2007-01-25 08:18:47 · 21 answers · asked by Mr. NoneofYourbusiness 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It was justice in the old testament. The new justice is the Jesus who teaches "Do unto otheres as you would have them do unto you".
2007-01-25 08:25:20 · answer #1 · answered by Tribble Macher 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
That is how the times of the Old Testament were. It was not right, but that is how EVERYONE lived. Jesus gave is the NT to live by, and Eye for a eye is wrong. He taught us to love, forgive, and even to Turn the Other Cheek!
In the OT, they also stoned people, that is not right either, we are no longer under the Laws of the OT.
2007-01-25 08:31:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No......
The intent of the law of retribution was to ensure that the punishment corresponded to the crime in order to control the punishment inflicted on the guilty one. In Matthew 5:38-42 Jesus was not abrogating this important legal principle, but was rather inviting Christians in their daily lives to go beyond the letter of the law. The implicit intention of the law—to eliminate personal revenge—was stated explicitly by Jesus; and He, in His own person and ministry, modeled it for us.
2007-01-25 08:36:04 · answer #3 · answered by pops 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
i think that the punishment should exceed the crime. that way people are afraid of the consequences of the crime. and to hell with humane death for violent offenders. they did not give their victims a humane death. they should be killed in the same way in which they killed their victims, only slower. cruel and unusual punishment, to hell with that too.
there was a case that i heard about where a man stalked a teenage girl for 2 years, finally he ran her off the road, raped her.cut both of her arms off with a wood saw and threw her off of a roadside embankment that was over 100 feet down. she survived and was confined to a wheelchair.
he got 20 years in prison and was out in 14 on good behavior.
he tracked the girl down broke into her house. her father heard the noise, recognized him and unloaded into him with a shotgun.
the father got life in prison.
WTF...my details may be slightly off, but just look into the crimes committed in this country and you tell me that the punishment fits the crime...
Murderers, first offense, many might serve 10 to 15 years before being let out. unless it was very brutal then maybe life in prison..
to hell with that if you kill or rape, you need to be sent on a fast track to the afterlife.
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I would actually recommend crippling torture and dismemberment, and then a long life without arms, legs, eyes, or ears for most of these sickos.
2007-01-25 08:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. People say that others should be punished in a humane way. Well, if their crime is humane (i.e. shoplifting) punish them humanely. If their crime is heinous, punish them heinously. If a man rapes a child, should he be raped by a gang of rather well-endowed prison freaks? Definitely. The punishment should fit the crime. As in the words of Beccaria, punishment should be "swift, just, and proportionate".
2007-01-25 08:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by eastchic2001 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
ya, i do. if they are punished in the same way instead of serving a short term of community service, then they'll realize what they did was wrong and wont be repeat offenders.
2007-01-25 08:47:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So, by that standard... you're saying that if someone rapes a woman, one anal rape and their all done and good? Or if someone steals fifty dollars from you, you take an extra fifty from them? It works Ok on something like murder or torture, but it really doesnt apply to allot of smaller, or hard to define crimes. Like white collar crimes, or traffic infractions. :-)
2007-01-25 08:29:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if it would be right to violate a rapist with a broomstick as he might have done his victims, but it would certainly get the idea across how that is wrong.
2007-01-25 08:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Justice from a human being should be tempered with humaneness.
2007-01-25 08:26:55 · answer #9 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Actually, yes, I do.
The liberals will disagree but what can you expect? If I (or someone I loved) went around committing crimes I wouldn't want there to be a stiff punishment either.
Everyone is good at saying that the criminal should be treated humanely and so forth but I never hear of any suggestions for helping the victims. Fine, you want a murderer to not be executed? Then what will you offer his victim's families for their pain? You never have an answer for that. Typical.
2007-01-25 08:25:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋