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Hummurabi's Laws

Humurabi

In ancient Mesopoamia, a king from babylon named Hubburabi, was told by the gods to make a new set of laws. He inprinted the 282 laws on stone pillars out in the open so everyone can see. His laws were based on "an eye for an eye". His stadegy was to scare people into the law with harsh punishments such as death, lose a part of their body, pay a fine, or get tortured. Here is a list of some of his laws.

His laws

• If a noble destroys the eye of another noble, his eye shal be distroyed.
• If a man helps a male or female slave escape though the city gates, he shall be put to death.
• If a son strikes his father, his hand shall be cut off.
• If a builder builds a house for some one, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built fall in and kill its owner, then that builder shall be put to death.
• If a son says that his mother is not his mother or his father is not his father his tongue shall be cut off.

Our laws

Today, we try to get people to respect the law rather than fearing it. If a person today breaks the law can learn from their mistakes and is given another chance. Our laws also protect people from being accused for something they didn't do.