1/28/2014

159. If a man, who has presented a gift to the house of his prospective father-in-law and has given the bride-price, has afterward looked upon another woman and has said to his father-in-law, "I will not marry your daughter"; the father of the girl shall keep whatever he has brought as a present.

I think this one is very fair. It makes a lot of sense. It seems similar to a down payment. 



195. If a son has struck his father, his hands shall be cut off. 

I'm a bit mixed on this one. I like the enforcement of obeying your parents but I feel like it is a bit overdone. 



200. If a patrician has knocked out the tooth of a man that is his equal, his tooth shall be knocked out.

This one shows that the main purpose of these laws is to provide a punishment for the sake of equality.