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Zeus posted...

I'm kinda curious if Hammurabi's Code actually dictates that, because it would just seem stupid. Under almost no scenario could I see that actually being used as a punishment for insubordination, because it seems impractical.

And I'm curious what that intent was. Were they looking to test critical thinking or just ethical thinking?

I was thinking that myself, but at the same time war was pretty common back then, so they frequently had a surplus of slaves, so offing one was easier than reforming one probably and would keep everyone in line. I think it differs a bit from the antebellum slavery days where slaves weren't procured via conquest, but rather trade, so were treated as commodities, commodities you generally wished to preserved because you paid a decent price for one, so they were much more willing to go to the whip instead of the gallows for minor transgressions with execution only as a last resort.

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