At the risk of getting crushed (again) this week, I’ll hesitantly point out that death penalties in the Bible were performed publicly before “all the assembly” (Leviticus 24:14)
This was because there was not just 1 purpose (justice) for capital punishment; there were 2 purposes…
1) Justice, AND…
2) Public deterrence, so the rest of the people “shall hear and fear, and never again do any such evil” (Deut 13:11)
@broncoblanc My last relationship i was told that when she was in HS she had a bunch of friends over and one guy touched her inappropriately and against her will. Later in the relationship she confessed that it was actually the opposite and it was consensual she just didn’t want to admit that