Bradley Manning's Post-Sentencing Statement

Re:Bradley Manning's Post-Sentencing Statement by Bishizel on Thursday August 22, 2013 @02:01AM (#6255389)

While solitary confinement isn't considered torture today, there are psychologists who, after studying the effects of such confinement, have started trying to get it labeled as a form of torture.

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Re:Bradley Manning's Post-Sentencing Statement by dalek_cannes on Thursday August 22, 2013 @02:58AM (#6255553)

There are some levels of pain I would actually prefer over solitary confinement.

Consider that more people kill themselves because they can't bear psychological pain than they do because they can't bear physical pain.

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Re:Bradley Manning's Post-Sentencing Statement by ksrm on Thursday August 22, 2013 @07:51AM (#6256526)

Isn't that because psychological pain is much more common?

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Re:Bradley Manning's Post-Sentencing Statement by Bishizel on Thursday August 22, 2013 @12:39PM (#6258205)

I would think it's because, while physical pain readily heals, psychological pain doesn't seem to heal nearly as effectively.

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