Capital Punishment: Justice To The Victims And Their Families
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Capital punishment serves justice to the victims and their families.
Taking the life of another individual exempts the taker of that life the
right to live.
For example, take the case of Stephanie Schmidt, a young woman who
was brutally raped and murdered 5 years ago, outside of Pittsburg, Kansas. ....
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.... this so-called "eye for an eye" approach is
unconstitutional, citing the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Th
8th Amendment states "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive
fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." This was
meant to limit the severity of punishment imposed on an offender by judge
or jury, but instead it creates a paradox with its usage of the words
'cruel' and 'punishment.' Webster's dictionary defines cruel as "causing,
or of a kind to ca ....
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