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Has Hammurabi's Code Made Families Suffer?

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About 4000 years ago, in Babylonia, King Hammurabi created a set of laws to protect the weak, but was it just? In my opinion, Hammurabi’s Code was not just because it made families suffer,it made people lose their property, and it encouraged personal injury. First of all, Hammurabi’s Set of Laws made families suffer. For example, in Law 129, if a married woman is caught cheating with another man both of them get thrown into the water. Also, in Law 195, if a son hit his father, his hands will be cut off. Based on what I read, I think that Hammurabi was a little too harsh. This shows that Hammurabi’s Code is very pushy to the family. As you can see, that Hammurabi’s Code made families suffer. Secondly, Hammurabi’s Code made people lose
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