How far back in history would one have to go for the first criminal trial to have taken place? Would it be similar or different to those happening today? What would it be about? Would the punishment be similar to those imposed today? This article by William R. Riddell gives the public insight into what happened in history on that fateful day. This particular crime was recorded, but it wasn't until the first century AD that it was shown to our world. Since the recording is in an ancient document, Riddell wants to make the point that he is not writing this article as a story but as an advocate for the public. Do you have any idea what this first crime could be? This was all based on a lie. A simple lie that could do no harm. The Bible was written in Hebrew thousands of years ago. The first crime was recorded in the “first book” of the Bible, Genesis. After God created the heavens and the earth, he created man. God told the first man, Adam, not to eat the fruit of the tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden (which was Adam's home at the time). “Eat food from every tree that is in the park, but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil do not eat, but in whatever day you eat from it, you will die of dead. » (Riddell, 1916) Soon, God gave Adam a companion to live with him in the garden. Adam told Eve, the woman, not to eat fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden. Riddell believes he paraphrased exactly what God told him when he explained the rule to Eve. Therefore, Eve only knew the law and not the consequences of what would happen if that law was broken. One day the snake forced her to take a fruit from the forbidden place...... middle of paper ...... people should focus on the right kind of punishment to give to individuals, instead of “diagnosing” the wrong treatment” for their “patients”. This metaphor is used again to emphasize that trial judges and doctors are similar because they misdiagnose a patient, and that society must deal with the repercussions of what that patient (or criminal) would bring back into society . Most of the time, prisoners are released due to lack of funds to keep them locked up for the duration of their sentences because prisons become too overcrowded. Judges punish bad people more harshly than those who deserve to be incarcerated and let them out too soon, just to "save money and reduce prison overcrowding." According to this article, the criminal justice system must reevaluate its priorities when it comes to its patients..