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we all go blind
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Or do you think of punishments, of prison, of the death penalty?
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The severity of criminal penalties often depended on the identity of both the lawbreaker and the victim. While one law commanded, “If a man knocks out the teeth of his equal, his teeth shall be knocked out,”
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In the implementation of these "eye for eye" laws, there was a way out, if you had class that is.
The punishments were administered according to the social status of the attacker and the victim. "Equality before the law" was not a concept in ancient times.
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Under this system, if a man broke the bone of one his equals, his own bone would be broken in return.
Hammurabi’s Code is one of the most famous examples of the ancient precept of “lex talionis,”
In fact, the Code included many bizarre and gruesome forms of punishment
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It firmly established the "eye for eye, tooth for tooth" concept into formal law thus providing a sanctioned tool for personal vengeance and vindictiveness
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the Code may have brought righteousness, but the lasting impact of retribution as justice is far more harmful than praise-worthy.
bringing the rule of righteousness to the land, to destroy the evil-doers
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With a focus on pain and vengeance as justice, as well as a lack of equality, Hammurabi’s code is best left in the past.
As another old saying goes, “An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.”
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