Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Another Reason to Prosecute for Torture...

... because, when people aren't punished for breaking the law, it encourages more people to break the law, citing previous incidents as grounds for getting away with it. See excellent summary here.
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  • 2 comments
fayanora

fayanora

May 3 2009, 05:47:09 UTC 12 years ago

AMEN!
jrittenhouse

jrittenhouse

May 3 2009, 06:11:26 UTC 12 years ago

QED, Op. cit. and all that.