“An eye for an eye” is not a retaliatory statement, but rather the standard that is used in biblical Law, and in our laws, which keeps the punishment equal to the law which was broken—life for life, not life for stealing my sheep.
“An eye for an eye” is not a retaliatory statement, but rather the standard that is used in biblical Law, and in our laws, which keeps the punishment equal to the law which was broken—life for life, not life for stealing my sheep.
Yes, but the whole concept of punishment or retribution "in kind" or otherwise has not served us well. It has been discovered that many people who commit crimes want to be caught and punished, as they refuse to take responsibility for their own actions and so expect someone else to prevent them from doing bad things. However, when such people are "freed," they just go back to doing the same bad things. They have no self-control.
Of course this goes against our natural instinct to strike back if struck. To restrain oneself from doing so is considered saintly, and is not expected of "normal" people. But of course striking back only continues the violence.
“An eye for an eye” is not a retaliatory statement, but rather the standard that is used in biblical Law, and in our laws, which keeps the punishment equal to the law which was broken—life for life, not life for stealing my sheep.
Yes, but the whole concept of punishment or retribution "in kind" or otherwise has not served us well. It has been discovered that many people who commit crimes want to be caught and punished, as they refuse to take responsibility for their own actions and so expect someone else to prevent them from doing bad things. However, when such people are "freed," they just go back to doing the same bad things. They have no self-control.
Of course this goes against our natural instinct to strike back if struck. To restrain oneself from doing so is considered saintly, and is not expected of "normal" people. But of course striking back only continues the violence.