Ahoy! America’s secret prisons at sea
Tuesday, 3 June 2008 by Mike Gogulskiprison, torture, war | No Comments »
From The Guardian: US accused of holding terror suspects on prison ships The United States is operating "floating prisons" to house those arrested in its war on terror, according to human rights lawyers, who claim there has been an attempt to conceal ...
Taser tribulation
Friday, 30 May 2008 by Mike Gogulskipolice, torture | No Comments »
I was going to post yet another taser death article today, but I kinda can't stand looking at the fine details of the subject right now. Instead, some commentary and some links. Despite that the taser's manufacturer, Taser International, claims with all ...
Instant justice, Mississippi style
Sunday, 25 May 2008 by Mike Gogulskipolice, torture | No Comments »
As is so often the case, there is no underlying charge here. Concerned that uniformed thugs are brutalizing someone and dare to make noise about it? Well, that's "interfering with police duties". Twitch a little when 50,000 volts is zapped ...
Electroshock torture new penalty for expired tag?
Tuesday, 13 May 2008 by Mike Gogulskipolice, torture | No Comments »
Ah it's great how a victimless status crime such as driving with an expired license plate can lead to electroshock torture these days. Didn't pay your tax on time? Ride the taser. Sure, the officer wasn't "adequately trained in the ...
Cute torture souvenirs – Kisses from Guantanamo Bay
Wednesday, 7 May 2008 by Mike Gogulskiprison, torture | No Comments »
While we perhaps should no longer by shocked by the horrors at the US Guantánamo Bay prison, currently home to 280 "enemy combatants" and premiere American torture research center, it seems that the depravity of this hell on earth just ...
