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Old January 10th 05, 06:15 PM
Matthew Russotto
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In article >,
Jim Yanik .> wrote:
>Bill Smith > wrote in
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>> Technically, the Constitution would have to be amended to remove the
>> proscription against cruel and unusual punishment, but we don't seem
>> to be paying much attention to that anyway.
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>> Bill Smith

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>People have redefined "cruel and unusual punishment" far from what it used
>to be. Due to our "politically correct" drift.
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>Look at other countries and you will see what "cruel and unusual" truly is.


US prisons are already cruel, but it's largely due to the other
inmates rather than the prison officials. That is, doing even a short
sentence in a maximum security prison is a sentence of torture, rape,
and quite possibly death for someone who isn't in damn good shape.
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