Eight Amendment

1. Source:
Lindsay Lohan Court Arrest, 30 Day Bail Sentence, Bail and Rehab Denied!
http://www.astrochicks.com/2010/09/lindsay-lohan-court-arrest-30-day-jail-sentence-bail-and-rehab-denied/. September 24, 2010

2. Constitution Connection:
Eight Amendment
"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

3. Explanation of Connection:
The article was an summary of what happened to Lindsay Lohan. After she had failed two drug test a judge had ordered her to so days in jail without bail. It also mentioned her mother and father. Also, that she had run out of chances. Her father tried to get her out but the judge would not allow it.

The amendment says that "excessive bail shall not required", and in this case no excessive bail was fined because the judge denied her bail. Also, her punishment was not cruel because because she did not have to go to prison nor was she sentenced. It was only a court order. Nothing was unusual about this because she had broken the law twice and for that she lightly punished. The judge did not make her get her limbs cut off, or make her have to shave her head, or indure public shame.

In my opinion, the judge was very soft on her. She broke the law twice and only had to sit in jail for 30 days. Other people who would have did the same thing would have been in there for three times as much time as she was. She was not very smart to get caught twice. So i believe she need a reality check and need to get her life in order. She was alrewady in rehab, that shows she wanted change. But where is the commitment?