Death Penalty: A Cruel Punishment

Abstract

A cruel punishment is an invalid one that does not respect a felon’s dignity or personality. It deprives or limits a criminal’s rights. It is not conductive to a criminal’s rehabilitation. It will inflict physical or mental anguish on the accused. With its absoluteness and comparativeness, we determine whether a punishment is not cruel. The death penalty, either by its absoluteness or comparativeness, is certainly a cruel punishment.