The Death Penalty
In the eighteenth century, England would punish by death for
pickpocketing and petty theft. Ever since the 1650's colonist could be
put to death for denying the true god or cursing their parents advocates.
Capital Punishment have clashed almost continuously in the forum of public
opinion in state legislatures and most recently in courts. In 1972,the
case of furman vs.Georgia reached the supreme court. The court decided
that punishment by death did indeed violate the eighth amendment to
containing that "excessive fines imposed,nor cruel and unusual punishment
inflicted. ....
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