Reply #8: if stripping down someone & saying you're their god is 'basic' American standards [View All]

[Divine Discontent]

we're not in an America to be proud of.

Manning said,

"As I tried to explain to him what had occurred, CWO4 Averhart stopped me and said “I am the commander” and that “no one could tell him what to do.” He also said that he was, for all practical purposes, “God.” I responded by saying “you still have to follow Brig procedures.” I also said “everyone has a boss that they have to answer to.” As soon as I said this, CWO4 Averhart ordered that I be placed in Suicide Risk Status."

This is the same crap that they used on the people in Guantanamo where they said they were their "god" now.



Shame is on our President. I personally despise warfare, abuse, and torture of any kind, and I hope the President someday realizes that this is not the America that he professed to believe in, and stops this systemic abuse of detainees.

He is in charge of this, even if he isn't physically saying or doing these actions to PFC Manning.

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