Friday, September 16, 2011
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
I think an example of cruel and unusual punishment would be like putting someone to death because they got a speeding ticket. The punishment is actually worse than the crime that you had committed. This amendment is necessary for our legal system today because it still applies to us hundreds of years later. Like I said before, it isn't really fair to get a punishment that is worse than the crime that you committed. I think we do need to be more specific in this amendment. Congress should maybe put a list in the constitution of examples of cruel and unusual punishment. We need clarification on what they think is a cruel and unusual way to punish someone for not following the law.
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I agree with the first half of what you said. You did a great job at explaining what the amendment means, however I believe the amenment should be left as is. If the law were to get more specific, then less thought of crimes might get passed, or more severe crimes may get less punishment.
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