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Torture was central to both the witch scares and the Inquisition

Torture was central to both the witch scares and the Inquisition

By tigtog on August 9, 2012

… under such duress, people confessed at length and in great detail to the fantastic and impossible, often also indicting others, in a spreading, spiraling cascade of fantasies. Remember also that terror regimes the world over use it delightedly to terrify and suppress dissidents within their populations. [...] And they can do this only in an environment in which there are people naive enough to believe the absurd perjuries concocted under such conditions.

Don’t be one of those people.

Posted in culture wars, ethics & philosophy, skepticism | Tagged nuggets of awesome, secular sermon, torture | 10 Responses

UK Guantanamo detainee settlements

UK Guantanamo detainee settlements

By tigtog on November 17, 2010

This settlement allows the government to kick the formal inquiry about government complicity in maltreatment of Guantanamo Bay detainees to a judicial review, of which the most obvious benefit is that secret papers from the intelligence services will not be subpoenaed to be presented in an open court.

Posted in ethics & philosophy, law & order, social justice | Tagged human rights, torture

United Nations: Elder’s heatstroke death in police van possible torture or inhuman punishment

By Lauredhel on May 9, 2009

Today, a senior chemist who assisted in a re-enactment of the incident in similar conditions told the inquiry the air temperature in the back of the van reached 50.4C [123 F]. He also told the court the surface temperature of the metal floor in the back peaked at 56.6C [134 F] during the re-enactment.

Posted in ethics & philosophy, indigenous, law & order, social justice, violence | Tagged Aboriginal, asylum-seekers, australia, bigotry, death, indigenous, protest, race & racism, torture, united nations | 8 Responses

The Queensland Police say I’d be a crim…

By Lauredhel on December 11, 2008

…. if I so much as watched the baby-swinging video. (Please don’t post any direct links to the material here.) In a statement, Queensland Police said the term “child-abuse material” even extended to clips in which a child “appears” to be a victim of cruelty. [...] Queensland Police said it was a crime “to participate [...]

Posted in ethics & philosophy, law & order, violence | Tagged buffy, child abuse, cyberbullying, exploitation, harry potter, queensland, torture | 11 Responses

“we can’t take American assurances that they do not torture detainees at face value”

By tigtog on July 21, 2008

Story: British MP’s raise torture concerns So some politicians have finally noticed that when one group of people define torture so that it includes waterboarding and another group defines torture so that it excludes waterboarding, then the word torture itself becomes stripped of substance in terms of the debate over the ethical and humane treatment [...]

Posted in culture wars, ethics & philosophy, Politics | Tagged torture | 1 Response

Waterboarding Hitchens

By tigtog on July 4, 2008

Christopher Hitchens actually had himself waterboarded by the US Military to see whether it felt like torture to him. It did. via Pharyngula, who has links to video. Related posts: Torture was central to both the witch scares and the Inquisition Katha Pollitt: Hitchens and his writing on Women Secular Sunday: Christopher Hitchens v. evangelical [...]

Posted in culture wars, ethics & philosophy, language, Politics, social justice | Tagged torture | 5 Responses

The torture-murder of the toddler twins in Queensland

By tigtog on June 19, 2008

Helen on the Balcony says all that needs to be said. Related posts: Latest from WikiLeaks: Collateral Murder United Nations: Elder’s heatstroke death in police van possible torture or inhuman punishment The Queensland Police say I’d be a crim… Torture couture from Galliano Prosecutor in Queensland rape case has resigned

Posted in gender & feminism, law & order, media | Tagged murder, queensland, torture | 3 Responses

Torture couture from Galliano

By Lauredhel on February 7, 2008

Speechless. Via the SMH, the new men’s collection from John Galliano, inspired by Abu Ghraib, and complete with bleeding neck and chest wounds, black hoods, and nooses. Photos below the cut. Related posts: Torture was central to both the witch scares and the Inquisition United Nations: Elder’s heatstroke death in police van possible torture or [...]

Posted in ethics & philosophy, social justice | Tagged bigotry, fashion, torture | 17 Responses

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