Does the Eighth Amendment permit the Government to end some offenders' lives?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Viloski, 814 F.3d 104 (2nd Cir. 2016):

¹³ If the Eighth Amendment permits the Government to end some offenders' lives, see, e.g., Gregg v. Georgia,428 U.S. 153, 96 S.Ct. 2909, 49 L.Ed.2d 859 (1976), it surely permits the Government to destroy other offenders' livelihoods.

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Does the Eighth Amendment permit the Government to end some offenders' lives?

¹³ If the Eighth Amendment permits the Government to end some offenders' lives, see, e.g., Gregg v. Georgia,428 U.S. 153, 96 S.Ct. 2909, 49 L.Ed.2d 859 (1976), it surely permits the Government to destroy other offenders' livelihoods.

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Does the Eighth Amendment permit the Government to end some offenders' lives?

13 If the Eighth Amendment permits the Government to end some offenders' lives, see, e.g., Gregg v. Georgia,428 U.S. 153, 96 S.Ct. 2909, 49 L.Ed.2d 859 (1976), it surely permits the Government to destroy other offenders' livelihoods.

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¹³ If the Eighth Amendment permits the Government to end some offenders' lives, see, e.g., Gregg v. Georgia,428 U.S. 153, 96 S.Ct. 2909, 49 L.Ed.2d 859 (1976), it surely permits the Government to destroy other offenders' livelihoods.