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Do you feel that "eye for and eye, tooth for a tooth" theory?

would lessen crime today, or make it worse?

Ex: You steal, you get your hand cut off.


    




nastaany1
If we had that there would be less crimes


Melvin C
Actually, eye for eye is not what you should do to the defaulter, but the maxium you can do to him.

In the law of the Lord, it is always very fair. If you read rape for example, rape carried out in city and village have different punishment. And there's a reason for it.

As for eye for eye, tooth for tooth is, if someone hurt you, the most you can do is to do the same, not more. Best is to forgive him.

Remember the city of refugee? It was set up all over the land, so that it can be reach by people who need a hiding place.

If I can quote, the Lev 19 is a way of holy living, which is duty to God, and duty to man. (I will not do into details).

Jesus has summerised the law into 2 commandment, love the Lord your God, and love your neighbour.

Paul had, in Rom 13 explain it clearly, if you love your friend, you will not do things to hurt them, things like steal, rape etc.

Mosic Law have many truth for us to learn. We need to see the underlining reason, if there is a principle to draw, if we can apply it wholesale, or we can use them as guideline.

We need wisdom from God, and we need to pray about it.

Happy seeking.


Patricia G
i agree their would be less people stealing and less people dying


a stranger
well i think the you steal we execute you laws work because thats what was in iraq before and there was almost 0 crime.


Alicia
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an eye for an eye only leaves the world blind....lol i thought it was funn.........but i do like that theory, there woudl be a lesser amount of crime in our nation i do believe.


Dagfinn
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That would only make crime worse
If punishment is cruel or administered with anger, it only makes the criminal worse


sexy
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pmj176
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i feel this way if they brought back the death penality it would help and and eye for eye tooth for tooth would work also to many people are getting their hands slapped and keep doing it.


Answers
That kind of "Stuff is automatically "Plea bargained" down.
This country wouldn't make such things legal.

It would make no difference..


yankeechik
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It sounds like a good idea to me.. Maybe then they'll be less crime.


D@tCrAzYCHicK
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No u got it wrong, if u steal u get something taken away from u not ur hand cut off. The point of it is if you kill someone u get killed. Yes i support this.


idontkno
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yes i do


askmechanic
Yes it would make your life more safer and streess free and make sure it work's for everyone equal.
Specially I recomend you the car thieves who steal my car twice and third time took my mags off


Wolfpacker
No I have never like that approach to crime. Even Biblical law ended that at Christ's death. Punishment should fit crime. We are so busy punishing white collar wealthy people that the serious armed robbery, rape & murder seem less important to court than Kenneth Lay. Take his business or fine him heavily - money talks with him or Martha Stewart. Do not waste jail space on someone who is not a danger to anyone.


MesquiteGal
No, even though vengeance can be very sweet....

God said,
Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

God's revenge is much sweeter.... He knows where it hurts the worse and does the most good.


JAMES
Why do the poors remain poor, richs remain rich???


3D Farms
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That was in the Old Testament , BC
Christ told of forgiveness of sin's against one another .


WW
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What goes round comes round as they say and I firmly believe in it too so eye for an eye or tooth for a tooth is probably true too but it has a funny way of working and sometimes the comes round can come back and haunt you or bless you when you least expect it!
My opinion
I know somebody who was racist-and what's so funny is this person is now going to be a grand parent to the same race that they were being racist about-thats a comes round and a half isn't it?
So we don't ever know what it is, or how it will come but it will somehow


zephyrescent
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No, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth would only leave the whole world eventually blind and hungry.


DesignR
I've always thought about going old testament on some people, but I know I am far from perfect and screw up. I am forgiven, so I must forgive.


origchick
in some cases yeah. i can't stand child molesters and i think if you're convicted, you should be castrated or sterilized or something like that.





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