Monday, June 26, 2006

Torture

The following are what I found when I did a quick search on Torture. I find none of them acceptable.
Please support the world in fighting torture.


DICTIONARY:

Infliction of severe physical pain as a means of punishment or coercion.
An instrument or a method for inflicting such pain.
Excruciating physical or mental pain; agony
Something causing severe pain or anguish.


NOUN:

Definition: pain
Synonyms: ache, affliction, agony, anguish, cruciation, crucifixion, distress, dolor, excruciation, hell, impalement, laceration, martyrdom, misery, pang, persecution, rack, suffering, third degree*, torment, tribulation, twinge

VERB:

Definition: hurt
Synonyms: abuse, afflict, agonize, annoy, beat, bother, crucify, distress, disturb, excruciate, grill, harrow, impale, injure, irritate, lacerate, maim, mangle, martyr, martyrize, mistreat, mutilate, oppress, pain, persecute, rack, smite, torment, try, upset, whip, wound, wring, wrong

1 comment:

Dubai@Random said...

You left out:

Strictly prohibited to the US government by the 8th amendment. Not just against US citizens, not just on US soil, it is strictly prohibited. There are no exceptions in the US constitution.

Only, as Mr. Dewley said, the courts follows the election returns.

So now it's condoned by the courts if used on potential terrorists, even if they haven't done anything. In spite of the constitution.

The once vaunted 'government of laws, not men,' is now a government of thugs, not laws.