Full title: Charondas, an ancient Greek lawmaker, issued a law that anyone who brought weapons into the Athenian Assembly would be executed. 1 day after hunting, he arrived at the Assembly with his knife still attached to his belt. Realizing he had broken his own law, he chose to kill himself to uphold it.

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[–] 43 points 1 month ago (5 children)

An important way to learn that executions are stupid law.

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