Does a child go to a city of refuge for killing a parent? Can a slave or a Cuti (Shomronim) go to a city of refuge? Does a Jew go for killing a slave or a Cuti? For what cases does a ger toshav allowed to go? For all these cases, contradictory sources are brought and the contradictions are resolved. In the context of this, a debate ensues regarding the excuse “I thought it was allowed” – is it valid or not? Potential proofs are brought from the Torah regarding Avimelech when he took Sarah from Avraham. Does a blind person go to a city of refuge? What is the halacha for one who hates the one who was killed? The setting up of a system to help those who killed accidentally seems to be a uniquely Jewish concept. See a recent article relating to the struggled of those who kill accidentally.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/09/18/the-sorrow-and-the-shame-of-the-accidental-killer
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