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Originally posted by emmanuelle
Causing someone shame is a moral crime. In many cultures, shame is the catalyst for murder, suicide and much more.
Let's turn the tables with a hypothetical situation:
Let's say that an American was being held, and as a source of amusement, they forced him to have sex with his mother while they watched.
Yes I know that they are not identical situations, but the Americans would consider that a horribly shameful & torturous act, while another culture who does not value women (even their own mothers) might not.
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I don't think anyone could have sex at gun point. But even your hypothetical arguement isn't congurent with what happened at the prison.
However, I think that it does apply in regards to how other countries, Iraq and other Arab nations have such punishments set up as standard policy.
We don't get bent out of shape when our people are tortured and killed because we believe that it is in their culture to handle criminals in such a manner.
The key here that I think everyone is missing is that what happened to the Iraqi prisoners ISN'T common practice among most Americans but it IS a standardized procedure among our enemies.