Mancow Waterboarded, Admits It's Torture
source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoYxfmGA8Ak&feature=player_embedded
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By RYAN POLLYEA
Updated 12:11 PM CDT, Fri, May 22, 2009
And so it went Friday morning when WLS radio host Erich "Mancow" Muller decided to subject himself to the controversial practice of waterboarding live on his show.
Mancow decided to tackle the divisive issue head on -- actually it was head down, while restrained and reclining.
"I want to find out if it's torture," Mancow told his listeners Friday morning, adding that he hoped his on-air test would help prove that waterboarding did not, in fact, constitute torture.
The debate over whether waterboarding constitutes torture reached a fever pitch this week as re-ignited claims that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) knew as early as 2002 about waterboarding techniques being used, and former Vice President Dick Cheney and President Barack Obama gave "dueling speeches" Thursday.
Listeners had the chance to decide whether Mancow himself or his co-host, Chicago radio personality Pat Cassidy, would undergo the interrogation method during the broadcast. The voters ultimately decided Mancow would be the one donning the soaked towel and shackles, and at about 8:40 a.m., he entered a small storage room next to his studio that was compared to a "dungeon" by Cassidy.
"The average person can take this for 14 seconds," Marine Sergeant Clay South answered, adding, "He's going to wiggle, he's going to scream, he's going to wish he never did this."
With a Chicago Fire Department paramedic on hand, Mancow was placed on a 7-foot long table, his legs were elevated, and his feet were tied up.
Turns out the stunt wasn't so funny. Witnesses said Muller thrashed on the table, and even instantly threw the toy cow he was holding as his emergency tool to signify when he wanted the experiment to stop. He only lasted 6 or 7 seconds.....
To read the entire story go here: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Mancow-Takes-on-Waterboarding-and-Loses.htm...
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cmccormick
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...why it works in getting someone to say whatever will get the torturer to stop
FTFY
- 2 years ago
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cmccormick
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guidedtotarget
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A pretty good demonstration of why it works.
- 2 years ago
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guidedtotarget
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masterzip
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how come they did not shove a pipe up his ass or beet him to a jelly first so he would be vomiting blood,...
how long did that dude last? 4 seconds? and he had control over the incident the whole time......no fear,...no brutality....no forceful actions against his will....Pathetic attempt in demonstration from the start...
- 2 years ago
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masterzip
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cabinettags
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I'll pass, thank you very much.
Here's a thought for you though. Having suffered this once for a duration the choice of your captors, wonder what the mental anguish would be when faced with it again?
- 2 years ago
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cabinettags
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snaganalf
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haha, he's supposed to be on an incline with his head at the bottom to prevent the water from getting into his lungs.
Freakin amateurs.
- 2 years ago
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snaganalf
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tommytripper
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sorry but i was hoping it would have been hanity or chaney on the table...
but its impressive he lasted a whole 7 seconds... what did that memo say again for durations...
- 2 years ago
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tommytripper
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Mike_Johnston
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In Related news Dick Cheney says: "Concern About Torture Is Contrived Indignation And Phony Moralizing"
http://current.com/items/90092155_cheney-concern-about-torture-is-contrived-indi...
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Mike_Johnston
