[Voice] Jitte, Self-Defense, and Executions

[justicereigns]

Hello New Feathers and old, I'm Cap-- Err Smoker. [Wow Proof he has done this message way too many times, he momentarily forgot his own rank. Woops. Not that it even matters here.]

I teach jitte, kickboxing, and basic self-defense outside the barracks, and it's open to anyone, no matter how inexperienced. As you may have heard by now, every so often the Malnosso take people at random for drafts, and while non-combatants have other opportunities to help support, any self defense can help.

For others, I wanted to ask about other world's or country's history regarding executions. Are there any that changed the world, or have other people here seen them personally?

Thanks.

Comments

[eyesofstrength]

A most interesting question to ask in a place where they do little good. Still one could question if the execution itself changes the world, or if the one executed changed the world and the punishment stops that. It would be hard for us to really know since we cannot see what the future would have been.

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[justicereigns]

Historical ones actually. I was reading up on French history from your world.

[justicereigns]

Correct. One could even argue, that an execution as an attempt to prevent the changing of the world by a person in the process of doing so, actually just changes the world even more.

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[hiken_ace]

[But Smoker, you have haki. That's cheating.] Fine.

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[justicereigns]

[That's okay, it's like he read your mind. He didn't, he was just already thinking.]

No haki. Just logia. And we'll need a lot of room and no wind.

[eyesofstrength]

It is indeed true. The sudden death of any individual has a great chance of changing things. And even imprisoning a criminal for life still can be changing because it removes them from society.

And then if you want to get even more interesting, assassinations do the same thing. They often can be even more changing.

[etudes]

Ah, I've read about those before. From the time of the revolution there, right?

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[hiken_ace]

Battle Dome. That's where most people go.

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[materiathief]

It might be better if I taught outside. [Yuffie is only scary when it comes for materia..]

Not at the moment. It was actually pretty quite for a year.

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[justicereigns]

Does that even count?

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[hiken_ace]

What do you mean?

[justicereigns]

Correct. Between the reign of the aristocrats to Napoleon's Era.

[justicereigns]

Correct. It seems a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation either way.

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[justicereigns]

Then I'd be happy to share space with you if you want it.

Sounds surprisingly peaceful? Did it last or did you just wind up here then?

[eyesofstrength]

Yes, because leaving a dangerous person alive is not exactly an option. And that doesn't even get into the fact that humans are limited and cannot always know for sure if they are condemning an innocent person or not.

[justicereigns]

Perhaps an ultimate shade of grey then.

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[justicereigns]

I can't count that as really fighting logia. It's like a robot illusion.

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They say that back then 16,594 people were executed by guillotine and then 25,000 more in summary executions.

[eyesofstrength]

It truly is, which explains why many prefer imprisonment. At least if the person is found innocent they can be set free. One cannot bring the dead back other than in this world.

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[justicereigns]

[Okay that takes even Smoker by surprise.]

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[justicereigns]

[Hoarsely:]

Are you serious?

[Wait. It's Kotomi-chan, of course she is.]

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[justicereigns]

By execution? How?

Why even go through the formality of it?

[justicereigns]

Naturally.

But even prisons have their problems. The best most perfect prison can still mismanagement or break-outs.

[eyesofstrength]

They do, especially with the more dangerous criminals. In fact a group of bandits in my world were able to break out of prison, though opportunities like that are rare.

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[hiken_ace]

We can always go to the mountains, then.