Reply To: Chayiv Misah as applied Halacha?

Of course not. Which bais din tried him?

The same one that beats husbands without a trial.

Besides, who needs a Bais Din when you have the word of Rav Chaim? “Lo Nitni Sahadi Ela L’Shakri” (Witnesses are only needed to disprove liars), and Rav Chaim (as the “Gadol”) is by definition telling the truth.

Who knows what goes through fanatics’ minds? And there are always unintended consequences.