I'm pretty sure most Americans aren't willing to define something that's pure physical intimidation as torture. And I don't think it's purely in the last decade. I'm sure Batman has held mooks over the edge of a building before the 00's.
Besides Glenmorgan is a rich white guy so I doubt Cheney would agree it's okay there. As for the inadmissability, I think you have to invoke your rights. Meaning Glenmorgan could say something like "at least in jail I'll be away from the lunatic alien." and confess and plead guilty.
You look at fictional plots, what heroes do to bad guys for various reasons, loved ones in danger, some massive threat and people have been fine with the heroes doing whatever they have to to the villains. Bush's policies, besides being real, were they were torture at policy and as pragmatism. Tell an average person that a US soldier stuck someone's head into a toilet repeatedly to try to extract info on his own and the reaction would probably be far different than the same soldier being ordered to do it using a specially designed device. Popular opinion or at least popular fantasy in America is "You've wronged me or someone I care about. I get to fuck you up, now."
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Date: 2011-10-02 01:56 pm (UTC)Besides Glenmorgan is a rich white guy so I doubt Cheney would agree it's okay there. As for the inadmissability, I think you have to invoke your rights. Meaning Glenmorgan could say something like "at least in jail I'll be away from the lunatic alien." and confess and plead guilty.
You look at fictional plots, what heroes do to bad guys for various reasons, loved ones in danger, some massive threat and people have been fine with the heroes doing whatever they have to to the villains. Bush's policies, besides being real, were they were torture at policy and as pragmatism. Tell an average person that a US soldier stuck someone's head into a toilet repeatedly to try to extract info on his own and the reaction would probably be far different than the same soldier being ordered to do it using a specially designed device. Popular opinion or at least popular fantasy in America is "You've wronged me or someone I care about. I get to fuck you up, now."