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Unclear on the concept

Amendment 8:

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted

Yet: A hunter was ordered to pay $20,000 Friday and sentenced to five years probation for killing an endangered California condor.

3 Responses to “Unclear on the concept”

  1. tgirsch Says:

    Therein lies the problem with Amendment #8: the terms “excessive” and “unusual” are purely subjective. If somebody destroys something that’s difficult or impossible to replace, I would expect the penalty to be harsh. Especially if they did so intentionally.

  2. SayUncle Says:

    I would agree they are subjective terms. But $20K for a bird? That’s excessive.

  3. tgirsch Says:

    Depends on the bird.

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