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# cruel and unusual

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US judge blocks plan to execute nine people in 10 days

The executions have been blocked on foot of a constitutional amendment banning “cruel and unusual punishment”.

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Apr 15th 2017, 6:34 PM

This Irish dad caught his son smoking and issued the harshest punishment ever

When the going gets tough, the tough dads get going.

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Aug 4th 2015, 10:10 AM

Watch parents tell their kids: 'We ate all your Halloween sweets'

Jimmy Kimmel’s cruel, hilarious prank is BACK.

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Nov 5th 2013, 8:02 AM