The eighth amendment is important because it protects the defendants in a criminal trial from being forced into being coerced. It also brings the issue of capital punishment to light. It puts the decision of the death penalty in the hands of the judge and not the jury. The death penalty is a big controversy because you could end up sending an innocent man to his death.
This cartoon depicts that even though the eighth amendment says it doesn't allow cruel and unusual punishment that it is not always true in all the cases for everyone and that torture is allowed in some situations.
I for one am not completely certain on my stance on the death penalty but I believe that this cartoon depicts how ridiculous some states can be when it comes to the death penalty. How could pain not be intentionally inflicted, Kentucky? (When that is the whole purpose of it).
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