Carol Steiker on Furman v. Georgia (Part I)

[@peter1423ka]

Death penalty (DP) is a ritualized form of murder. It is the excessive revenge of the system against the ultimate offender. Actually it is not the "death" penalty, it is the "fear of death" penalty. In other words: It is mere torture. European law has long established this point of view, thus the DP has been abolished in the most European countries (Belarus as the only exception) past the recent decades. Just because it is not compatible with our views of human dignity and the prohibition of any kind of torture in the legal process.

[@cjcorliss]

I wanted to listen to this but the piano+type on the screen made it impossible to understand. Accessibility is the majority of understanding

[@Rl082992]

I was surprised that it took our country since the time of our founding fathers until 1972 to deem the death penalty unconstitutional.

[@randomspiel]

Are.. y'all gonna do Gregg v Georgia soon?

[@fabianlawstudies9497]

Capital punishment, which is also known as the death penalty, is not the appropriate legalize practice for every crime. No doubt, capital punishment is a [executive tool] that has been misused for all the wrong reasons, some folks may argue that capital punishment is appropriate for offenders who intentionally and wanted to commit heinous crimes that would remind a reasonable person of a bloody heart wrenching horror movie. Whether some folks do support capital punishment for aggravated murder, and depending on the circumstances of the material factors of the [ nature ] of the heinous crimes committed, some folks consider it to be cruel and unusual punishment especially if the executive tool is being misused to punishment offenders who have only committed lesser offenses that are not aggravated murder. But the motive for capital punishment was because of race and ethnicity. History has shown society is not a one perspective fits all for whether or not if capital punishment is appropriate at all; if not then subjected to different types of moratoriums. For instance, there are approximately 27 states in the United States where the practice is legalized, America Samoa by the federal government, and eve the military even though it is abolished in 23 states. Be that as it may, 20 states have the ability to use the executive tool, and the other 7 states and the federal government are subjected to different types of ban. Not only is the misuse of the capital punishment practice is part of the reasons for the practice to have gradually declined in the United States in recent decades which is why in a number of states the use of the executive tool is abolished. Capital punishment has been held to be unconstitutional because the motive for the deciding factors was not always for aggravated murder, but the choice of practice was applied in a manner that disproportionately harm minorities and the poor, and applied in an arbitrary and discriminatory manner. The case Furman v. Georgia (1972) is an example for a supportive point to whether or not if capital punishment is right and appropriate. “Furman v. Georgia (1972) is a U.S. Supreme Court case that revolves around the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment in death penalty cases. In this case, petitioner Furman was convicted of murder in Georgia, petitioner Jackson was convicted of rape in Georgia, and petitioner Branch was convicted of rape in Texas. All three were sentenced to death in their respective cases.” And on June 29, 1972, the court held in three cases that the capital punishment practice is unconstitutional. The decision ultimately forced some surrounding states and the national legislature to rethink their statutes for capital offenses to assure that the capital punishment would not be applied in a arbitrary manner, nor administered in a capricious or discriminatory manner which would disproportionately harm minorities and the poor. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏾

[@avezkhanniyozov2197]

🤩🤩 I love it

[@kirkyi6412]

excuse me . . sentencing guideline is in constitution? Semicolon . . nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; Semicolon . . just as in naturalization; any standard; so long as one standard; is due process; as such constitution does not say sentencing guideline is constitutional; as is 'secure in their persons and effects' allow secure life; but in fifth did not say "effects" were excluded; as such . . it can be concluded sentencing guideline is unconstitutional if issue raised were 'must'; or mandate;

[@poojarawatsvlog1776]

I’m the first viewer ❤️

[@hubrisnaut]

Harvard Law, apologizing for psychopaths, and proud of it

[@tamtam9179]

Of course Racist Ga.