaucracy....

Peikko · Post by **Peikko** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:32 am

shame they said no... :twisted:

Vitus von Atzinger · Post by **Vitus von Atzinger** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:01 am

What makes you associate such behavior with little ole' me?

SirCathal · Post by **SirCathal** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:04 am

You Sir Vitus ... have very stong convictions

InsaneIrish · Post by **InsaneIrish** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:23 am

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:What makes you associate such behavior with little ole' me?

Maybe not Sir Vitus.

But RAT, on the other hand.... :twisted:

Swete · Post by **Swete** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:33 pm

Haha! yeah! That is awesome! Shame he wasn't allowed to do it.

Vitus von Atzinger · Post by **Vitus von Atzinger** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:44 pm

Rat doesn't have any convictions worth hearing about. He is barely audible.

Glaukos the Athenian · Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:45 pm

Perhaps we can convince the Drachenwald Royals to set up a collection to pay for this man's ransom, I mean fine?

I'd be happy to contribute from here.

Think about how much honor and renown the SCA would gain by showing deference to this valiant gentleman....

Glaukos

Livia Tasia · Post by **Livia Tasia** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:17 pm

I agree with Glaukos!

ThorvaldR Skegglauss · Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:24 am

I am against interfering with Mundane law. (as much as I may find the mans actions amusing/laudable)

regards
ThorvaldR

Peikko · Post by **Peikko** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:19 am

Thorvaldr Skegglauss wrote:I am against interfering with Mundane law. (as much as I may find the mans actions amusing/laudable)

regards
ThorvaldR

agreed....all this to avoid a £25 fine/fee :roll:

one hopes the resulting £300 suits him better.

David Urry · Post by **David Urry** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:01 am

I think its awesome the judge charged him 300 instead of the 25, for being so lame.
Come on samurai swords. :roll:

Alex Baird · Post by **Alex Baird** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:21 pm

David Urry wrote:I think its awesome the judge charged him 300 instead of the 25, for being so lame.
Come on samurai swords.

I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.

Alecks · Post by **Alecks** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:45 pm

Too bad the court refused it. SCAdians and reenactors would have quite an advantage!

Peikko · Post by **Peikko** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:04 pm

Alex Baird wrote:
David Urry wrote:I think its awesome the judge charged him 300 instead of the 25, for being so lame.
Come on samurai swords.

I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.

Meh...that's the law. If it was an issue, enough of us would make use of the democratic process to do something about it.

David Urry · Post by **David Urry** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:57 pm

Alex Baird wrote:I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.

I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.

Peikko · Post by **Peikko** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:09 pm

David Urry wrote:
Alex Baird wrote:I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.

I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.

Yep, I might be tempted to fight over £300 but not over £25...that's pocket change.

Alex Baird · Post by **Alex Baird** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:53 am

David Urry wrote:
Alex Baird wrote:I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.

I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.

But, making the challenge is a wonderful way of pointing out how ludicrous and arbitrary the law sometimes is.

juan · Post by **juan** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:29 am

David Urry wrote:
Alex Baird wrote:I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.

I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.

Well, Hell, that's like ... one point six four times...carry the one...two... like FORTY bucks!

Kilkenny · Post by **Kilkenny** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:32 am

David Urry wrote:
Alex Baird wrote:I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.

I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.

I believe you are mistaken. Not a single poster has suggested it is reasonable.

Awesome, yes. But not one has called it reasonable.

Reasonable is almost never awesome

Wulf · Post by **Wulf** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:44 pm

Gavin, if it was reasonable then everyone would do it and it would not be awesome.

Kilkenny · Post by **Kilkenny** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 8:06 pm

Wulf wrote:Gavin, if it was reasonable then everyone would do it and it would not be awesome.

well, duh!

Explains why you're so awesome though....

RoaK · Post by **RoaK** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:12 pm

The fight should be to first blood drawn... not to the death. But then it would depend how good the first blow that hits was.
Who would the court pick as a champion? Would it have to be a local guy or could they get a SAS guy to come in and fight him?

sha-ul · Post by **sha-ul** » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:59 pm

RoaK wrote:The fight should be to first blood drawn... not to the death. But then it would depend how good the first blow that hits was.
Who would the court pick as a champion? Would it have to be a local guy or could they get a SAS guy to come in and fight him?

This.

Peikko · Post by **Peikko** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:34 am

sha-ul wrote:
RoaK wrote:The fight should be to first blood drawn... not to the death. But then it would depend how good the first blow that hits was.
Who would the court pick as a champion? Would it have to be a local guy or could they get a SAS guy to come in and fight him?

This.

We were ready to volunteer... :twisted:

Glaukos the Athenian · Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:45 am

Peikko wrote:
sha-ul wrote:
RoaK wrote:The fight should be to first blood drawn... not to the death. But then it would depend how good the first blow that hits was.
Who would the court pick as a champion? Would it have to be a local guy or could they get a SAS guy to come in and fight him?

This.

We were ready to volunteer...

Of course it would make sense for the Insular fighters to come up to defend the Queen's cause in this matter, since the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is an official representative of the Crown. I presume that our inclination, being former colonials -and feeling therefore a kinship to Guyennois and Gascon attitudes- , is to support the Barons in limiting King John's authority to fine this individual gentle, or at least to allow him an honorable defense.

But Alas, I notice now that the news is from 2002, almost 10 years old, so the point is moot.

Smilingotter · Post by **Smilingotter** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:56 pm

Since just about everything else is banned, what were they going to use - fresh fruit?

Bob H · Post by **Bob H** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:31 pm

David Urry wrote:I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.

I think you missed the point. He wasn't offering to fight over a £25 fine, he was offering to fight over principle. I won't put a price on that, and obviously, he won't either.

chris19d · Post by **chris19d** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:54 pm

Alex Baird wrote:
David Urry wrote:I think its awesome the judge charged him 300 instead of the 25, for being so lame.
Come on samurai swords.

I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.

Why wouldn't it be reasonable. There were duels in France (to 1st blood) as late as the 1960s some fought over less, a perceived insult (or they just didn't like each other) etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e68nuAcS ... _embedded#!

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