The Code of Hammurabi

The Code of Hammurabi

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July 15 , 2009

The Code of Hammurabi

Our day-to-day activities are guided by a set of laws and rules defined by our government . We follow these rules in to preserve peace and in our society . We also follow these rules because we try to avoid the corresponding punishments for breaking them . But if we look back to the time of Hammurabi , in his reign over ancient Babylon , it may seem

br that these punishments are considerably light and easy . So if we bring Hammurabi to the present , he will surely have a lot to say about the punishments for certain crimes that we have today

Drunk driving , or driving under the influence (DUI , is one of the most common crimes committed nowadays . It is described as driving while intoxicated , wherein the blood alcohol concentration of the perpetrator exceeds the limit defined by law ADDIN EN .CITE About .com2About .comPenalties for Driving Drunk2009July 152007http /alcoholism .about .com /cs /drive /a /aa082797 .htm (About .com , 2007 . Usually , the penalty for drunk driving is the revocation of license and fines , but it also changes depending on the damage caused by driver . An offender may be dealt with jail time , larger fines and other serious penalties if the incident resulted to the injury or death of others , or has damaged other people 's properties . If we would base the penalty to Hammurabi 's code...