It's the American style of taking punishment to an extreme. The American legal system loves whipping people. "Throw the book at them" is a distinctly American thing.
Which is strange because the 8th Amendment specifically was about the excessive cruelty of the British system.
It's the American style of taking punishment to an extreme. The American legal system loves whipping people. "Throw the book at them" is a distinctly American thing.
Which is strange because the 8th Amendment specifically was about the excessive cruelty of the British system.