First Polygraphs and Then Torture?

Meyer Wolfsheim wolf at priori.net
Mon Nov 5 17:05:03 PST 2001


On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Jim Choate wrote:

> You ignoramus....'cruel and unusual punishment'.

And that's the sticking point, isn't it?

Who decides what is "cruel and unusual"?

Are "truth drugs" cruel and unusual?

Is torture cruel and unusual? What kinds of torture?

Is Old Sparky cruel and unusual?


Jim, there's a difference between "how it works" and "how it's supposed to
work."


-MW-





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