Thursday, September 13, 2012

Hammerhead's Code

In sixth grade we are learning about the Code of Hammurabi, more commonly known as "Hammerhead" on pop quizzes.

The students were given the beginning of an ancient Babylonian law and asked to fill in the anticipated punishment.

Results = hilarity.

If a person commits a robbery and is caught, you shall be in jail, and be a slave for the king.

If a person commits a robbery and is caught, cut your head off. 

If a person adopts a child and raises him, the biological parent must leave the city forever.

If a son shall strike his father, he is hanged.

If a son shall strike his father, sit in the ditch.

If a person steals another person's child, the child is theirs to keep.

If someone opens his ditches to water his crops, but accidentally lets the water flood his neighbors' crop, say sorry.

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