However, this is not true. The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is not a per se violation of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment (Cornell University Law School). Some reasons it is not is because the government has come up with alternative ways to put people out, such as lethal injection. Lethal injections are combinations of harmful chemicals that will be quick and painless and are not deemed as cruel. Other punishments such as hanging and electric chair are very cruel because there are chances that people could live through that. Luckily the government has come up with ways to make the penalty effective, both in cost and
However, this is not true. The Supreme Court has ruled that the death penalty is not a per se violation of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment (Cornell University Law School). Some reasons it is not is because the government has come up with alternative ways to put people out, such as lethal injection. Lethal injections are combinations of harmful chemicals that will be quick and painless and are not deemed as cruel. Other punishments such as hanging and electric chair are very cruel because there are chances that people could live through that. Luckily the government has come up with ways to make the penalty effective, both in cost and