Judgement of Solomon: a judgement that is very hard to make
Oxford Dictionary
One of the most famous biblical stories of the outstanding wisdom of King Solomon, which won the expression “The Judgment of Solomon” relates to the clever tactic by which Solomon resolved a literally unsolvable dispute. The story related in Kings 3:16-28, tells of two prostitutes who came before King Solomon, bringing with them a single baby boy.
Each mother told the same story: that they both lived together, that both had given birth to a child, that one child was dead in the morning and that the live child was hers. Each mother accused the other, that after having discovered that her child had died during the night, its mother had stolen the other mother’s live baby and replaced it with the dead child. Thus, each mother claimed, on waking up in the morning, she had discovered a dead child on her breast, which was not hers.
In a dispute such as this, where there is no evidence or witness, King Solomon’s solution is fascinating. After some deliberation, he called for a sword to be brought before him. He declared that there was only one fair solution, namely, that the live child should be split in two, each woman receiving half of the child. Upon hearing this terrible verdict, the baby’s true mother cried out in horror and anguish, “Please, My Lord, give her the live child – do not kill him!” However, the liar, in her bitter jealousy, exclaimed, “It shall be neither mine nor yours – divide it!” Realizing that a true mother’s instincts are to protect her child, Solomon instantly gave the baby to the real mother, who was willing to relinquish her baby in order to save its life.
King Solomon The story of Solomon’s audacious verdict, which flushed out the truth in the dispute and revealed who had spoken the truth and who had lied, has been often used metaphorically, to depict a decision, which may risk destroying the subject matter of the dispute itself, rather than allowing either disputing party to share in it. Ironically, of course, in the biblical story, Solomon in his wisdom indeed avoided the destruction of the subject matter of the dispute, namely the baby, and pronounced a true judgment, based on his profound knowledge of human nature.
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A man who served 35 years in prison unjustly to receive $1.75 million in compensation.
A Florida man who was released in 2009 after 35 years in prison for a crime he did not commit will receive $1.75 million in compensation from the state, local media reported today.
James Bain, 55, was tried and sentenced in 1974 to life in prison for the kidnapping and rape of a nine-year-old boy, even though he claimed that on the day the crime was committed he was at home with his sister watching television, according to the Florida Innocence Project.

The released Jimmy, in video 5 above, after being addressed by the person in charge of the project, answered questions from the audience in an exceptionally gentle manner (from minute 3’15” in the video).
De vrijgelaten Jimmy, in bovenstaande video 5, beantwoordt na het woord tot het publiek door de verantwoordelijke van het project, op een uitzonderlijk zachtmoedige wijze vragen van het publiek (vanaf minuut 3’15” in de video).
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The United States criminal justice system is not perfect. There are a number of individuals who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. This video covers a few of their stories and examines the statistics of wrongful convictions and exonerations. From compensating an exoneree to the average number of years spent in prison, please enjoy this animated informational video. P.S. DNA is not the only means by which individuals have been exonerated.
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