Tag: Eighth Amendment
Flay Me Once, Shame on Me
When does justice become vengeance? From a legless diabetic preacher stabbed in prison to a panopticon built on privilege, this is a reckoning with cruelty, hypocrisy, and the bureaucratic theater of punishment in Oklahoma — starring The Entitled Ones, with special guest appearances by Foucault, Jesus, and Ani DiFranco.
The Keyword Is: AND! Or, in the Alternative: Why “Cruel and Unusual” Still Is Not the Same as a Bad I.V. Stick
A Persian judge was skinned alive and turned into a courtroom chair. So yes, we’ve seen cruel and unusual. But failing to find a vein? That’s just a Tuesday.
