Penalities for Non-Violent Crimes

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Question: Are harsher penalties for non-violent crimes adherently equal?

I would have to say that harsher penalties for nonviolent crimes are adherently equal due to the fact that they would adhere to the eighth amendment against cruel and unusual punishment. What this essentially means is that harsher penalties for nonviolent crimes adheres to the eighth amendment, as well as to the adage of letting the punishment fit the crime. This is due to the fact that some nonviolent crimes are nearly as devastating as violent crimes, due to the fact that that nonviolent crimes such as non-violent hate crimes can cause their victims such a high ...