MY GOD!! IS THIS WHAT WE’VE COME TO???
Allen December 2nd, 2005
Americans torturing Americans?
Is this were we want to end up as a country? Where we have Americans performing the following acts on fellow Americans?
- The Attention Grab: The interrogator forcefully grabs the shirt front of the prisoner and shakes him.
- Attention Slap: An open-handed slap aimed at causing pain and triggering fear.
- The Belly Slap: A hard open-handed slap to the stomach. The aim is to cause pain, but not internal injury. Doctors consulted advised against using a punch, which could cause lasting internal damage.
- Long Time Standing: This technique is described as among the most effective. Prisoners are forced to stand, handcuffed and with their feet shackled to an eye bolt in the floor for more than 40 hours. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions.
- The Cold Cell: The prisoner is left to stand naked in a cell kept near 50 degrees. Throughout the time in the cell the prisoner is doused with cold water.
- Water Boarding: The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the prisoner’s face and water is poured over him. Unavoidably, the gag reflex kicks in and a terrifying fear of drowning leads to almost instant pleas to bring the treatment to a halt.
And the sameful this is that this has been going on for a long, long time.
Just makes me……
disgusted? No, that’s not quite right.
ashamed? No, that’s not it either.
disillusioned? Nope.
proud? Yeah, that’s what I’m feeling.
Read the article above to learn all about that abusive torture.
Personally, I would define torture as having to run one mile. Cause this overweight programmer needs to work up to that. Does that mean running one mile is toture?
Who defines what is and isn’t torture? Cause something tells me that those who wish to "define down" torture didn’t attend the course described in the article.
Who watches the watchers?? What defines the definers?
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