US Soldier Waterboards 4-Year-Old Daughter For Not Reciting ABC's | 46 comments (46 topical, 0 hidden)
As a "teacher of history"... (none / 0)
...you should know the damn difference between waterboarding (torture) in the civil war and doing the same at Guantanamo.

Mainly that since the end of WW2, it has been an illegal act. Which wasn't the case so much in the times you refer to.

The question is: Why aren't the "Law and Order" types insisting on the law being followed and the perpetrators be brought into a courtroom - as the American Justice System calls for? Instead, we get excuses and justifications of "oh, it's always going to happen."

This whole sidetrack also begs the question: What does WW2 and Civil War waterboarding have to do with the near drowning of a young girl? Did she have vital information about a nuclear device set to go off on the playground in the next 24 Hrs??? An assasination plot against the student body president?

I would like to hear more of the background of this case - I think someone, somewhere, threw in "waterboarding" as a way to make the story "sexier"...

by MedfordTim on 02/08/2010 09:32:07 PM EST

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I certainly dont condone... (none / 1)
The violent act against this young girl, Tim. In no way is it ever justifiable to abuse a child.

I am merely stating the fact that the US has used torture methods throughout its history and its not going to stop because it happens to be "illegal."

The CIA, NSA and military work on their own rules - anyone who has ever dealt with these entities take that as a given. Its the common man, the people who don't know or who don't care to know who stand up and scream for justice. Their screams are falling on deaf ears.

Its not gonna change. Even if Obama were to go through and wipe the slate clean, convicting those who are guilty, it will always continue. That's how they get shit done.

I'm sorry that the truth hurts, Tim. I'm horrified that this child suffered this abuse, but perhaps we should look at the mental condition of the dad. He's PTSD for sure. What the Hell is he doing with a kid in his care???

by bobo1 on 02/08/2010 09:48:59 PM EST

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That's right, I said LAZY (none / 0)
This is the very same as you and your ilk's crusade against so-called "political correctness." You just label it an impassable barrier because that's the easiest way to avoid improving yourselves. You can't be bothered to try anything difficult. It's a wonder you ever learned to walk.

by OneHitKill on 02/08/2010 10:49:34 PM EST

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Bobo I keep trying to tell you (none / 0)
Waterboarding is not torture so you don't have to worry about "condoning" anything. As your man crush has pointed out on more than one occasion about waterboarding   "What we're currently debating is prosecuting government officials for making a few al Qaeda top bananas temporarily uncomfortable."

Yes TexiCon says, Waterboarding is fun! (none / 0)

Thousands of young idiots have tried waterboarding, and they agree that the process is mildly uncomfortable.
So this guy made his kid mildly uncomfortable, so it's no big deal. I don't even know why we are having a discussion about this.

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative." John Stuart Mill

by Hubble on 02/08/2010 11:08:47 PM EST

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US Soldier Waterboards 4-Year-Old Daughter For Not Reciting ABC's | 46 comments (46 topical, 0 hidden)