He thought they weakened the power of the united state congress
Pretty much the social, political, and organizational behavior will change how criminal justice agencies approach a problem.
For example, in some middle east society, see some gender relationship as a crime and the criminal agencies will process those relationship as so. This is very different in a modern western societies where the system is more tolerant about it
Marduk was the patron god of Babylon, the Babylonian king of the gods, who presided over justice, compassion, healing, regeneration, magic, and fairness, although he is also sometimes referenced as a storm god and agricultural deity.