AshwinBihari.COM » law http://ashwinbihari.com Sat, 08 May 2010 19:50:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cruel and Unusual? http://ashwinbihari.com/2006/12/19/cruel-and-unusual http://ashwinbihari.com/2006/12/19/cruel-and-unusual#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:32:35 +0000 Ashwin http://ashwinbihari.com/2006/12/19/cruel-and-unusual/ Let me get this straight. We have states within the union that execute prisoners for crimes that are considered heinous or overly “criminal” in nature. But the fact that one of these executions caused undue cruelty to one of these prisoners is reason enough to find a new way of terminating the lives of those that rightly don’t deserve to breathe?

I know that the constitution says that we must avoid cruel and unusual punishment, but what about appropriate punishment? What is appropriate for a serial killer that not only ended the lives of his/her victims but also impacted those of their families?

Do I prefer that we return to the days of electrocution or hanging? No. But let’s not forget upon who the punishment is being exacted and not go overboard just because one of them took 30 minutes and double the lethal dose of chemicals.

Cheers

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