The Death Penalty: The Code Of Hammurabi

If you committed a crime and was sentenced to the death penalty what would your last meal to be? In the 18th century there were many ways that the government tried to keep peace but in one way was the death penalty . The death penalty was introduced by King Hammurabi in the 1772 BC and since then has been a key verdict in keeping the peace and sentencing those for their wrongdoings.

One of the Earliest documented codes of law that issued the death penalty was the code of Hammurabi . Although the death penalty at the time served for only 25 crimes but murder (being one of the main in the united states was not one of them. ) One of the actions from the code of hammurabi that was punishable by death was “If any one ensnare another (putting

In the United States the death penalty is only given to those who guilty of capital offenses where as the code of hammurabi gave the death penalty to those who committed serious crimes at the time just as the united states does.One case that recently got the death penalty was the Boston bombing in 2013 Dzhokhar and Brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev bombed the boston marathon killing and injuring hundreds and while on the run Tamerlan was shot and killed by police and Dzhokha Tsarnaev was put on trial and was sentenced to death by lethal injection. The severe penalty was given because this was a serious terrorist attack and terrorism is not tolerated in the united states . The public reaction was that people thought he was to young and that he was manipulated by his older brother and that he didn't deserve this sentence,but other felt that he was just as apart of this as his brother and if he felt as though it was wrong that he should have had gone to the police instead of

The connection is that although the two have very different time periods and don't share some of the same laws. They both used the death penalty as a way to punish those who had broken the law and keep a sense of peace in their own time periods. My opinion on the code of Hammurabi death penalty is that when people broke the law they had to be punished and as a way to keep people In line for the laws that they had broken they had to die . At these times the crimes committed were very serious offenses, Such as if someone was to accuse someone and get them banned and they had no proof that was in a way defamation of character and at this time the government felt that this was a serious offense that had to be taken care of. The death penalty law should not be eliminated today because It's the ultimate warning. If criminals who committed premeditated murder knew that they would receive the death penalty many of them wouldn't committed the crime in fear of dying. Also, it provides closure for victims. There are many victims of capital murder offenses (Ex: Boston Marathon ) Once the criminal gets caught, tried and convicted the victim's family feels better knowing that the punishment will be served. And that the person who killed no longer has a part to play in this crime and the victim's family can look forward to finding closure and moving on. The death penalty is a