if it belongs to a god or the court, the thief will then pay thirty times as much; if they belonged to a freed man of the king he will pay ten times as much; if the thief has nothing to pay with, he will be put to death” (King). Both the social position of the perpetrator and that of the victim of the crime played an important role in determining what the punishment would be. Today, our view of justice has seemingly transformed, to the point that most people today would recognize that the eighth law of Hammurabi's code was prejudicial and wrong. While some may want to distance themselves from such an unjust system, the reality is that we are not far from it. The mode......middle of paper......sity and Web. December 10, 2013. Lee, Jaeah, and Brett Bownell. “Graphics: 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. 10 December 2013. Wright, Paolo. “Prison Legal News: Legal Articles, Cases, and Court Decisions.” Legal news from prison. Prison Legal News, nd Web. December 10. 2013. .

Topic > if it belongs to a god or the court, the thief will then pay thirty times as much; if they belonged to a freed man of the king he will pay ten times as much; if the thief has nothing to pay with, he will be put to death” (King). Both the social position of the perpetrator and that of the victim of the crime played an important role in determining what the punishment would be. Today, our view of justice has seemingly transformed, to the point that most people today would recognize that the eighth law of Hammurabi's code was prejudicial and wrong. While some may want to distance themselves from such an unjust system, the reality is that we are not far from it. The mode......middle of paper......sity and Web. December 10, 2013. Lee, Jaeah, and Brett Bownell. “Graphics: 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. 10 December 2013. Wright, Paolo. “Prison Legal News: Legal Articles, Cases, and Court Decisions.” Legal news from prison. Prison Legal News, nd Web. December 10. 2013. .