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(18,470 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2020, 03:16 PM Jan 2020

Kansas man asked Iowa Judge for trial by combat [View all]

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A Kansas man has asked an Iowa judge to let him engage in a sword fight with his ex-wife and her attorney so that he can “rend their souls” from their bodies.

David Ostrom, of Paola, Kansas, said in a Jan. 3 court filing that his former wife and her attorney had destroyed him legally. The Ostroms have been embroiled in various disputes.

His filing says the U.S. has never explicitly banned trial by combat. Her attorney asked the judge to reject the request.

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Kansas man asked Iowa Judge for trial by combat [View all] 47of74 Jan 2020 OP

Another limp-dick desperately trying to prove his manhood. Aristus Jan 2020 #1

I had an opportunity to buy a Toledo sword back in late 2018 47of74 Jan 2020 #5

Meanwhile the judge went off on a bender Midnightwalk Jan 2020 #2

If he rules in plaintiff's favor, 3Hotdogs Jan 2020 #3

Yeah me too 47of74 Jan 2020 #4