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Why was the bloody code abolished

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Why was the bloody code abolished?

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"The Bloody Code is a term later used to refer to the system of laws and punishments in England from 1400-1850. Although it wasn't called the Bloody Code in its own time, the name was given later because a great deal of crimes were punishable by execution." 

"The death penalty was removed from Pickpocketing in 1808 and later from many other offences during the 1820s and 1830s. Judges and juries thought that punishments were too harsh for many of the criminals, so they became less inclined to find them guilty in court. Judges would frequently under-value stolen goods so that the accused would no longer face the death penalty. Since the law makers still wanted punishments to scare potential criminals, but needed them to become less harsh..."