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<blockquote data-quote="ThatRobGuy" data-source="post: 59336948" data-attributes="member: 123415"><p>Yes, because "<strong><u>We know now that extended enforced isolation can be a form of torture, and there are limits beyond which solitary becomes "cruel and unusual."</u></strong> isn't a statement of fact, it's an opinion.</p><p> </p><p>Cruel and unusual are ethical/moral terms based on an opinion. "Many think that it's cruel and unusual" would be the proper way of wording that since the interpratation of "cruel" would be different for different people so trying to enforce it as fact by a statement like "we know now" (as if it's a universally accepted fact) is a logical fallacy.</p><p> </p><p>As I mentioned in one of my other posts, solitary confinement isn't used for rehabilitation of the criminal (in most cases, and yes I realize there will be articles citing instances where CO's have abused it, but that's on the individual and not the system itself and those CO's should be fired), it's commonly used to protect other inmates from that criminal if they are a threat to those around them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatRobGuy, post: 59336948, member: 123415"] Yes, because "[B][U]We know now that extended enforced isolation can be a form of torture, and there are limits beyond which solitary becomes "cruel and unusual."[/U][/B] isn't a statement of fact, it's an opinion. Cruel and unusual are ethical/moral terms based on an opinion. "Many think that it's cruel and unusual" would be the proper way of wording that since the interpratation of "cruel" would be different for different people so trying to enforce it as fact by a statement like "we know now" (as if it's a universally accepted fact) is a logical fallacy. As I mentioned in one of my other posts, solitary confinement isn't used for rehabilitation of the criminal (in most cases, and yes I realize there will be articles citing instances where CO's have abused it, but that's on the individual and not the system itself and those CO's should be fired), it's commonly used to protect other inmates from that criminal if they are a threat to those around them. [/QUOTE]
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