Water torture.
A new dimension has been added to the rendition issue. The definition of torture has come under scrutiny, apparently, as it is suddenly unclear what actually constitutes torture. I always assumed it was reasonably straightforward.The methods of torturing a person may be enormously diverse, granted. Anything from peeling fingernails off to positioning the head under a leaking tap. But despite the broad spectrum, there remains a fairly obvious common theme which would suggest to the curious that no, this is not a very pleasurable experience.
However, in the spirit of the naughty child caught with fingers in the sweet drawer, some US sources have thunk on their feet and changed tact. Oh alright, the gig's up. But this isn't really torture, anyway. This is a legitimate persuasion technique, recognised by honest, hard working Americans all over as a proper and decent way to deal with prisoners.
Having one's head pushed under water and forcibly held there until consciousness is about to be lost, pulled up for a short breath, and then thrust back under to repeat the process, can't really be called legit, can it?
I don't know where it would rank in the broad spectrum of gruesome torture techniques (those interested could find out at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture) but it's got to be there somewhere though.
posted by Phu @ 10:55 am
1 Comments:
Ha yeah I'll still be writing years from now even if nobody was reading, don't think it's therapeutic, exactly. But it's enjoyable, anyway.
And thanks, that's good to know, I found your blog interesting.
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