In a post-police brutality time, the United States boldly admits the brutal torture tactics placed upon so called terrorists via the hands of the CIA. This seems to be more and more of a slap in your face type of statement, really not caring about human lives in general. The administrative abuse of a discretion is so obvious that one not need to investigate it. Once again, the cruel and unusual punishment/torture theme is as old as empires are. It comes along with the drive to maintain power and authority, because when an unjust is served, a person normally will either speak out about it or resist it in other ways. Then, in order to silence this voice, the accuser will mistreat the person. The US in the past tried to persuade the American people that there was a growing homegrown problem arising in the jails, prisons, and streets. I believe this was done to green light whatever mistreatment upon those who dissent.
Even America’s juvenile placements are questionable when it comes to respecting human life. I could remember times where, when I was being restrained by juvenile staff and them dangerously pressing my face into the ground, cutting off my flow of oxygen for minutes at a time. This was a procedure that was carried out at a majority of the juvenile placements around the country. One mostly recognized is VisionQuest. Staff members have actually killed adolescents with their torturous tactics titled as restraining. This was used to cease the motion of a so-called out of control child, which commonly resulted into sometimes injured or fatal results. One of the most scariest things about being a Black or Brown prisoner in the United States is we are considered the worst of the worst. That is to say, we are at the bottom of every chain. We are at the bottom of the poverty chain, the bottom of the racial chain, and certainly at the bottom of the justice chain. Written by brother Khalil, Houtzdale, PA.
These commentaries are recorded by Noel Hanrahan of Prison Radio.
