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Looking up dates of changes to the UK suicide laws, I kept coming across statements on this topic:
"Tony Scott was British. In 1670, at common law (English), Louis XIV made suicide illegal as a criminal act with the person’s property confiscated and the person’s body dragged face down through the streets."
That is, not the Tony Scott topic, but the topic of Louis XIV having created a decree in English law about how to deal with suicide victims.
Um, that's Louis XIV *OF FRANCE* having created a decree in English law about how to deal with suicide victims.
Was this started by an idiot on wikipedia, or something?
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Was this started by an idiot
Hmm, difficult to be certain really ... 
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Huh?
In other news, the Dutch citizen going by the handle "harold aptroot" has decreed that all firearms will henceforth be banned in Texas.
Because apparently I can do that, or would I have to be King of France?
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You can do that, but only on Wikipedia.
And I suspect it might not last too long as a ban...
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Why don't we first ban cheese and tulips in Holland? 
But you may keep on making this[^].
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CDP1802 wrote: But you may keep on making this[^].
You're granting the Dutch license to produce weapons for biological warfare?
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Did not kill me yet and it tastes far better than it looks
Edit: I just found a place nearby where you can get some. I think, I will just hop into the car...
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Frikandel are made of parts of (unidentified) animals that even bacteria refuse to eat.
And Dutch chips are made of an even worse grade of cardboard than that used by mcdonald's.
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Just let Ian Botham live, that's all we ask.
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Louis XIV was King Charles II first cousin and that suicide law has the Catholic Church written all over it. King Charles II declared himself a Roman Catholic in order to gain the Church's favor and support against the Dutch.
1670 is also the year in which France and England signed a secret alliance in an attempt to end the ongoing wars between England and the Dutch.
So it's possible that this information is at least partly correct. Although it was probably not publicly known that the law was from Louis XIV, and of course somebody must have first translated the original law to English. 
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0bx wrote: of course somebody must have first translated the original law to English
Not at all. Government business in England was conducted in French until, oh, more than three weeks ago, but more recently than you'd think.
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Consulting my magic 8-ball:
"Ask again Later"
Software Engineering is different from the traditional forms of engineering that are bound by the laws of physics. Software Engineering is only bound by the laws of stupidity.
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It's good to be the king.
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