The constitutional prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same person again.
People may accept bad behavior - even sexual assault - when they overestimate how acceptable their peers think it is. But there are ways to undermine this thinking and make intervention more likely.
Dan Rather anchored the 'CBS Evening News' for over 20 years, starting on March 9, 1981. But he always seemed more in his element as a reporter, and now as a news analyst on social media.