What does Heck Tate mean by saying to Atticus, "Let the dead bury the dead"?

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To Kill a Mockingbird

What does Heck Tate mean by saying to Atticus, "Let the dead bury the dead"?

Asked by booo a #488092 on 12/13/2015 11:37 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 12/14/2015 12:57 AM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/14/2015 12:55 AM

Tom Robinson and Bob Ewell are dead and can't be brought back.... there was no reason to allow Boo to suffer torture on account of a man who was responsible for another man's (Tom's) death.

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Answered by booo a #488092 on 12/14/2015 12:57 AM

thanks

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