Teens Now Look Favorably On Torture Because Media Teaches Its Morally Acceptable

[MadImmortalMan]

From the early 1930's until the modern story broke in 2004, the newspapers that covered waterboarding almost uniformly called the practice torture or implied it was torture: The New York Times characterized it thus in 81.5% (44 of 54) of articles on the subject and The Los Angeles Times did so in 96.3% of articles (26 of 27). By contrast, from 2002-2008, the studied newspapers almost never referred to waterboarding as torture. The New York Times called waterboarding torture or implied it was torture in just 2 of 143 articles (1.4%). The Los Angeles Times did so in 4.8% of articles (3 of 63). The Wall Street Journal characterized the practice as torture in just 1 of 63 articles (1.6%). USA Today never called waterboarding torture or implied it was torture.

This is instructive in that it shows how quickly the media will pick up a meme and run with it. Not that Americans love teh torture.

[Siege]

Does this mean we can get back to spanking kids?

i like this idea.

[Slargos]

Torture does have its uses. For one, I should expect that we (Americans) start torturing criminals to find and stop drug dealers, crime lords, etc. Not extreme torturing, of course, but a little poke and prod here and there.

Perhaps a system could be put in place wherein a particular criminal could get off with a lighter sentence for naming 10 of his known associates.

Work camps could be instituted in Alaska in order to pay for the system rather than building expensive prisons. The income from the camps could be used to hire a system of informants nation-wide in order to help boost employment and keep dissent from being such an easy option.

I like this, your idea.

[Martinus]

I blame it on the cutting.

I blame it on "24".

[Martinus]

Torture does have its uses. For one, I should expect that we (Americans) start torturing criminals to find and stop drug dealers, crime lords, etc. Not extreme torturing, of course, but a little poke and prod here and there.

You are a fucking retard. Please die. How old are you, 12?

[jimmy olsen]

Torture does have its uses. For one, I should expect that we (Americans) start torturing criminals to find and stop drug dealers, crime lords, etc. Not extreme torturing, of course, but a little poke and prod here and there.

You are a fucking retard. Please die. How old are you, 12?

[Martinus]

Torture does have its uses. For one, I should expect that we (Americans) start torturing criminals to find and stop drug dealers, crime lords, etc. Not extreme torturing, of course, but a little poke and prod here and there.

You are a fucking retard. Please die. How old are you, 12?

What? Did you realize he's your soul mate? 

[jimmy olsen]

Torture does have its uses. For one, I should expect that we (Americans) start torturing criminals to find and stop drug dealers, crime lords, etc. Not extreme torturing, of course, but a little poke and prod here and there.

You are a fucking retard. Please die. How old are you, 12?

What? Did you realize he's your soul mate?

Nope, it's just funny that you asked if he was 12 since saying to someone "You are a fucking retard. Please die" is something a 12 year old would say.

[Slargos]

Torture does have its uses. For one, I should expect that we (Americans) start torturing criminals to find and stop drug dealers, crime lords, etc. Not extreme torturing, of course, but a little poke and prod here and there.

You are a fucking retard. Please die. How old are you, 12?

What? Did you realize he's your soul mate?

Nope, it's just funny that you asked if he was 12 since saying to someone "You are a fucking retard. Please die" is something a 12 year old would say.

[Martinus]

Don't compute. I can't think someone is a retard and they should die? If wishing dead on someone was a quality of 12 y.o., does it mean Hitler was 12 y.o.?

[Zeus]

Torture does have its uses. For one, I should expect that we (Americans) start torturing criminals to find and stop drug dealers, crime lords, etc. Not extreme torturing, of course, but a little poke and prod here and there.

You are a fucking retard. Please die. How old are you, 12?

And you're a shortminded prick. Point?

[Slargos]

Torture does have its uses. For one, I should expect that we (Americans) start torturing criminals to find and stop drug dealers, crime lords, etc. Not extreme torturing, of course, but a little poke and prod here and there.

You are a fucking retard. Please die. How old are you, 12?

And you're a shortminded prick. Point?

Well, he got your there, Marty.

[Lettow77]

 I'm extremely against torture or physical coercion in our criminal justice system. We need more humane treatment of prisoners, not less.

[Zeus]

I'm extremely against torture or physical coercion in our criminal justice system. We need more humane treatment of prisoners, not less.

And your kind of mentality is why we don't catch half as many criminals as we should.

[Slargos]

I'm extremely against torture or physical coercion in our criminal justice system. We need more humane treatment of prisoners, not less.

And your kind of mentality is why we don't catch half as many criminals as we should.

And your kind of mentality is why you don't have half as many criminals as you should.