"The barbaric death penalty violates our Constitution. Even the most vile murderer does not, in my view, release the state from its obligation to respect dignity, for the state does not honour the victim by emulating his murderer. Capital punishment's flaw is that it treats people as objects to be toyed with and discarded. . . One day the court will outlaw the death penalty, permanently."

Former Supreme Court Justice William Brennan

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