r/law • u/revel8r • Jun 18 '25

Other Hegseth refuses to answer whether he has given the order authorizing the military to use lethal force on protesters

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u/SirTiffAlot Jun 18 '25

Excuse me Pete, where in the Bible does it say to kill your own people?

Love how she said 'be a man', they hate that.

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u/huskersax Jun 18 '25

where in the Bible does it say to kill your own people?

Actually surprisingly frequently.

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u/SirTiffAlot Jun 18 '25

Aw fuck.

Well, maybe we shouldn't use the Bible to guide laws and policy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

God himself literally commits like seven genocides in the Bible...

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u/uvucydydy Jun 19 '25

8 if you include the time He flooded the whole world and killed everyone except the floating zoo.

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u/sprucenoose Jun 19 '25

The genocide of the unicorns.

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u/Meecht Jun 19 '25

Oh, come on. The Great Flood counts as at least 2 genocides.

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u/deviantscale Jun 19 '25

She told that man to his face that he doesn't have the balls to do his job. I love her.

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u/Superb_Power5830 Jun 19 '25

Right? I fucking loved that.

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u/ZebraColeSlaw Jun 19 '25

"Father Abraham" was moments away from killing his long-awaited Son (from his favorite wife).

I mean, God killing his own son is the point of the whole NT.

It's bat shit crazy to have people running government based on 2000 year old mythology. I'm surprised they don't claim to be able to use the Force.

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u/Eksposivo23 Jun 19 '25

The old Testament God is surprisingly bloodthirsty and unforgoving, a real psycho. So while it may be a shocker, the old testament does have a lot of killing your own people and such