What was the purpose of the 8th Admendent

its to protect people its like saying a cop pulls up on you and instead of giving u a ticket he but you in jail for murder. it to protect people from going to jail.

Explanation:

the purpose of the 8th Admendent is to protect the people from harsh punishments

i think it can have both positive and negative effects on businesses.

for example:

lets say you own a small business and taxes go up 4% that means it is going to cost your business more money to buy product to sell. but at the same time you make more money from the tax rise.

that is my theory.

answer:

i think that is because of today's society mainly the gangbanging and ect.