The eighth Amendment guarantees reasonable bail, fines and punishment.
In this video they talk about how punishments for crimes should be reasonable and based upon the severity of the crime committed. Henry Chambers talks about the differences between punishments of years ago and today and how our standards of what is considered "cruel and unusual punishment" have changed considerably.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJv31msRypI
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