What is the main point of the 8th amendment?

Answer 1

The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VIII) to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights which prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail, excessive fines or cruel and unusual punishments.

Answer 2

It restricts the courts from handing out cruel and/or unusual punishments for their crimes. Some argue that death is cruel while unusual is sometimes argued case by case if the punishment isn't typical to the crime.

Answer 3

Well, how would you like it if you got arrested and you couldn't afford bail because it was so unreasonably high? Way too high to fit your crime. If there were no boundries on things like that, Things would have the potential to get way out of control. It's a little scary to think about.

Answer 4

That judges cannot impose excessive punishments on accused (or convicted) individuals.