Code of Hammurabi

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth". This rule among others has Mesopotamian origins long before the Bible was written or before the Romans and Greeks have their culture. I have stated that these are all mis-understood rules. Why must people take one another's life? These people need second chances and that these people can change, do good things and help others. Let us see other rules of Hammurabi:

If any one bring an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if it be a capital offense charged, be put to death.

Say you accused a person of a serious scandal, its now also the accused person's duty to defend himself and put to death the allegations against him. Common sense.

If he satisfy the elders to impose a fine of grain or money, he shall receive the fine that the action produces.

The golden rule: The Bible, Matthew 7:12 "Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets."; Confucius, "What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others."; Newton's 3rd law, “For every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force"; In Taoism, the Yin and the Yang.

If a judge try a case, reach a decision, and present his judgment in writing; if later error shall appear in his decision, and it be through his own fault, then he shall pay twelve times the fine set by him in the case, and he shall be publicly removed from the judge's bench, and never again shall he sit there to render judgement.

Talk about policing the police.

If any one buy from the son or the slave of another man, without witnesses or a contract, silver or gold, a male or female slave, an ox or a sheep, an ass or anything, or if he take it in charge, he is considered a thief and shall be put to death.

Piracy, illegal downloading and the like. Punishment is stoppage or death of the habit.

And so on. These are mis-understood rules. These are all symbolism, metaphors and other forms of speech. People should review their religious texts and evaluate it.