On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Steven D. Jamar <sjamar[_at_]law.howard.edu> wrote:
>
> The Old Testament says "Thou shalt not kill." But it also requires
> stoning to death. How does one square these two instructions? It
> is ok under US law to kill someone in self defense. So even the
> most certain of laws carries with it ambiguity, exceptions,
> limitations.
That's an easy one. "Thou shalt not kill" refers to murder, not to a justified killing of an evil person as a punishment. (BTW, I oppose the death penalty because it does not work and is applied in the US based on class and status.)
Nick Zales
Zales Law Office
Milwaukee, WI
<zales[_at_]execpc.com>
Received on Thu Jul 22 1999 - 15:35:22 GMT
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