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eppur_se_muova

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1. At some point, shouldn't the judiciary note that the Constitution outlaws "cruel and unusual punishment" ? nt

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 05:21 PM

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Forcing detainees to endure tropical heat for months on end, in utterly primitive conditions, could be genuinely lethal for some. That alone should trigger enforcement of that clause. But it should also be considered that the whole point of such conditions is deliberate cruelty, even towards people who have not yet had a hearing -- many cannot even contact a lawyer, nor can any lawyer reach them -- and are not known to be guilty of any crime. So the whole concept of this kind of miserable imprisonment is outside of US law to begin with.

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