1.   Adultery is punished by stoning, theft by amputation.

2.   But whether adultery should be punished, and how, and under what circumstances, is another matter.

3.   The standard military response is that adultery must be punished to protect morale, order, and discipline, and that lying and insubordination are intolerable.

4.   Convicted murderers are killed, adultery is punished by stoning to death and theft by the amputation of a hand.