Examples Of King Hammurabi's Codes

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Imagine this, you are just getting home and notice some of your things are gone you see someone exiting your house with your things, you see that it's your neighbor, you take him to court and explain what happened and your neighbor confesses to the crime. All seems normal so far until you realize a new trial begins against you. This is because you “accused” this man of doing a federal crime. The judge the decides to cut your hands off while the criminal goes free. This is an example of Hammurabi’s Codes. King Hammurabi is who created these code of laws in 1750 B.C. because he wanted peace. Hammurabi’s Code was mostly unfair because there was a lot of violence that was not needed. There are many examples that show Hammurabi’s Code was mostly

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