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Worst Pennsic Moments aka Duke Flieg, an New Archer & the Marshals Court.

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Sir Brian:
I confess to you gentlemen that I regretfully feel that humanity as a whole is beyond redemption and will continue to decline morally until it has no recognizably noble ideals at all. The few of those that do value integrity, honor and chivalry and hold it as the very core of their souls are fighting a rear guard action with no real hope of stopping the onslaught of narcissism and amoral convenience that is all the more evident in society today. Yet we must persevere until we die and hope our time spent on this earth hasn't been for naught for our souls will not allow us to surrender and join the lost and unwholesome horde that is prevalent today.  :(

Sir James A:

--- Quote from: Sir Brian on 2011-09-05, 10:40:13 ---I confess to you gentlemen that I regretfully feel that humanity as a whole is beyond redemption and will continue to decline morally until it has no recognizably noble ideals at all. The few of those that do value integrity, honor and chivalry and hold it as the very core of their souls are fighting a rear guard action with no real hope of stopping the onslaught of narcissism and amoral convenience that is all the more evident in society today. Yet we must persevere until we die and hope our time spent on this earth hasn't been for naught for our souls will not allow us to surrender and join the lost and unwholesome horde that is prevalent today.  :(

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It appears the waters may be getting a bit muddy - from the thread:
The only mention of intimidation was HG (His Grace - Flieg) getting in the lady archer's face in Marshal's Court and ignoring her repeated requests to remove himself from her personal space. This I personally witnessed.

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I don't know if His Grace, intended harm, but his actions and demeanor reinforced that interpretation. The MIC took HG word that he intended no harm and simply ruled that if he was knocked off balance and without arms to strike, it was wreckless to go stumbling another 10 yards into a fellow combatant placing his opponents safety at risk.

What I took from the thread is that, based on the recounting of events, the person who knocked down the archer did not feel at fault and made no apology as the event occurred, that the archer that was "tackled" was not the one who requested the "trial" (it was a marshal/judge and a witnessing knight), that the person who tackled the archer was not as well-behaved during the "trial" as they should have been, and that the final ruling of the "court" was that there was no malicious intent behind his actions, but that they were unsafe, and he was denied the right to fight the next day - but did not have his permanent ability to fight removed.

Sir Patrick:
I seriously could not fathom speaking to any of you guys (or being spoken to) in the manner used in some of those posts.  It really makes me appreciate the high level of civility and respect Modern Chivalry members show to one another.

Thorsteinn:
I hate the level of mistrust and break down in communication that the whole incident, and the accompanying discussion online, showed but we're it not for this happening then we, all of us, might not have seen what was sitting below the surface of our thoughts in these hard times.

If Flieg getting mistreated by the Marshals Court helps make Pennsic & the SCA better then I think he will be a happier man for having gone through it.

Sir Rodney:
I stopped reading that thread on page 4 a while ago, it was just too depressing.  As with any "case", I'm sure no one is completely innocent or completely guilty.  The truth always lays somewhere in the middle.  What's most disconcerting is the fact that this "dog & pony show" had to go as far as it did.  The two fighters should have been able to resolve the matter on the field of battle and leave any ill feelings there. 

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