Really ? (just noticed, more fully)
So perhaps , likely, kidnapping and attacking father and mother was "practiced" too ? More than "savagely beating" slaves ?
There's laws in the united states against murder.
Does that mean murder is practiced by most of the people ?
See? Treating slaves in ISRAEL was much better than living in any other country at the time .
It was even much better than living in the untied states or most countries TODAY !
The slaves were better protected by TORAH than babies are in the USA TODAY.
They were also better protected by TORAH than women and girls and boy are in the USA TODAY .
The whole TORAH was beneficial, wonderful, and GOD'S WAY of directing the life of HIS PEOPLE (there were NO OTHER NATIONS with hope at that time) .
GOD is perfect, complete, righteous and just, as well as merciful.
HE KNOWS what people need.
HE KNOWS what to do, and what they need to do to be "safe and healthy".
Exodus 21:
15 “Whoever attacks his father or mother must be put to death.
16 “Whoever kidnaps someone must be put to death, regardless of whether he has already sold him or the person is found still in his possession.
17 “Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death.
18 “If two people fight, and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist, and the injured party doesn’t die but is confined to his bed; 19 then, if he recovers enough to be able to walk around outside, even if with a cane, the attacker will be free of liability, except to compensate him for his loss of time and take responsibility for his care until his recovery is complete.
(ii) 20 “If a person beats his male or female slave with a stick so severely that he dies, he is to be punished; 21 except that if the slave lives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his property.
22 “If people are fighting with each other and happen to hurt a pregnant woman so badly that her unborn child dies, then, even if no other harm follows, he must be fined. He must pay the amount set by the woman’s husband and confirmed by judges. 23 But if any harm follows, then you are to give life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound and bruise for bruise.
Read your Bible it's all there.
Exodus 21