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ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts) Mon Jun 24, 2013, 03:15 PM Jun 2013

Do you believe the Obama administration uses torture? [View all]

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	Yes.
	21 (75%)
	No.
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	I don't know what to believe.
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Do you believe the Obama administration uses torture? [View all] ZombieHorde Jun 2013 OP

force feeding prisoners is torture-- end of discussion.... mike_c Jun 2013 #1

Tah dah! Daemonaquila Jun 2013 #2

Absolutely. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #6

+1 FreeState Jun 2013 #18

Plus another. Scuba Jun 2013 #22

So is it my understanding that you are in favor of allowing them to die? WatermelonRat Jun 2013 #24

they are of sound mind and choose to stop eating.... mike_c Jun 2013 #25

You really know nothing about the history of force feeding, do you. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #61

Have you ever had an NG tube inserted into your body? Until you have, you have nothing to say about kas125 Jun 2013 #64

No, it is our understanding that they do not belong there and should be released. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #77

I agree. nt ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #28

And solitary. Orsino Jun 2013 #79

Not a single doubt in my mind (N/T) vi5 Jun 2013 #3

Well we know they force feed Gitmo detainees who are on hunger strike. Why are they doing that? liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #4

No. No. No. Force feeding is the stylish new of enjoying gourmet slime. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #5

Barack Obama has issued an executive order banning torture. Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 #7

The force feeding is public knowledge. Nothing made morningfog Jun 2013 #9

That's not torture treestar Jun 2013 #11

the United Nations and international law disagree.... mike_c Jun 2013 #14

who needs international law? We're the US. We're above international law. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #15

Have you ever had an NG tube shoved into your nose down to your stomach? I have and kas125 Jun 2013 #23

That is by international legal definition exactly torture. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #62

check out that made up restraint chair in reply #1.... mike_c Jun 2013 #10

And what impartial body decides whether it's torture or not? MannyGoldstein Jun 2013 #27

...and the military gladly complied ...with Bradly Manning. L0oniX Jun 2013 #42

They've admitted to it, the force feedings. morningfog Jun 2013 #8

Yes. NCTraveler Jun 2013 #12

Close call on the forced feeding, and I wouldnt disagree geek tragedy Jun 2013 #13

Believe ? SamKnause Jun 2013 #16

Sure, but not everyone thinks that is torture. ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #33

Torture SamKnause Jun 2013 #34

This certainly elicits howls of pain from some: Scurrilous Jun 2013 #17

Bo is cute. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #20

Is this a joke question? Forced feeding of prisoners is torture. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #19

I have another one Ichingcarpenter Jun 2013 #21

There is physical torture and mental torture. former9thward Jun 2013 #26

K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #29

He hasn't stopped Honey Boo Boo from airing, so yeah (nt) The Straight Story Jun 2013 #30

I don't see any reason to think otherwise. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #31

Absolutely, they also spy on American citizens. Autumn Jun 2013 #32

What is your definition of torture? Savannahmann Jun 2013 #35

Fantasic reply. ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #37

The way we're going... sibelian Jun 2013 #69

No, but ProSense Jun 2013 #36

Do you consider forced feedings to be torture? nt ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #39

I do not ProSense Jun 2013 #44

"The best way out of this situation is to end the practice, release the prisoners and close Gitmo." ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #46

Then it's obvious that you've never had a nasal/gastric tube inserted into you because if you had kas125 Jun 2013 #53

The force feeding at Gitmo is not about harvesting pate is it? No, it is torture. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #38

I think calling force feeding torture is a slap in the face to people who have been tortured stevenleser Jun 2013 #40

So in your opinion, it is merely a required medical procedure? Savannahmann Jun 2013 #41

I think if you are in custody, a lot of things happen that are not your choice stevenleser Jun 2013 #47

It's a good thing you're an expert and everything. Romulus Quirinus Jun 2013 #43

Nope, I'm on record as saying waterboarding is torture. nt stevenleser Jun 2013 #45

But you're just putting washcloths on their face Romulus Quirinus Jun 2013 #48

Waterboarding is torture but an unwanted NG tube isn't?!!? kas125 Jun 2013 #54

Have you ever been force fed? magellan Jun 2013 #49

Only it's not a rubber tube. It's hard plastic and it fucking hurts when it goes in. I had to have kas125 Jun 2013 #55

I hear you magellan Jun 2013 #60

I know, that's what's so horrible about it. I KNEW I had to have surgery, it was ME who diagnosed kas125 Jun 2013 #63

What I'm finding the most ingriguing is that none of the torture defenders kas125 Jun 2013 #66

You're lucky. A lot of them never stop arguing. magellan Jun 2013 #71

Absolutely Marrah_G Jun 2013 #50

For all of you that voted 'yes'...do know you are now on 'the list'! eom Purveyor Jun 2013 #51

I'm proud to be on the list, as I always have been since I was targeted and "not allowed to attend" kas125 Jun 2013 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author MelungeonWoman Jun 2013 #81

Bezio v. Dorsey Life Long Dem Jun 2013 #52

Well, I guess that depends on the definition of "torture" jazzimov Jun 2013 #56

Shoving an NG tube into someone daily is torture. I had one inserted into me once and it was kas125 Jun 2013 #67

It can't be answered unless you define "torture." nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #58

Obama has ordered or allowed domestic terrorism against the Occupy Wall Street movement Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #59

It doesn't matter what we believe... JackRiddler Jun 2013 #65

The poll is more about people's perception of the current administration. ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #70

Okay, but what if that's the least important aspect. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #72

That is a good point, however ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #73

how much suffering constitutes torture? G_j Jun 2013 #68

I don't know an objective way to answer that question. ZombieHorde Jun 2013 #75

If being held Puglover Jun 2013 #74

Not a single doubt. Starting with indefinite detention, force-feeding, solitary confinement. idwiyo Jun 2013 #76

Don't know. But if a person blew the whistle on toture... HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #78

Oh yeah. And they don't spy on Americans either ... Bake Jun 2013 #80

No ~ unless you mean the constant prattling of his cult of personality Zorra Jun 2013 #82