I would hazard a guess that that was done as a punishment, and to deter people from stealing.
generally if you did steal you would get your hands chopped off.
if you stole a shilling you would haver your ears or hands cut off
YOU can lie by if you had stole something it wasn't yours & the person you stole from was telling the teacher that you stole something & you answer "NO".
stole means to take something from someone wrongly
something like you stole my heart
Because they believe Islamic government called "Shariah" and Shariah uses very cruel rules.......... For example if u stole something the taliban would cut your hands off.
If your sister stole something try not to get angry. You will make her happier if you get angry. She probably is just rtying to get a rise out of you. Be the bigger person and try not to react.
China
they would kill you
people were punished by getting their hand chopped off or by being put to death
You would probably have your testicles chopped off, and stewed for you to eat later. Maybe even be raped by the father of the kid. Who knows really.
ACORN, by illegal funding that they probably stole or taxed out of the hands of it's owners.