This debate is occurring because of the Supreme Court's ruling that said that we must conduct ourselves under the Common Article III of the Geneva Convention. And that Common Article III says that there will be no outrages upon human dignity. It's very vague. What does that mean, "outrages upon human dignity"?
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I'm reminded of the courts trying to define "obscenity," one judge stating "I know it when I see it." Shouldn't most adults be able to recognize "outrages against human dignity?" Of course, we have to cover for the slowest members of our society, so, yes, "outrages against human dignity" really should be better defined.
Well Georgie, I'm not surprised you don't know what "human dignity" means, but I'll help you out with a definition of the word "outrage." It's the feeling of a majority of the world's people toward you and your administration.
No reference to God, or gays, or abortion, or any of the other pet causes. Not fundie.
outrages : 1. To offend grossly against (standards of decency or morality) commit an outrage on.upon : on (in any of various senses, used as an equivalent of on with no added idea of ascent or elevation, and preferred in certain cases only for euphonic or metrical reasons).
human : 1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty. 2. consisting of people: the human race. 3. of or pertaining to the social aspect of people: human affairs. 4. sympathetic; humane: a warmly human understanding.
noun 5. a human being.
dignity : The quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
You'd be surprised how useful a basic grasp of literacy skills can be, monkey boy.
Julian, got it right.
What does that mean, "outrages upon human dignity"?
Waaait a minute.
An outrage upon human dignity Is a PROFOUND violation of human dignity, A crime so vile that those who commit it or condone it, MUST be stricken from the universe.
Sigh. Unfortunately, only the losers are held responsible for their actions during wartimes. Bush may have started this war, ripped apart the Geneva Conventions and Constitution, and commit war crimes on a grand scale, but he won't be tried for his crimes unless we lose the war he started.
At first I thought it was some forum poster. In which case, you know, it makes sense, subjectivity and all that.
But no. It's the goddamn president and he doesn't know what constitutes inhumanity in a nation of freed men. Ah, here, yes, woo, still no gay marriage.
"What does that mean, "outrages upon human dignity"?"
Just ask your pal in the Repubican party, John McCain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain#Prisoner_of_war
I'm suuuuure he enjoyed all those beatings, and never considered them 'outrages upon his human dignity'.
Amirite?
Oh, and try saying that to all the other vets of Vietnam & Korea who were POWs - to their faces.
@whitewater55:
> What does that mean, "outrages upon human dignity"?
It means everything you fucking did, you callous bag of shite.
Confused?
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