In the middle east, a thief gets his hand chopped off. Why not do that here in America?

submitted by Bearcat22 from self.Crime

In the middle east, a thief gets his hand chopped off. Why not do that here in America?

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[–]noshore4me 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The 8th amendment to the Constitution prevents it.

[–]Bearcat22[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No, it doesn't. A punishment has to be BOTH cruel AND unusual to fit that rule. Muslim law is prevalent enough to make this punishment "usual". Prisoners in the United States have been stricken down in hundreds of lawsuits, with the judge saying that, since the conditions they suffer are usual in prisons, the complaint does not fall under 8th amendment protection.

[–]AEOR 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Because how would a senator be able to feel up a hooker with just 2 nubs.