death penalty?

Question

ok im doing an essay abouthow the death penalty goes against the 8th amendment, and i need to know a current event that makes the death penalty cruel and unusual

Answer 1

There's a case in California pending now that challenges capital punishment - more or less on 8th amendment grounds. Here's some links that may get you started:



http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?pid=62412



http://aclunc.org/deathpenalty/



Just type in "death penalty" in a search engine and you'll get all kinds of references.

Answer 2

It is not cruel and unusual. People for some reason over the years have really become soft and really stretch when talking about what our founding fathers meant.



The death penalty has always been meant as a deterrent. And in 1776, drawing and quartering was considered constitutional.

Answer 3

The cruel aspect is that the sentence is not applied swiftly.

Answer 4

sorry can't help, justice is never cruel and unusual punishment...what about the victims and their family...

Answer 5

Wasn't it history..........

An Eye for An Eye?

Hmmm...........