"The Eighth Amendment does not guarantee a prisoner a painless death," Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority in the death row appeal by Missouri convict Russell Bucklew. The amendment prohibits the infliction of "cruel and unusual punishments."Bucklew, 50, suffers from a rare condition known as cavernous hemangioma, which causes blood-filled tumors to grow on his head, face, neck and mouth.
Gorsuch said unconstitutional punishments are those that "intensify the sentence of death with a 'superaddition' of 'terror, pain, or disgrace.'" He ruled that Missouri's plan to execute Bucklew with pentobarbital would not.joined the majority opinion.Bucklew was convicted in the 1996 kidnapping and rape of his ex-girlfriend; murder of her boyfriend; and shootout with police.
"The question is not … whether a punishment is deliberately inflicted to cause unnecessary pain, but rather whether we would today consider the punishment to cause excessive suffering," Breyer said.
Pain, then death is the main idea!!!!
Eye for a eye
The judicial system punishes criminal behavior, if you don't want punishment, don't commit crimes.
Good. We shouldn't be having this debate every year. There is pure evil in the world and it should be dealt with swiftly not 10 or 20 years down the road. That's cruel and unusual.
Funny how you’re not nearly as concerned about pain for the babies being aborted
The sculpture is called 'The child that was never born.'
Why not just shoot 'em in the head and charge them for the bullet...Public hangings. Hell, those always drew a crowd. Admission $ maybe? Guillotine gets undeserved credit (trivia).
Oh well. Don’t KILL/MURDER ANYONE if you don’t want PAIN! SorryNotSorry
The pain of the victim and their families I assure you is FAR greater.
MORE: 'The Eighth Amendment does not guarantee a prisoner a painless death,' Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority in the death row appeal by Missouri convict Russell Bucklew. The amendment prohibits the infliction of 'cruel and unusual punishments.'
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