My Just Mercy wall by William Onuscheck https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6 en-us 2018-05-14 00:40:51 UTC 2025-10-11 14:18:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Why the title? whonuschec2 https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260294942 Bryan Stevenson chose the title cruel and unusual to convey the plot points of the chapter. One of the characters Joe, is tried as an adult and receives a punishment that mos adults wouldn't even receive for the same crime. to a child this is even more so cruel and unusual. What happened to Joe in the adult prison is unspeakable adding to this fact. Joe received an unusual punishment, as he was tried as an adult, but the cruelties really began to happen only after the sentencing. ]]> 2018-05-14 00:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260294942 "In prison he was repeatedly raped and attempted suicide on multiple occasions" p.259 whonuschec2 https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260295863 2018-05-14 00:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260295863 "In truth, Joe was never given a second or third chance" p.258,9 whonuschec2 https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260296063 2018-05-14 00:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260296063 whonuschec2 https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260296140 2018-05-14 00:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260296140 Brian Stevenson created a visual on page 262 where Joe is first introduced to Bryan. Bryan makes it seem as though the kid sets aside all of the atrocities committed against him for a sliver of hope and a friendly face in the way that only a child can. whonuschec2 https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260296209 2018-05-14 00:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260296209 whonuschec2 https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260296818 2018-05-14 00:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/whonuschec2/f5uch891z0q6/wish/260296818