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• When Discipline Kills: Indian Schoolgirl Dies After Punishment

  An 11-year-old girl in India died this week after being forced to stand in the sun for two hours, with bricks on her shoulders, for not successfully reciting the English alphabet in class. Eventually, the child vomited, then fainted, and was taken to the hospital where she later died. Read More... Posted Apr 17 2009, 02:31 PM by Kate Tuttle with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: corporal punishment, india, torture, indian schools, delhi, shona kahn

• Fox Asks, “Would You Want Terrorists Living in Your Backyard?”

  In response to President Obama’s executive order to close Guantanamo, give the remaining detainees fair trials, and ban torture (you know, the kinds of basic civil liberties that have governed civilized societies since the Magna Carta), Fox News has responded with unprecedented fear mongering. Read More... Posted Feb 09 2009, 01:30 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: pennsylvania, tolerance, Fox News, muslim, prison, terrorists, hatred, torture, president obama, magna carta, convictions, military commissions, fair trials, guantanamo detainees, maximum security prison, federal courts, american soil, criminal justice system, murtha, closing guantanamo, would you want terrorists living in your backyard, alcatraz, executive order, backyard, detainees

• New at Coney Island: Waterboarding

  Step right up, kiddies! Don't be afraid!  If you're over 3 feet tall you can experience the fun of waterboarding.  Don't let those tales from Guantanamo Bay scare you away.  Just put on this nice orange jumpsuit and lean on back...     Read More... Posted Aug 07 2008, 03:24 PM by Rachael Brownell (Redsy) with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: guantanamo, guerrilla theater, waterboarding, amusement park rides, torture, coney island