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To: RegulatorCountry

“Cruel and unusual” is a shibboleth for anti-capital punishment, IMO. Punishment may be cruel, and it may be unusual, but it’s all relative if the punishment befits the crime


99 posted on 03/07/2018 4:02:40 PM PST by confederatecarpetbag
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To: confederatecarpetbag
“Cruel and unusual” is a shibboleth for anti-capital punishment, IMO. Punishment may be cruel, and it may be unusual, but it’s all relative if the punishment befits the crime

It's the 8th Amendment of the Constitution.

100 posted on 03/07/2018 4:14:50 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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