Manus Smithy and the Punishment of Death

In India, what is unique is that you don't just talk about human beings as one large group. You also have the idea of caste which plays a very important role in Manus Smithy. So if you are a murderer, even if it's an accidental murder or a perpetrated murder, they will first check the caste and based on the caste there is a clear hierarchy of punishments to be meted out. The Brahmin gets away with things that Ashudra cannot. I think these are questions that emerge from conversations on murder. And we know it's on a simple case right these shootings which are happening in America because at one level you have got yes there is a victim, there