The Kinsman Redeemer
The law requires the next of kin to avenge the murder of a man. It is a mistake to read this as primitivism. Just as the kinsman-redeemer has a responsibility to care for his own, so he has a responsibility to execute justice.
The law requires the next of kin to avenge the murder of a man. It is a mistake to read this as primitivism. Just as the kinsman-redeemer has a responsibility to care for his own, so he has a responsibility to execute justice.