re: #97 jamesfirecat

Fuck torture. Fuck anyone who suggests it should ever be government policy, because you can trust me, the justice system is somewhat messed up already (see Manfort’s 3 year verdict) do you really believe that torture wouldn’t end up getting handed out like the death penalty is, disproportionally to those with little political or economic power regardless of the actual crime severity involved?

Pretty much all of human history confirms this point — torture is always and everywhere a disgrace and cancer, only put into use by evil regimes.

And the US post-9/11 is no exception to this rule.