Comment by sowbug
It's not a particularly strong argument that these agents didn't violate the 8th amendment because they violated the 6th amendment right to trial.
It's not a particularly strong argument that these agents didn't violate the 8th amendment because they violated the 6th amendment right to trial.
You mean "you're right, saying the victim was cruelly and unusually punished isn't a good argument here."
You've just presented a new argument.
Many, many people are killed by LEO each year; how many are considered 6th amendment violations? (None. LEO is not out there "administering judgement", they are responding to deadly-force encounters, guns, etc)