Because sparta wanted to have people who could steal and not get caught, but they also wanted people to be able to take punishment.
one law is you must steal but never get caught or Ill be humiliated and servilely punished Yes, BUT - Spartan boys were never fed enough, the were kept hungry. To satisfy their hunger they had to steal food (money had no real value in Ancient Sparta - being made of iron and dipped in vinegar - so there was no point in stealing money) to eat. If caught, there were punished. BUT NOT FOR STEALING, rather they were punished for BEING CAUGHT - stealth being the ultimate goal of learning how to steal.The life is tough in Sparta because they used to trained the girls in early age to get a better broom.
people were punished by getting their hand chopped off or by being put to death
Alfred had thought of being caught at the time he is caught.At the time when Alfred is caught stealing, he had thought of being caught.
They had been sentenced to death after being convicted of theft (stealing)
Kevin McReynolds of the 1988 New York Mets with 21.
He had been bullied at school so he was glad to see his tormentors were being punished. Their tormentors always put pressure on them.
Slave owners or overseers typically punished slaves who were caught escaping. Punishments could range from physical abuse, such as whipping or branding, to being sold to a harsher master. Additionally, some slave codes allowed for further punishment by the legal system.
Example sentence - His rotten daughter used a decoy in order to avoid being caught stealing the jewels.
A witch was punished by being dunked or hanged
he died in after being severally injured from a motorcycle crash on halloween night.
She was punished by being turned into a pillar of salt.