tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post3041213650976678060..comments2024-03-28T21:53:53.990+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: should a beis din express sympathy to the victims?Rafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-45670502853903406342014-09-01T07:45:45.468+03:002014-09-01T07:45:45.468+03:00the idea that a legal system - any legal system, h...the idea that a legal system - any legal system, has no place to color their judgment by empathy/sympathy for victims is a problem. We are not robots living in a technocratic society. Laws are designed to make society a better place. There is a difference between blind justice and heartless justice. <br /><br />Like an innocent man who stays in jail because his appeals have been exhausted even though new evidence has come to light.<br /><br />A legal system without a heart is not a legal system worth having.The Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02450690035446068510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-52191376824791459532014-08-31T21:34:45.098+03:002014-08-31T21:34:45.098+03:00definitely not. psak din needs to be just and fair...definitely not. psak din needs to be just and fair, not sympathetic. but that does not mean the dayanim should not have empathy for the people hurtRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-84492363343296985222014-08-31T20:25:06.132+03:002014-08-31T20:25:06.132+03:00A question that should be dealt with.
Do members ...A question that should be dealt with.<br /><br />Do members of a Beis Din have the responsibility to bring emotions of sympathy, empathy, concern - into the halachic decision? or does empathy play a part in the Beis Din's dealings?Caren Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02590832673904257320noreply@blogger.com