There's also a bit of whitewashing of what it means to give someone to a victim's family. Without having looked deeper into it, it sounds rather like giving the

There's also a bit of whitewashing of what it means to give someone to a victim's family. Without having looked deeper into it, it sounds rather like giving them someone to be a slave in recompense. It's not like trading adult family members is in any way "restorative" emotionally; they certainly won't be pleased to have their lives uprooted. They'll be contributing labor to supplement the victim and that's about it.