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发帖数: 24123 | 1 A Kansas man has requested that an Iowa judge grant him a trial by combat so
he can engage in a sword fight with his ex-wife and her attorney, according
to reports.
David Ostrom, 40, of Paola, Kan., said his ex-wife, Bridgette Ostrom, 38, of
Harlan, Iowa, and her attorney, Matthew Hudson, have destroyed him legally,
according to a Jan. 3 court filing, the Des Monies Register reported.
He asked the Iowa District Court to give him 12 weeks to find katana and
wakizashi swords for his requested battle, per the Carroll Times Herald,
which first reported the request.
"To this day, trial by combat has never been explicitly banned or restricted
as a right in these United States," David Ostrom argued in court records.
He said it was used "as recently as 1818 in British Court." The couple has
been engaged in court disputes over custody and visitation rights, as well
as property tax payments.
David Ostrom said his motion also stemmed from frustration with Hudson, who
argued that because a duel could end in death, “such ramifications likely
outweigh those of property tax and custody issues.”
"It should be noted that just because the U.S. and Iowa constitutions do not
specifically prohibit battling another person with a deadly katana sword,
it does prohibit a court sitting in equity from ordering same," Hudson wrote
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发帖数: 11593 | 2 按照中世纪的规矩，这种决斗中男人必须站到一个齐腰深的坑里，而且捆住一只手；女
人站在地面上，而且两只手都自由。 |
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