Dutchman Dirk Willems was a religious prisoner who escaped in 1569, but when the guard pursuing him fell through the ice of a river, Willems turned around to save the guard. He was then recaptured and burned at stake.

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  • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Harry Potter would have been one book long if someone brought a gun

      • itappearsthat
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        2 years ago

        holy shit this is so unhinged but also excellent lmao

      • NewLeaf
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        2 years ago

        Better than Asimov

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      If I remember right there's a point in the third book where Harry has to explain what a gun is to the wizards and it's something like "It's like a wand that only casts kill"

      • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        They also literally have time travel and could have easily Baby Hitler'd Voldemort but JK Rowling does not violate the timestream or the gender binary

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      2 years ago

      pretty sure they literally address this at one point, and the explanation is that the wizards are all such stupid incurious dickheads that not a single one of them really knows what a gun is. basically every technological advancement made after the 18th century is a complete mystery to them.