[Avodah] halachic attitude to the convicted

[Samuel Svarc]

On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:53 AM, Rich, Joel <JRich at sibson.com> wrote:
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> But that requires a determination that the person actually does pose such a threat, not merely that he has been convicted of a crime which has been put into a category of "crimes that affect public safety".  Labels don't change reality.
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> Zev Sero
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> Actually, depending on one's understanding of DMD, I would say they do - i.e. if the King decides it is, it may well be.

Let me then be the first to bring "The Emperor's New Clothes" into the
halachic discussion. The King can decide many a thing, but still
cannot change reality. He cannot wily-nily decide to bump people off
as "threats". Sanhedrin would not allow it.

KT,
MSS