God was talking to a specific group of people about a specific instance. You can find justification for anything in the Bible, but it doesn’t mean it was what God intended. Should we murder whomever we please?
God said that vengence was his, did he not?
There is a difference between justice and vengeance, wouldn’t you agree? Or do you define EVERY “killing” as “murder?”
I was addressing your assertion that it was particularly heinous for the killer to shoot Tiller in (or near) church. Why is that “worse” than anywhere else?
Do you think mankind has any responsibility to execute capital punishment in accordance with God’s word, taken in its complete context? How do you interpret Genesis 9:6 and Romans 13:3-4?
BTW. God was not talking to a specific group of people about a specific instance. He was talking to His people about how to administer justice, and differentiating between an accidentally caused death and a deliberate murder.