1700 BC, The Babylonians got it right. Their law on property should be adapted today. Smash/grabs, home invasions, robberies, etc.. will come to a screeching halt.
"Property
6. If a man has stolen goods from a temple, or house, he shall be put to death; and he that has received the stolen property from him shall be put to death.
14. If a man has stolen a child, he shall be put to death.
22. If a man practices robbery and is captured, that man shall be put to death.
23. If the robber is not captured, the man who has been robbed shall, in the presence of god, make and itemized statement of his loss, and the city and the governor in whose jurisdiction the robbery was committed shall compensate him for whatever was lost.
24. If it is a life that is lost, the city and governor shall pay (one pound) of silver to his heirs.
26. If a levy-master, or warrant officer, who has been detailed on the king's service, has not gone, or has hired a substitute in his place, that levy-master or warrant officer shall be put to death and the hired substitute shall take his place."
"Property
6. If a man has stolen goods from a temple, or house, he shall be put to death; and he that has received the stolen property from him shall be put to death.
14. If a man has stolen a child, he shall be put to death.
22. If a man practices robbery and is captured, that man shall be put to death.
23. If the robber is not captured, the man who has been robbed shall, in the presence of god, make and itemized statement of his loss, and the city and the governor in whose jurisdiction the robbery was committed shall compensate him for whatever was lost.
24. If it is a life that is lost, the city and governor shall pay (one pound) of silver to his heirs.
26. If a levy-master, or warrant officer, who has been detailed on the king's service, has not gone, or has hired a substitute in his place, that levy-master or warrant officer shall be put to death and the hired substitute shall take his place."
