Yeah Les, you started this thread in a more lighthearted vein than your more recent posts.

As for 'an eye for an eye' this is a directive for proportional punishment. 'an eye for an eye' (and no more). It is not a recipe for harshness and cruelty.

There is a Jewish interpretation here

I found this through a simple search, I have no experience for the site, but it looked interesting.

When you get into serious scripture you go into territory that others have gone over before. If you're gonna take it trivially you're wasting yours and our time in this thread.