Daily Kos: Against Torture

by fbb

Fri Jan 12, 2007 at 01:25:28 AM PST

It is widely accepted that "a fate worse than death" exists. Indeed, people suffering from painful terminal illness regularly beg to be "put out of their misery" and commit suicide. Questions of "Did she suffer?" attend normal deaths, and we are comforted to hear that a person died peacefully.

What is this fate worse than death, and why is our government in the business of inflicting it on people?