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The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits the federal government from imposing cruel and unusual punishment. Why do we do it?
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- Anonymous4 years ago
Hi all done in the name of justice and america no less.
- Anonymous4 years ago
Modern Americans like cruelty.
- CliveLv 74 years ago
But you don't do it. That would be unconstitutional.
Of course if you disagree with what the Supreme Court has defined to be cruel and unusual punishment, that's a different question.
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- JosephLv 64 years ago
If you have to ask,,,,,Well look at what the British did to William Wallace....
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