‘Scalia: Does Torture Violate ‘Cruel And Unusual Punishment’
Apparently NOT! How could it violate it if it isn't punishment?
Last night, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on 60 Minutes. There he explained that the torture of detainees does not violate the 8th Amendment's ban on "cruel and unusual punishment" because, according to Scalia, torture is not used as punishment: watch video
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