I have been
challenged to a duel. Well, what can I say but En Garde! I accept the challenge.
However I feel duty-bound to point out that if the Scarlet Teapot was still in Tasmania I might have considered a complaint under section 81(2) of the Tasmanian Criminal Code (the "Code"), to wit: "Any person who challenges another to fight a duel, or provokes another to fight or to challenge another to fight a duel, is guilty of a crime". As he is not we would be sure to be mired in arguments over jurisdiction. I will note however that it could be argued that the
Blog Adjudicator appears guilty under the aforementioned section and is in fact in Tasmania, should any Crown Counsel be reading this.
I of course have the right not to incriminate myself so I shouldn't mention section 81(1) of the Code, to wit: "Any person who takes part in a duel is guilty of a crime".
(Hopefully none of us are guilty under section 122 of the Code.)
