tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312911962580712257.post2900067181227539814..comments2023-08-22T05:15:50.352-07:00Comments on Quaker House of Fayetteville NC: To End Torture: START NOWChuck Fagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14049779603153152188noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312911962580712257.post-89275404106178969622008-11-19T14:07:00.000-08:002008-11-19T14:07:00.000-08:00Hi, Chuck, thanks for doing this. In general, the ...Hi, Chuck, thanks for doing this. In general, the points you advocate are all excellent. <BR/><BR/>Just one small point on substance: "restitution", strictly speaking, is a return to the exact status quo ante: You stole my pen? When you give me that same pen back, still in good condition, that's restitution. If you give me another pen back instead, that's compensation.<BR/><BR/>So restitution, as such, is nearly always impossible after the commission of torture. You cannot simply return the tortured person and her/his family to the condition they were in before the torture. To that extent, the effects of torture are indelible. What you can do, however, is provide Reparation (= repair, in as holistic a way as we can think of it, including but not limited to financial reparations) to the harmed individual and her/his family.<BR/><BR/>At a broader level, I'm still trying to get my head around a campaign to "Stop" torture that comes with the buzzy acronym "START now." Start what? Start stopping? Let me think about this some more...<BR/><BR/>I really like the emphasis you put on transparency and accountability measures.<BR/><BR/>At a policy level, in addition to an executive order banning "enhanced interrogation techniques" I think it would be advisable to also demand the actual rescinding of the various Executive Orders allowing EITs that were issued by the Bush White House.Helena Cobbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803164338055590336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312911962580712257.post-66590155211633580792008-11-18T17:31:00.000-08:002008-11-18T17:31:00.000-08:00Solid analysis and great acronym! Thanks, Carol Wi...Solid analysis and great acronym! Thanks, <BR/>Carol WickershamJesse Bossinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03245834982751976490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3312911962580712257.post-1512468819636848962008-11-18T12:55:00.000-08:002008-11-18T12:55:00.000-08:00Thank you for your wonderful outline. I think you'...Thank you for your wonderful outline. I think you've articulated it perfectly. I'm ready to START NOW!Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03518073684691399739noreply@blogger.com