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adirondacker

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18. +1000. nt

Reply to brer cat (Reply #10)

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 09:39 AM

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This story is unbearable. It is common. It's a sorry reflection of our society and culture [View all] cali Nov 2013 OP

the ACLU has produced a film about Sam Mandez cali Nov 2013 #1

Where I live a young man was in a police lock up malaise Nov 2013 #8

there is no restitution for these atrocities cali Nov 2013 #12

+1,000 n/t malaise Nov 2013 #13

the point is, we are, heaven05 Nov 2013 #16

Sadly you're correct malaise Nov 2013 #19

"We're not getting better, anyone who believes that, stay in your bubble." CrispyQ Nov 2013 #32

thanks heaven05 Nov 2013 #34

Both our criminal justice system and the prison-industrial complex ... Laelth Nov 2013 #2

It's horrendous. I just posted an excerpt of another article cali Nov 2013 #4

It's very sad indeed, and infuriating as well. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #3

Are you kidding me? zeemike Nov 2013 #14

The Menendez brothers come to mind. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #20

the exceptions are far and few between cali Nov 2013 #21

That is absolutely correct. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #22

And so does OJ. zeemike Nov 2013 #23

Kindly re-read my post #3 - I think you might've misunderstood. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #25

Yes I think I did...and I apologize for it. zeemike Nov 2013 #27

It's a natural and forgivable mistake; at least it had better be, because all of us trip ourselves IrishAyes Nov 2013 #29

I was answering zeemike's post. Ranchemp. Nov 2013 #28

k&r Disgraceful, Horrendous. Torture, pure and simple. Institutionalised TORTURE. idwiyo Nov 2013 #5

yes it is torrture. I'm always taken aback at how many people here scoff at that cali Nov 2013 #6

Well if you scoff at waterbording being torture zeemike Nov 2013 #15

I find it sickening how many embrace torture if it's done against the people they don't like. idwiyo Nov 2013 #30

K&R txwhitedove Nov 2013 #7

Thank you for bringing this forward, cali. brer cat Nov 2013 #9

thank you, brer cat, for adding that quote. The author is so right cali Nov 2013 #11

Wow. Compare and contrast. brer cat Nov 2013 #10

+1000. nt adirondacker Nov 2013 #18

+1 idwiyo Nov 2013 #31

These stories are horrifying and, ever worse, not rare. mountain grammy Nov 2013 #17

this kick is for those who deny that solitary is torture, cali Nov 2013 #24

They're doing it to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and he's not even been convicted, yet! Fawke Em Nov 2013 #26

Check the Human Rights Watch of Oct 2012 intaglio Nov 2013 #33