Rasmussen, whose non-election polls are about as reliable as reading entrails, tells us that 58% of the people want the underpants-plane bomber waterboarded. That’s interesting, but it doesn’t make it right. How about we have a poll about tying him to a tree, covering him with honey, and letting a colony of ants devour him? Anyone interested in the outcome of that poll?
Happy New Year!
So what? It confirms the analysis that torture is not about obtaining more accurate intelligence in a timely fashion, but about satisfying a revengeful desire to inflict extreme pain and death upon those you feel threatened by. It is a cowardly response to fear. All else is rationalisation.
How about a poll asking how many Americans would like to see Dick and George drawn and quartered?
nah…I’d rather see a poll on what % want to see Bush/Cheney waterboarded…..
The term’s overuse suggests to me too many people just don’t really understand what it is or how serious it is….(shaking head)
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Does article have a copyright by Newsmax? Pure fascist fantasy, I barely recovered from comments by former HHS chief Tom Ridge.
Tom Ridge: Suspect doesn’t deserve ‘full range’ of rights
“I take a look at this individual who has been charged criminally, does that mean he gets his Miranda warnings? The only information we get is if he volunteers it? He’s not a citizen of this country. He’s a terrorist, and I don’t think he deserves the full range of protections of our criminal justice system embodied in the Constitution of the United States.”
Rep. Candice Miller: Suspect should be interrogated and tried by the military
Rep. Pete Hoekstra: Send him to Gitmo
See Guantanamo blowback.
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."What a disgrace.
In another post, I posted about being a self exile. I did not note that my new country will NOT extradite me to the US, since they regard American laws as barbaric.
I had a cat burglar a little over a year ago. My PTSD kicked in and I broke off both ends of my cane beating on the person and then used the broken ends to try to stab him/her to death. Neighbors told me the next day that I was very lucky that I had not killed him/her because it would be considered second degree murder here.
They realize they have poor people, they realize they have crime, but they do not consider killing a thief acceptable.
Sorta makes me feel good to walk past a police person and then glance back and realize that there is not a clip in the weapon.