If you belong to a god or to the court, then the thief will pay thirty times; if they belonged to a freedman of the king, he will pay ten times for them; if the thief has nothing to pay, he will be put to death” (King). The social position of the offender and the victim of the crime played an important role in determining the punishment. Today, our view of justice has apparently transformed, to the point where most people would recognize the eighth law of Hammurabi's code as wrong and harmful. While some may wish to opt out of such an unfair system, the reality is that we are not far away. The mode......middle of paper......site, nd Web. December 10, 2013. Lee, Jaeah and Brett Bownell. "Charts: Why You're in Big Trouble If You Can't Afford a Lawyer." Mother Jones. Mother Jones, July 1, 2013. Web. December 10, 2013. .McEwan, Ian. Atonement: a novel. New York: NA Talese/Doubleday, 2002. Print. Stevenson, Bryan. “We need to talk about an injustice.” TED: Ideas worth spreading. TED Talks, March 2012. Web. December 10, 2013. Wright, Paul. “Prison Legal News – Legal Articles, Cases and Court Decisions.” Prison Legal News. Prison Legal News, nd Web. December 10. 2013. .

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