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That still has no relevance to what I said.Wanting to stone someone and actually stoning someone are two different things.
Absolutely!
Intent, however, is very important. If a robber enters a bank and threatens to shoot the banker if they do not hand over the money then there is a big difference in what makes him choose not to shoot the banker. Likely, the reason for not shooting them will not be "because there is a law against it" since he already broke a law attempting to steal money. The most logical reason is because the banker gave him what he demanded. This is the same thing we see in Exodus 17. So, yeah, you're right, there is a big difference between "to stone or not to stone" but don't forget that there is also a BIG difference between "not stoning because the court system hasn't been set up yet" and "not stoning because you got what you want."
Thinking or wanting to rob a bank is the not the same thing as actually robbing a bank.