I believe that government cannot punish someone who does not know the difference between good and bad or cause and effect, because punishment would be worthless since the problem is in a one’s own mental. In support, Atkins v. Virginia was a Supreme Court closed on 2001 that states “executing people with intellectual disabilities violates the eighth amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishments, but states can define who has intellectual disability”. This states that Wanda Jean Allen would have had a chance of mental rehabilitation or life in prison if court officials would have not bypassed her mental state. However, I still believe Wanda Jean would murder again because mental flaws are permanent. This can be heard in Allen’s last phone call before she was transported to the execution department, Allen was still very joyful and hope without expressing mercy of her own upcoming
I believe that government cannot punish someone who does not know the difference between good and bad or cause and effect, because punishment would be worthless since the problem is in a one’s own mental. In support, Atkins v. Virginia was a Supreme Court closed on 2001 that states “executing people with intellectual disabilities violates the eighth amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishments, but states can define who has intellectual disability”. This states that Wanda Jean Allen would have had a chance of mental rehabilitation or life in prison if court officials would have not bypassed her mental state. However, I still believe Wanda Jean would murder again because mental flaws are permanent. This can be heard in Allen’s last phone call before she was transported to the execution department, Allen was still very joyful and hope without expressing mercy of her own upcoming