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Politics : Did Slick Boink Monica? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: KZAP who wrote (4269)	2/2/1998 6:17:00 PM
From: Hunter Vann	Respond to of 20981

>>If they steal, cut off a finger. If they do it again, cut off another. Again, cut off a hand, and so on. Sooner or later, It will work. Guaranteed! I agree however, it has to be proven without any doubts.<< Eighth amendment forbids "cruel and unusual punishment". It would probably be safe to say that the act of cutting ones hand off for stealing would fall under the protection of the eighth amendment. A punishment is only "cruel" if it exceeds the crime. That is why only murders justify executions in our society since it fits the crime.