https://barelyablog.com/torture-tempest-turley-vs-patrick-the-great/ by ilana mercer Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://barelyablog.com/torture-tempest-turley-vs-patrick-the-great/comment-page-1/#comment-5669 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:39:09 +0000 http://barelyablog.com/?p=7633#comment-5669 Turley is right that “A banana republic is a country that allows its leaders to commit crimes…’.
I agree that the invasion of Iraq is a crime on a greater scale, but the crime of torture (duress and coercion to an extreme extent) is well beyond a simple crime, such as one might commit by forgetting a duty or a guideline. It is well into the realm of conspiring to deprive (granted – unpopular) people of rights.
Absent a real trial (such as we used to see on TV when Perry Mason was shown) – wherein, evidence is presented and witnesses examined etc. – WHO is empowered to ‘decide’ that any particular person is guilty of a crime?
It is certainly a crime to assault and batter a person – even if one feels it is important and just do so. That’s teh law.

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