> Sam wrote: > The definition of torture. > Ah, definitions. What "is" is, right? You think evil is simply a matter of worded definitions. Well, ok Caligula, I'll help you out.
(1.) Ronald Regan articulated it as, "torture and other inhuman treatment or punishment". Note that he said BOTH torture AND inhuman treatment. (2.) Our founding fathers defined in the 8th amendment treatment that was "cruel and unusual". (3.) Justice Brennen defined it as "degrading to human dignity" (4.) 1910 the US Supreme Court defined "hard and painful labor" as cruel and unusual. (5.) The US has agreed to an international enforcement of this definition: "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a male or female person for such purposes as obtaining from him, or a third person, information or a confession" But PLEASE keep debating. I want everyone to understand that evil is as simple as a common person who chooses to obscure evil through definitions. I want the World to see someone like you not just doing nothing, but actively attempting to obscure evil through definitions. Please continue. You're a teachable moment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:296095 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
