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B.C.E. 1st century — RabꞋi Hi•leilꞋ, when asked by a gentile to be converted while the RabꞋi stood on one foot, replied: "That which you eschew, don’t inflict on your fellow! That's the entirety of Tōr•âhꞋ. What remains is pei•rush•âhꞋ. Now, go-weave your lifetime-learning-practice.”

Cattle rustling. Rustlers feed cattle at night for a period of time before rustling them, so that when the rustlers come to take the cattle, the cattle have learned to come to the rustlers. é''á Rustling Of Working Or Kâ•sheirꞋ Livestock By Tresspassing (Break-In)
é''á 1. Excessive Use Of Lethal Force When Protecting One's Property, Defense of Family Or Self-Defense
a. If an animal rustler âÌÇðÌÈá of a break-in
is discovered at night, and the âÌÇðÌÈá is fatally assaulted in the owner's exercise of protecting family or property, then there is no liability for the death of the âÌÇðÌÈá.
Home intruder b. But if there is daylight sufficient to discern that lethal force wasn't warranted in the owner's proper exercise of self-defense in carrying out the proper protection of family or property, then the property owner shall be guilty of manslaughter.
c. Otherwise, the âÌÇðÌÈá shall pay restitution for any damages.
é''á 2. Rustled Livestock Recovered Alive
If domestic livestock be found alive in the possession of the rustler âÌÇðÌÈá, whether working livestock or kâ•sheirꞋ livestock, the âÌÇðÌÈá shall pay double value in damages.
If the âÌÇðÌÈá lacks the money to pay the court-assessed damages, then the court shall indenture the âÌÇðÌÈá until the debt has been worked-off or the indenture otherwise redeemed.

Optional parental preparation:
What is the current μ (mean) worth of a typical cow? Goat? Sheep? What would be the double amounts of these?
What are your child's rights to protect property? (Toys parents bought or are gifts. Toys belonging to a âÌÇï. Toys belonging to a friend or schoolmate.)
What does "indenture" mean? How is that alike and different from modern employment contracts?
What does "redeem" mean? (The importance of this term, beyond understanding the dictionary definition in ordinary communication, is in the ability to understand and deal with the term when confronted by Christians with their definition. Namely, Christians claim that their Jesus "redeems them from "sin." To retain the high, and sound, logical ground, it's essential to acknowledge that the historical RibꞋi Yᵊho•shuꞋa could be said to have redeemed his generation of Jews from the wrath of the Romans as subsequently witnessed in 70 CE and 135 CE. But any claim of "redemption" based on supernatural claims of man-god divinity contradicts the Tōr•âhꞋ prohibition against anthropomorphism and the Tōr•âhꞋ principle of obedience with resulting ki•purꞋ – no obedience to Tōr•âhꞋ, no ki•purꞋ. Denying the former disqualifies any logical answer – and your child will likely grow up and be educated to your deception and reject your entire position as a result.)
Questions you might anticipate that your child might raise and be prepared to discuss:
What is "lethal force"?
What does "fatally assaulted" mean?
What are "court-assessed damages" and how do they come about?
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