<div dir="ltr">Moving from areivim: there was a discussion of the punishment for<br>the one who set up the 3 lads in bringing illegal things into Japan<br><br>Two questions:<br><br>1. The gemara "exonerates" one who sets up others to do a sin on the grounds that<br>
the other person shouldn't have listened. What about this case where the boys<br>were mislead. Is the sender now guilty in bet din?<br><br><br>2. I have always been bothered that the Mafia leader is always off the hook and only<br>
the poor underlings can be charged. True the leadership will be punished by G-d<br>but in our world the leadership seems to live a wonderful life and is not threatened<br>by any eventual punishment in the next world. In fact many Italian mafiosos attend<br>
church regularly. Any thoughts?<br>In the real world how would a Torah society treat Mafia leaders except for the answer<br>of "dinei melech" which to me is a cop out.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Eli Turkel<br>
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