Killing people for sport used to be one of our cultures most hallowed touchpoints. From short stories to novels to about 30 different episodes of Star Trek, the premise has been used in dozens of different forms.

Which is great, when it’s fiction. Normal healthy people like comedy writers have long learned to enjoy fiction as a release when we have those “I wonder what killing some dudes with a crossbow feels like” moments.

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