A Jewish Proverb and The Onion

There's a famous Jewish proverb: “Whoever saves just one life saves an entire world.” The latest issue of The Onion explains what that meant:

Last week, jurors recommended that Scott Peterson be sentenced to death for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci. What do you think?

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"What about Laci's fetus' potential children, and those childrens' children? Folks, this was way more than a double-homicide."

Some people are accidentally funny. At The Onion, they're accidentally serious.