Why does god want to cut off women's hands?

[Ryantology]

First, I have maintained that the punishment can be either harsher or lighter than the offense, depending on what damage was done.

If a lighter sentence can be handed down for failing to cause significant damage, what's the deterrence value of the maximum punishment?

A slap on the wrist isn't much of a deterrent.

Neither is the death penalty in practice. Punishments, regardless of severity, only have a limited deterrence value.

Which is the slippery slope fallacy.

Dear jesus. It's pointing out the slippery slope fallacy inherent in promoting deterrence (if we aren't hard on criminals, more people will become criminals). If cutting off hands is acceptable because of the alleged deterrence value of savage punishment, why not apply the most savage punishment for any crime to maximize deterrent value?

Why do you think a bunch of bronze age goatherder slave owners made a law prohibiting their servants and slaves from working every seventh day?

Gotta set aside a day for the Yahweh brainwashing.

You haven't demonstrated that non-gods could easily do better. You have an opinion. That's it. You can't objectively prove that your opinion is correct.

I don't need to because that was never the point. Non-gods are fallible and imperfect. Perfect gods must meet perfect standards. The slightest flaw of any kind ruins perfection. A god who compromises or regrets a decision he made is a God acknowledging his own mistakes. A god who makes mistakes is, by definition, not perfect.