For instances, if the woman who was caught shoplifting suffered through the electric shocks, she would have committed the same crime in extreme circumstances. If the woman thinks that in order to feed her daughter, she would have to steal again, and if caught the consequences will be electric shocks that will cause pain for 15 minutes, she would do it. The woman will not hesitate to bear the pain for a short amount of time in order to feed her daughter. However, separating the mother from the daughter for six months would deter her to commit the crime because she will not resist in being away from her daughter for that long again. Even if people are not in extraordinary situations, they will not hesitate in committing a crime if its for a short period of time. Some people enjoy the feeling of physical pain rather phycological reform. An objection to this argument is that the intensity of the voltage could be increased whenever that criminal commits a crime and could be extended in to a period of days. However, this punishment will then become too cruel and too usual which will violate the eight amendment. There should be a limit on how much pain a person should suffer physically in a given period of
For instances, if the woman who was caught shoplifting suffered through the electric shocks, she would have committed the same crime in extreme circumstances. If the woman thinks that in order to feed her daughter, she would have to steal again, and if caught the consequences will be electric shocks that will cause pain for 15 minutes, she would do it. The woman will not hesitate to bear the pain for a short amount of time in order to feed her daughter. However, separating the mother from the daughter for six months would deter her to commit the crime because she will not resist in being away from her daughter for that long again. Even if people are not in extraordinary situations, they will not hesitate in committing a crime if its for a short period of time. Some people enjoy the feeling of physical pain rather phycological reform. An objection to this argument is that the intensity of the voltage could be increased whenever that criminal commits a crime and could be extended in to a period of days. However, this punishment will then become too cruel and too usual which will violate the eight amendment. There should be a limit on how much pain a person should suffer physically in a given period of