8th amendment

Monica Lopez October 29,2017 ENG 122 A Violation of The Eight Amendment The Eight Amendment of the Constitution of the United States says that “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted” (Staff). The most debatable and significant part of the Eighth Amendment is the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause. However, since there is no clear understanding, the meaning of the term “cruel and unusual punishment” should defined more clearly

prohibits the enforcers of the law to torture. Yet, it is still done. There is no straight statement that prohibits torture. An arguement of whether it can be legal or not is made, for the use of, retriving important information, the use of the 8th amendment and how 9/ 11 change some perspectives. Through out the history of the country, the U.S. have torture people for information. For example, Brown v. Mississippi a sheriff who questioned three African Americans, in the most heinous way. He hipped

The Eighth Amendment protects the right of prisoners before they are tried and after they are convicted. It also bars excessive fines and “cruel and unusual” punishments. In 1641, the Massachusetts Body of Liberties standards allowed the death penalty for blasphemy and had physical punishments such as cutting off ears and branding with a hot iron. But now the death penalty is no longer allowed in some states because its defined as “evolving standards of decency” and most are extremely cruel and the

The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution says, “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.” The fundamental idea of torture is to inflict mental or physical pain onto a suspect to coerce them into revealing information we desire. This tactic is illegal because it violates the Constitution, and in addition, it violates international agreements that our nation has committed itself to. The general provisions of the Geneva

The Eighth Amendment is a wonderful thing, No cruel and unusual punishment, (written to spite Britain’s king) But where does the amendment stand in the world today? Proud and strong, or thrown in the hay? To answer this we can’t just look at one place, But first to the world, and then the United States, We should be thankful for an amendment that prevents us the harm, Done in other nations to the unarmed, China punishes religious groups with torture, And Saudi Arabia’s human rights record is a real

family members.” This quote explains that the death penalty is ineffective and arises even more complications for the family of the accused. In addition, the death penalty is a consequence that an accused pays for their crime. Moreover, the Eighth Amendment is trespassed because the death penalty is considered “cruel and unusual punishment.” Also, a former national basketball player and now a politician, Kevin Johnson said that in some states, they use three drug methods, including the sedative midazolam;

The Eighth Amendment is intended to protect prisoners before they’re tried and after they’re convicted. It restricts excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishments. When looking back at laws from early America compared to the laws now, they were dramatically different regarding the death penalty. For example, in the 1600s, the Divine, Moral and Martial Laws, which provided the death penalty for even minor offenses such as stealing grapes, killing chickens, and trading with Indians, was

sentenced to die for the crimes they committed (including, in the case of one petitioner since put to death, raping and murdering an 11–month-old baby), come before this Court asking us to nullify their sentences as 'cruel and unusual' under the Eighth Amendment. They rely on this provision because it is the only provision they can rely on. They were charged

The 8th Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the people from a government who may try to restrict or null your right to fair bail. The right restricts the judicial branch from performing any unfair procedures that can be directed towards a defendant, which is due process. Which is to state that the right to fair bail falls under due process because it is selectively incorporated in order to protect one’s unalienable rights of life, liberty, and property. The right guarantees that

Death penalty violates the eighth constitutional amendment. Death is both unusually severe punishments, unusual in pain, in its enormity and its finality. It does not serve as a penal purpose effectively but a less severe punishment. The constitutional infirmity in the death punishment is that it treats human race members as nonhumans and as objects that need to be toyed with and discarded. It is thus not in consistent with the fundamental premise of the Clause that even the criminal who is the vilest