re: #187 ggt

Judge Throws Out Ex-Detainee’s Suit Alleging Torture

My first thought was, good, because I’m basically tired of the whole subject. But I’m not so sure if it is the right decision on the part of the judge.

I’d call it a good decision. Padilla was no ordinary criminal, he was an enemy combatant. And his claims of torture don’t really track. Being held in darkness like that is not being burned or whipped. I’d prefer to stop defining torture down.