I waterboard!
So much talk of waterboarding, so much controversy. But what is it really? How bad? I wanted to write the definitive thread on waterboarding, settle the issue. Torture, or not?To determine the answer, I knew I had to try it. I looked at my two small children. Surely, in the interests of science?…..
But alas, my wife had objections.
Perhaps her?
Sadly, she is proficient in Ju Jitsu, and I am unlikely to waterboard her.
That leaves me.
The guy really does it, explains how and how it feels.
So, is it torture?
I’ll put it this way. If I had the choice of being waterboarded by a third party or having my fingers smashed one at a time by a sledgehammer, I’d take the fingers, no question.
Fascinating read.
You tell me there’s an angel in your tree
Did he say he’d come to call on me
— Bernie Taupin
Did he try smashing his fingers one at a time before making that last comment.
At least the waterboarding discomfort stops when they stop. I can’t imagine how long it would take to recover from having the bones inside of your finger pulped.
Don
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Have YOU tried waterboarding before making these comments?
No I have not tried waterboarding,and I’ am sure it really sucks, but I did not publish a long detailed article about a politically charged topic.
I’m just saying he CANNOT realistically claim that waterboarding is worse than having your fingers smashed by a sledge hammer if he has not smashed his fingers with a sledge hammer.
That’s all.
It’s called torture because it is supposed to be unpleasant. If there is no long term damage to the recipiant, have at it.
No, better yet, let’s only use torture techniques that are not unpleasant, or even better, just shoot out their kneecaps.
Don
Ah, OK, I see what the whole debate is about after reading the comments after the article. They are trying to decide what is torture and what is strong persuasion techniques.
I will repeat my earlier statement. As long as there is no permanant injury, have at it.
Don
“I’ll put it this way. If I had the choice of being waterboarded by a third party or having my fingers smashed one at a time by a sledgehammer, I’d take the fingers, no question.”
Terrific! Well I quess we’ll have the Bush Administration to thank for advancing the techniques used by the Loan Sharks. Up until now, the closest they had to this was probably sticking a client’s head down the toilet. But Bush/Cheney has improved upon their methods immeasurabily. Remember them, the next time you owe some wiseguys some money.
Don, he didn’t say “I tested them both and I think waterboarding is better.” He said, in effect “having experienced waterboarding, I’d choose getting my fingers smashed over it.”
Besides, most of us have hit our fingers accidentally with a hammer, so it’s not like he’s completely unacquainted with what’s involved there.
Why don’t we just use this simple guideline:
If the Nazi’s did it to our troops during WWII….its torture.