Talk:Lex talionis

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"Let the punishment fit the crime" should not be merged with "Lex talionis" because these are arguably two very different concepts. Lex talionis is essentially the law of retribution, or "an eye for an eye," and it is still widely debated whether or not this is punishment which "fits the crime".

Merger undisputed
Since nobody challenges that, as both texts read, Lex tallionis and An eye for an eye essentially try to cover the same ground, I attempt to merge them by transferring this article to the more generally known English expression (which has equivalents in every language). How fitting the chosen punishment is remains a separate question; I've also created a separate article on a 'technical' execution by the 'poetical justice' logic as so-called mirror punishment (formerly in Punishment) Fastifex 11:56, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Lex Talionis is the normal legal term; I would prefer the other article to have been moved here. Clinkophonist 21:23, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * as a legal term it would be restricted to the biblical (judeo-christian) tradition, while the practice described occurs almost universally and even the Bible connects to older practices; anyhow, the application is amost never sololely legitimated by the bible. Fastifex 03:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)