[Avodah] Two witnesses

[Joseph Kaplan]

Zev Sero commented:
“On Micha's remarks it implies that the court can sentence someone to
death even though the facts might not be true.

As evidenced by the fact that if the witnesses recant after the verdict,
even if their recantation seems credible we execute the person anyway.”

What, if anything, does this teach us — about Halacha or morality or the value of human life or anything else? Or perhaps to paraphrase Joel Rich’s question: Is this what God wants?
Joseph

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