Cruel and unusual punishment

The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments (changes or additions) to the United States Constitution. The idea behind the Bill of Rights was to insure certain freedoms and rights to the citizens of America. It puts limits on what the government could do and control. Freedoms protected include freedom of religion, speech, assembly, the right to bear arms, unreasonable search and seizure of your home, the right to a speedy trial, and more. Simply put, the first 10 amendments are: Amendment…

battle of our rights, freedom, and equalization. Nonetheless, the United States has become known, globally, for its high incarceration rates as well as the controversial capital punishment. In his expose, Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson illuminates the issues of inequality in the American justice system. Extreme punishments and mass incarcerations have become the norm in our justice system and Stevenson claims these deficiencies disadvantage and punishes minorities,…

The death penalty is an issue of debate in the United States used as a form of punishment for violent crimes. There are no crimes that deserve this punishment. It is too extreme. Cornell’s death penalty overview states that “Congress or any state legislature may prescribe the death penalty, also known as capital punishment, for murder and other capital crimes” (“Death Penalty”). It is not okay to take a human’s life for the right or for the wrong. In 2015, statistics shows that twenty-seven…

Juveniles “Some juveniles commit crimes so serious, so heinous, that public safely mandates”( Weir par.10). The crimes committed are the ones cruel and unusual, so the 8th amendment shouldn’t be considered when trying a juvenile as protecting them. They should be able to take the consequences so that families should be able to get justice. When it comes to crimes over murder there shouldn’t be any sympathy, therefore should be tried as an adult. The juveniles are able to understand the actions…

have argued about exotic animal ownership. Private owners of exotic animals are constantly under fire from animal rights activists and politicians who are mislead and uninformed about exotic animal ownership. Human casualties, expenses, and cruel and unusual treatment of theses animals are often brought up against these owners. However, these couldn't be further from the truth. Often times the issue of human casualties is brought to the table with politicians saying that they are afraid that…

The Bill of Rights is the first Ten Amendments written into the constitution. These amendments were designed to make a list of certain unalienable that the United States Government was not allowed to infringe upon. Many deemed these unnecessary, but the newly freed Colonists were terrified of large national Governments and were hell bent on keeping their newly acquired freedoms safe. After much back and forth between the federalists and anti-federalists they finally agreed to add a bill of…

Is it a cruel punishment to sentence a criminal to death for committing murder? If the victim of the murder were a close relative, would the answer change? Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the act of putting a person guilty of a capital crime to death. Capital punishment is one of the many issues the United States cannot seem to agree on. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, “in America, as of 2014, eighteen states have abolished the death penalty” (qtd. in Issitt). In…

want the punishment to some how match the severity of the crime. When it comes to crime where a life was taken, there is only so much that the legal system can do. The severity of the punishment is sometimes gauged by the intent or lack thereof. The 8th amendment of the constitution protects individuals from cruel and unusual punishment, therefore its limit to what you can do to a person found guilty of murder. I agree with the court’s special verdict, guilty of murder. There punishment should…

Elizabeth Evanchick Period 3 December 11, 2016 Do you know that in the book Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson that slaves were treated was in a very cruel and harsh way? None of the slaves were treated like actual people. To any non African American person, they were the people they could boss around and do whatever. Also, slavery caused many incidents in our history. For example, people having slaves is what triggered the Civil War. In addition, the Revolutionary War was the first war to try…

Most citizens possible think it’s not right to fully charge a minor in court as an adult, When others think otherwise , Reason for is that citizens believe that it violates the Eighth Amendment where that would be categorized as cruel and unusual punishment. It is believed by many that a minor is human being that is known as a young , not fully matured , and just loves to have fun, which for the most part is true. For Example , A minor’s brain doesn’t fully develop till the age 25, so if you…