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Perhaps you should read Luke 7:36 and John 7:53-8:11. What would Jesus do?

Let's look at these.

Luke 7:36 "And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat." Did you mean something else?

John 7:53-8:11 (the woman taken in adultery). The Law, which Jesus spoke to Moses, requires the life of the adulterer and adulteress.

And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulter and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10)

They BOTH must be brought forth:

If a man is found sleeping with another man's wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. (Deuternomy 22:22)

Only the woman was brought before him. That should have raised some red flags that something was amiss in this accusation.

The execution of the death penalty ALSO required two or three witnesses. And the witnesses will be the first to strike the death blow.

On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but no one shall be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and aftward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you. (Deuteronomy 17:6,7)

And false witnesses would be punished with the punishment they sought by bearing false witness.

If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days; And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. (Deuteronomy 19:16-19)

In accordance with the Law Jesus prompted the witnesses to step forth (he who is "without sin" -- i.e. not bearning false witness in this matter) and cast the first stone. None did.

Jesus is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. And he cannot deny himself. The Law is the righteous expression of his faultless character. He knew the truth of the matter and judged righteously within the system he established. Had there been in fact faithful and true witnesses, the woman would have been stoned.

I would encourage everyone to read all of the Bible. And when one has read it through completely from cover to cover, read it again (and again).