Death Penalty
The Death Penalty is a touchy subject with a lot of people. Some are extremely for it, and others are very much against it. There are those who aren't sure which side they fall in and, of course, there are people who choose a side and know very little about the death penalty. Personally, I can't decide which side I stand on. I believe in the death penalty, and I don't think that it's cruel or unusual in any way. I think that it depends on how secure the system is in knowing that the person is guilty and how sever the crime was.
Although the death penalty isn't considered cruel and unusual, now, due to the eighth amendment, things were much different several years ago. A crime could consist of something as simple as being accused of being a witch, poisoning, treason, perjury, anything. As time went on, crimes became even easier to commit, such as cutting down a tree that was a certain amount of years old. Methods of executions varied and were horribly......
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