[HN Gopher] A Woman in Black: The last judicial duel in France ___________________________________________________________________ A Woman in Black: The last judicial duel in France Author : pepys Score : 29 points Date : 2020-03-28 04:14 UTC (18 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.laphamsquarterly.org) (TXT) w3m dump (www.laphamsquarterly.org) | mytailorisrich wrote: | And the last recorded duel in France dates back to 1967, between | two MPs/Representatives. One had insulted the other in the House. | JoeAltmaier wrote: | This story goes to pains to explain how the actual events might | have unfolded. But in France at the time, I cannot imagine that | mattered one whit. What mattered was, who had who's favor in | court, who had leverage upon the judges, and who paid more or | less for advantages. | | To discuss this woman's claims at this date is silly. Its not | about that at all. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-03-28 23:00 UTC)