Each of the Scriptures below concern a given criminal procedure topic. All Scriptures are from the New International Version, 1984. Read the below and answer the questions in 300-500 words.

Witnesses
• Deuteronomy 19:15 "One witness is not enough to convict a man accused of any crime or offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses."
• Deuteronomy 17:6 "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."

Cross Examination
• Proverbs 18:17 "The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him."

• Deuteronomy 19:16-19 "If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse a man of a crime, the two men involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time. The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against his brother, then do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you."

Physical Evidence
• Exodus 22:12-13 "But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, he must make restitution to the owner. If it was torn to pieces by a wild animal, he shall bring in the remains as evidence and he will not be required to pay for the torn animal."

Answer the following questions for your thread:
• Did these Scriptures change or confirm your views about how criminal procedure should operate according to each topic?
• How does our current system deal with each topic?
• How could our current system change (or not) to deal with each topic in a more biblical manner?
• Provide at least 1 reference and 1 different Scripture (other than those given above) in support of your post.