Should Jefferson Hope have killed Enoch Drebber and Joseph Stangerson?

 In Arthur Conan Doyle’s 𝘈 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘵, Jefferson was the murderer of two men by the names of Enoch Drebber and Joseph Stanggerson. And the question is, was it right for Jefferson to murder? My answer to that would be no. I think that it is wrong for him to murder because I think it is wrong to murder anyone unless you absolutely have to, but in Jefferson’s case he did not have to, he chose to. What did Enoch and Joseph do for Jefferson to kill them? Enoch and Joseph killed Ferrier, and they kidnaped Jefferson’s wife, (Lucy). I think that a lot of people would have killed Enoch and Joseph if they did the same thing to them as they did to Jefferson.

Why do I think it was wrong for Jefferson to Murder? I think it was wrong for Jefferson to murder because it is something you can’t undo, if you kill someone they are dead forever, nothing you can do can change that, so people just like Jefferson need to think about what they are doing before they do it. Jefferson killed Enoch and Joseph because he wanted revenge and that is definitely the wrong reason to kill someone.

What could Jefferson have done instead of Murdering? First, Jefferson would have turned them over to the law. Second, I understand that he could not have just let them go but he could do something different than killing because anyone can turn their life around if you just give them a chance. I do think that Jefferson should have just tried to scare them in some way before he just killed them.

What does the bible say about killing? There are many things said in the bible about murdering/Killing. Genesis 9:6  “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image”. Exodus 20:13 “You shall not murder. Even though Enoch and Joseph are not perfect people, by any means, Jefferson had no right to kill them, and I think anybody should give everyone a chance.

I hope I have convinced you that it was wrong for Jefferson or anyone to kill/murder, I believe it is very important to love everyone and to forgive them no matter what, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because God said it is wrong, and you should always want to please God, and you should always obey him, and never wish for anyone to die.

                                                                                Works Cited

“100 Bible Verses about Killing.” OpenBible.info, edited by Stephen Smith, Good News Publishers, 22 Oct. 2022, http://www.openbible.info/topics/killing.