This Supreme Court ruling is exceptionally cruel

Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in Washington and the author of the book"The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness." Follow her on Twitter. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely her own. View more opinion articles on CNN.

Russell Bucklew is on death row in Missouri, and the United States Supreme Court just gave that state the go-ahead to kill him in one of the most torturous and cruel ways possible. Bucklew, who has a rare condition that leaves his body riddled with bleeding-prone tumors, will convulse, choke, and eventually suffocate on his own blood if he is executed by lethal injection, according to his lawyers. If this is true, his death will be slow. It will be brutal. It will be excruciatingly cruel.

Jill FilipovicAnd according to Neil Gorsuch and the other right-wing members of the Supreme Court, it will be legal, even in the face of the Eighth Amendment, which says in full,"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Opinion Long periods of incarceration are also cruel. Some say that a long incarceration is worse than execution.

Opinion Did Ruth Bader Ginsberg have any part in this ruling?

Opinion What about the babies that never murdered anyone? 🤔

Opinion ask victims who was cruel

Opinion Convicted 12 yrs ago. Should have been put down 11 yrs ago. twocentbullet

Opinion Spare me the sympathy for a murderer, rapist, and someone who shot at a cop. Unfuckingreal. Let the man suffer.

~ the extremely conservative way… to hell with everyone else.

Opinion Where's RBG!!!

Opinion Jury is nice

Opinion I also forgot, he tried to shoot the six year old boy in the hallway..and missed. this guy deserves the death penalty, it was made for guys like him.

Opinion Replace kavanaugh with judge Judy Sheindlin. she's better, funnier and better again, and has a show for good sakes you guys..

Opinion Best supreme Court ever

Opinion Elected Supreme Court in 2020 mandatory due to killings condoned by them.

Opinion You’re right. Should just go with public hanging and be done with this monster.

Opinion This cruelty just made my day. Toughen up Jill.

Opinion ABOLISH death penalty !

Opinion Written like a true bleeding heart liberal. 💩

Opinion Well maybe he should off thought about that before he murdered someone

Opinion Just hang him. Rope is cheap.

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Opinion This ruling really bothers me. I really would like to read the dissent. Someone please post a link if it is made available.

Opinion Only GOD is merciful. Even the mob is more human when they put one bullet to the head. American justice is not human, nor merciful, nor conscious and feel people can shake quiver or jump up and down while dying will vindicate the victims families.

Opinion If someone is convicted of a crime so heinous that they get the death penalty then, who cares how cruel the punishment is?

Opinion I’m sure he murdered his victim in a loving gentle fashion. Just double dose him and it’ll go faster.

Opinion As opposed to the exceptionally cruel way he killed his victim? May the SOB burn in hell

Opinion Did they outlaw fakenews

Opinion Oh no we have to make sure the rapist/murderer/attempted-child-murderer doesn’t suffer

Opinion Convicted murderer dies painfully. I 100% endorse this.

Opinion Really? What does Jill Filipovic prefer to be used than? A bullet, electric chair or a noose?

Opinion Please work on the drug problem..it makes people evil. (Lustful) Truth

Opinion What's RBG have to do with it?

Opinion RBG is smaller than a chair

Opinion Exceptional ❤

Opinion Whats cruel is raping and murdering someone. Do the crine, you pay the price.

Opinion Surprised?

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