The 8th Amendment
‘Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.’
1. Introduction
Imagine being hanged for a felony you committed, or having your tongue pierced with a torched spoon because you were caught for a mistake that could have easily been fixed. These are the types of things the eighth amendment protects us from. Without this amendment, people on death row could easily be brutally tortured for things they might not have even done. It might not be to the extent of being hanged for a felony, but the point needs to be made that the eighth amendment has done nothing but good.
I am interested in the eighth amendment because it focuses on a very serious problem. Death row completely goes against this amendment. I not only want to talk about how killing people by either lethal injection, or the electric chair is cruel and unusual, but I want people to understand that it should be illegal and agree with me......

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