Hammurabi's Code

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Hammurabi’s Code of Law • “If anyone ensnare another, putting a ban upon him, but if he cannot prove it, then he that ensnared him shall be put to death” • “If anyone steals the property of a temple or of the court, he shall be put to death, and also the one who receives the stolen thing from him shall be put to death.” • “ If a judge tries a case, reaches a decision, and presents his judgment in writing; if later error shall appear in his decision, and it be through his own fault, then he shall pay twelve times the fine set by him in the case, and he shall be publicly removed from the judge's bench, and never again shall he sit there to render judgment” The first Hammurabi’s code I chose was “If anyone ensnare another, Putting a ban upon him, but if he cannot prove it, then he that ensnared him shall be put to death”. The first code in my own interpretation means that if someone accuses another person but cannot prove the person committed a crime then the accuser will be put to death. I feel this law is not good. Just because a person cannot prove guilt is not a good enough reason to sentence someone to death. If someone can’t prove guilt it does not necessarily mean a person didn’t commit a crime. I also feel this law should not be used today, because what if the person who is being accused is guilty? It is the courts job to determine a “guilty or not guilty” plea. Another reason I feel this law should not be used today is, putting a person to death for a crime such as this is unethical. Because of the fact there are more crimes that are worse than this, such as murder, and rape In which someone should be put to death, not just because a person can’t prove someone’s guilt. Also I believe this law is saying if another person cannot prove guilt and the person is indeed guilty, the innocent person is the one who pays the consequences.
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