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Re:Julian Assange Is Free by moffkalast on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @05:42AM (#40786392)
Yeah, 5 years in a 2x3m cell with total social isolation? People almost went mad locking down 2 months during covid an they had internet. I doubt he'll ever be the same, or even a functioning person again.
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Re:Julian Assange Is Free by joenot443 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @07:29AM (#40787136)
John McCain spent a little over 5 years being tortured in solitary confinement in a Vietnamese POW camp and later became Arizona senator. Exceptional people are capable of a lot, I'm sure Assange hasn't lost his spirit yet.
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Re:Julian Assange Is Free by Aerbil313 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @09:27AM (#40788361)
Doesn't change the fact solitary confinement is torture and he underwent it.
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Re:Julian Assange Is Free by joenot443 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @01:08PM (#40790968)
You're totally right about that.
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Re:Julian Assange Is Free by olalonde on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @10:27AM (#40789086)
Why was he put in isolation? Seems harsh, especially given that he is not a violent criminal.
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