Proportionate? Exactly, but why is eye for an eye only used as an argument when it comes to killers? Kill the killer. Why not rape the rapist (or someone in his family)? Why not burn the arsonist's house? One thing I have to give these girls "credit" for is that they said that if their brother or son ever would kill someone, they would like them to be executed. Whether they would say the same thing if they actually would be put in such a situation I personally doubt that.
to be continued...
to be continued...
From Wikipedia:
"The phrase "an eye for an eye", (Hebrew: עין תחת עין) is a quotation from Exodus 21:23–27 that expresses a principle of retributive justice also known as lex talionis (Latin for "law of retaliation"). The basis of this form of law is the principle of proportionate punishment, often expressed under the motto "Let the punishment fit the crime", which particularly applies to mirror punishments (which may or may not be proportional). At the root of the non-biblical form of this principle is the belief that one of the purposes of the law is to provide equitable retaliation for an offended party. It defined and restricted the extent of retaliation. This early belief is reflected in the Code of Hammurabi and in the laws of the Old Testament (e.g., Ex 21:23–25, Lv 24:18–20, Dt 19:21)."
"The phrase "an eye for an eye", (Hebrew: עין תחת עין) is a quotation from Exodus 21:23–27 that expresses a principle of retributive justice also known as lex talionis (Latin for "law of retaliation"). The basis of this form of law is the principle of proportionate punishment, often expressed under the motto "Let the punishment fit the crime", which particularly applies to mirror punishments (which may or may not be proportional). At the root of the non-biblical form of this principle is the belief that one of the purposes of the law is to provide equitable retaliation for an offended party. It defined and restricted the extent of retaliation. This early belief is reflected in the Code of Hammurabi and in the laws of the Old Testament (e.g., Ex 21:23–25, Lv 24:18–20, Dt 19:21)."
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