I would think if a punishment were actually cruel and unusual, it would be so for any crime.stephengauntt wrote:Cruel and unusual punishments are forbidden by the constitution.
A felony for stealing an empty beer can sounds like cruel and unusual to me
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- Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:31 am
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Re: Felony to Steal an Aluminum Can — or a Penny — in Texas
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:58 am
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Re: Felony to Steal an Aluminum Can — or a Penny — in Texas
One would think that would be blatantly obvious -- even to a judge.puma guy wrote:We need more judges to be victims of A/C theft and they'd realize it ain't the value of the raw material but the repairs/replacement costs.