UN special rapporteur on torture on his investigation into the case of Assange

Re:UN special rapporteur on torture on his investigation int... by rendall on Friday January 31, 2020 @11:54AM (#22203161)

I guess? Especially if the state-level actors are torturing people publicly and indiscriminately; and breaking laws and their own guidelines to do so. But doesn't that obligate us to support the mentally unhinged who manage to expose their crimes.

But, again, it doesn't really explain what the motives are, here. Do the people who comprise these state-level actors really want a world where the crimes of their colleagues and bosses go completely unexposed. I can't see how that would lead to good things for themselves and their families.

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Re:UN special rapporteur on torture on his investigation int... by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday January 31, 2020 @06:38PM (#22207134)

I've definitely seen at least some people more entertained by intrigue, drama, getting away with all sorts of crime, even sometimes getting caugh, and generally being tempted by "evil", than leading a virtuous life.

Motives are surely many and varied. For some it's as simple as saving face and a job, others are way more driven to turned a blind eye, help, or mastermind the bad.

Where does it begin? Well, some schools of developmental psychology claim that even the time spent in the womb predisposes us to certain adult-life outcomes.

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