JB/016/119/001

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1928 Octr. 19
Law Amendment

By homicide in the way of duelling including the
offence preparatory to it called Challenging much mischief is
produced to an extent a much greater extent than men in general are
aware of – great than that by homicide produced in all
other ways – war excepted put together. The way mode case in which the
mischief produced by it is the greatest is by the scant tyranny
which any one worthless individual man is thereby enabled to exercise
over others in a number altogether unlimited.

In the use of offence arm it is in the power of almost any man
that chooses to acquire such a degree of expertness, that upon
engagement with him death is a more more certain consequence
than of a sentence of death pronounced by a Judge.

For the purpose of oppression and by means of oppression was depredation
to any extent, the assumption of the character of the bully
if when thus accomplished is sufficient: but by the combination of the
and the addition of that of time the still further facility
is afforded produced. Forcing himself into the company of the intended
victim, the fully after uttering some gross line gives
it to be understood that non effect to it will be an affront
for which nothing but combat the acceptance of a challenge can be accepted in reparation.

Disputes about money matters – and particularly money won and lost
and play are rears in this way a prompt . By
the man in whom fortitude audacity is conjoined with depravity,
a victim is looked for and found in one in whom opulence is conjoined with prudence.

Under the existing system attempt at assassination without
challenge is prevented receives from the hand of the hangman a
more remitted punishment: assassination by means of challenge
tramples with receives honour and impunity.

Identifier: | JB/016/119/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16.
Date_1	1827-10-19	Marginal Summary Numbering	3-4
Box	016	Main Headings	law amendment
Folio number	119	Info in main headings field	law amendment
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	brocklesby & morbey 1827
Marginals	george bentham	Paper Producer	edmund henry barker
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1827
Notes public		ID Number	5926
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