Execution of the Mentally Retarded

In all the news broadcasts, newspapers and TV programs in the country, there is a talk of mental retardation concerning terrorism and war, but recent stories are equally important, and most countries are paying attention to this story . The story includes practical problems and implementation of people considered to be mentally retarded due to Article 8 of the Constitutional amendment. The amendment states that "excessive bail may not be required, excessive fines may not be imposed and cruel and unusual punishment may not be imposed" ("Eighth Amendment").

Is the judgment of the death penalty for mentally ill people unconstitutional? This is the question the US Supreme Court recently answered. According to John Paul Stevens judge, it is unconstitutional to carry out mental retardation. These problems arise from a recent trial in Virginia on mentally disabled people sentenced to death. There are contradictory opinions on this problem. This is related to the Ethics of the Supreme Court Judge of the Eighth Amendment and the interpretation of the American people.

In 1989, the court confronted the first question as to whether mentally handicapped persons are in compliance with the Constitution, but the court stated that "There is sufficient evidence to prove that the country is jointly opposed to the implementation of mentally disabled people There was no decision. " From the beginning of the year "There have been many changes", this custom became "changed to an unusual", and "speaking fairly" formed a "national consensus" and opposed it. The government prohibits the implementation of mentally disabled people and allows execution of capital punishment. By 2002, the other 16 states banned people with intellectual impairment and none of the states recovered this state. However, the court explained that the important element of the agreement is "the consistency of the direction" rather than "the number of countries that acted" 177 The "evaluation of the problem itself" of the court strengthened the consensus. .