The disappeared: Chicago police detain Americans at abuse-laden 'black site' | US news | The Guardian
I'd be shocked if this was the only place this was happening.
I thought this video was interesting. It puts ammo through many scenarios and supports evidence that ammo is as safe as many other household products. If nothing else, it's interesting for those like me who wonder how ammunition reacts in crazy situations.
The video is about 25 minutes long...
Here is Mos Def showing how terrible it is for the folks at GITMO because they are on a hunger strike and have to be force fed...
Rapper Mos Def Subjects Himself To Gitmo-Style Force-Feeding, Concludes... - YouTube
Now here is a young lady who has to do it for I believe health reasons...
This was going to be the title of the NY Times Headline article the day of the bombing in Boston.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/world/us-practiced-torture-after-9-11-nonpartisan-review-concludes.html?pagewanted=all
But instead had the 'Boston Marathon Massacre' take it's place.
In...
A student caught with pills at a party was locked in a holding cell for 5 days without food or water. He drank his own urine to stay hydrated. When they finally opened the door, a guard said, 'Here's the water you've been asking for."
Remember kids, if these laws keep one person from getting...
Abu Ghraib guard Lynndie England says of Iraqi prisoners she was convicted of abusing:
It's been 8 years since this happened and she has been dishonorably dishcarged from the Army for 1 year now after servering 500+ days in an Army prison. She is a convicted felon now, single mother who...
22 months in solitary and not even a trial.This poor guy was truly victimised by the people involved in this matter and it's going to cost them dearly. Or rather, it's going to cost the tax payers dearly. Unfortunately, none of those responsible will suffer any consequences for their...
Lee County Deputies Tied Suspect to a Chair, Gagged Him, and Pepper-Sprayed Him to Death - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine
I have no intent to bash the police in this thread. THis was just sick. The fact that, if this is a factual account, it was perpetrated by LEO's is unsettling to be sure...
Ann Coulter debates the editor in chief of Reason Magazine, Matt Welch, on the John Stossel show. Here we have a lively debate about Homeland Insecurity.
Coulter comes out and blatantly states that the Patriot Act is "great." She says that the United States should choose countries to invade...
2 men and 2 women kidnapped this guy and tortured him. They tattooed "RAPEST" on his forehead and tazed his genitals with a stun gun.
:wow:
4 jailed after 'RAPEST' tattooed on teen's forehead
The latest death of Osama Bin Laden has renewed the argument that the U.S. Government should not be constrained by the 8th Amendment when it comes to dealing with scary terror suspects.
Darth Cheney has been banging on his well-used war drums about torture, and the public is lapping it up...
George W. Bush canceled a trip to Europe due to reports circulating that he was wanted for arrest over war crimes and human rights violations. The constitution means something to the Swiss apparently.
Bush cancelled trip to Europe over fears of protest violence, possible arrest warrant
He...
I really don't want this to turn into one of "those" threads. But this really pizzez me off. Former Chicago police Cmdr Jon Burge, gets sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for lying about his knowledge of torture, and gets to keep his $3000/month pension. That's just freakin' wrong. There's an...
This thread is meant for philosophical discussion. It is not meant to condone any sort of behavior but rather to explore the logic behind certain laws. Here goes:
We have a pet dog named Rocky. He isn't a guard dog or a hunting dog. He doesn't really do anything useful. He is just a pet...
I'm responding to a short class discussion in a criminal law class:
The topic was as the title states. I just wrote this up and got to thinking what some of you think about the topic. It is a much debated one, to say the least. Gitmo brings up some issues; but, so does the fact that the...
Obama and the government just keep sneaking things through. Very quietly doing and passing things with the help of their lapdogs in the press. When he was a candidate he was against torture but, now that he's in command and can use that power against his enemies, (real or perceived) it's just...
Here's is another great idea brought to you by the asshats occupying the White House :xmad::xmad::xmad:
Daniel Schwammenthal: Prosecuting American 'War Crimes' - WSJ.com
By DANIEL SCHWAMMENTHAL
The Hague
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed "great regret" in August that the U.S...
EXCLUSIVE: CIA Secret 'Torture' Prison Found at Fancy Horseback Riding Academy
ABC News Finds the Location of a "Black Site" for Alleged Terrorists in Lithuania
By BRIAN ROSS and MATTHEW COLE
Nov. 18, 2009 —
The CIA built one of its secret European prisons inside an exclusive riding...