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> Bradley Manning was stripped and left naked in his cell for seven hours. This was according to the New York Times[1] in March of 2011 and it took place at th
by weisser 14y ago
> Bradley Manning was stripped and left naked in his cell for seven hours.
This was according to the New York Times[1] in March of 2011 and it took place at the Marine brig in Quantico, Va.
Might not be torture by most standards (though personally I think solitary confinement is torture) but I would hardly consider it proper conduct.
Also, who can say what really happens at Guantanamo...
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/us/04manning.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/us/04manning.html
- pyre 14y agoI happen to agree that solitary confinement is a form of torture regardless of whether or not he was stripped and left naked for 7 hours. My point was that the 'average Joe' pictures medieval torture devices (or someone tied to a chair and being beaten), when they hear talk of torture. So trying to claim that he was tortured because he was left naked for a few hours (or is in permanent solitary confinement) isn't going to win over anyone in that respect. I'd venture that the internal monologue goes something like: " Tortured? He's just left in a birthday suit for a bit, and doesn't get to socialize. How bad could that be? Jack Bauer resists being beaten while tied to a chair every other episode, and still has the strength to save that day! This Bradley Manning guy is just a pussy. "
- freshhawk 14y ago7 hours? That's friendly considering the later reports. According to the UN special rapporteur on torture he was kept in solitary 23 hours a day for 11 months.