I do not believe in an eye for an eye, and I also do not believe in just turn the other cheek. My brand of spirituality demands that one stand up and hold another accountable for their actions. Otherwise the bad actor never learns and gets stained with entitlement. https://medium.com/grab-a-slice/accountability-64965aed0016 As for the parable, of course the fleeing soldier should not have been shot in the back. He may not have been guilty of anything. That's another message--don't make assumptions nor define an individual by the group.