Torture Never

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Just Another Day

Today's Saying
Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons. ~Thomas Hardy

Today's Picture
Ella checking out my front yard

Last week on this blog I suggested we should try the Bush administration for its use of torture.
I suggested this so that we clearly define our laws so as to keep our agencies from torturing in the future.
I made a bad assumption.
I assumed everyone was against torture.
I was wrong.
From the comments I got there are those nice people who think it is okay to torture as long as we torture bad people.
You know the kind of people who blow things up and kill innocent people.
They are bad people so torture them.
Or we should use torture to protect ourselves .
You know to keep people from blowing us up in the future.
So we torture an innocent man or two. We are protected.
They shouldn’t have looked guilty.
WE are more important than them.
The truth is when we do bad things for good reasons we are no different than them.
They blew us up because they felt Allah wanted them to .
They saw it as a good thing.
We tortured people because we were scared.
We saw it as a good thing.
When will doing bad things in the name of good stop?
There are countries now where people rape and murder and see it as a good thing.
They are getting revenge.
White sheeted righteous whites kill blacks and see it as a good thing.
Bad things done in the name of good are still bad things.
We as a country should be able to say that to the world.
We should be able to say that we are scared but we won’t torture.
We will respect the rights of every human being.
WE who have tried to set the example for the world of freedom need to set an example of morality.
Yes it is risky.
Yes we might be spared some future tragedy if we tortured the right person.
But in the end we are part of creating a better world.
The other way is even riskier.
We torture.
The family remembers.
The people remember.
Their hate for us grows.
They find a way to hurt us.
So we torture more.
The cycle goes on an on.
No good can come out of evil.
Just more evil.

News from Pigeon Falls

The little town in my basement where the trains still run, dragons fly, and life is back to normal
With reports of animal disappearances still pouring in Constable Mike had a meeting with Eino, Tommy Uk, Herman, and Mrs. Trumble. They discuss Petrovich’s newest driblet.
It would seem to apply to the present situation.
So they asked “ What is meant by Past and Future collide?
What rope?
Who has this power?
How is Pigeon Falls threatened?
Who is laughing?”
They have no answers only questions.
Tommy UK fingers his ring all the while the discussion goes on. He knows that he has power. He knows Herman has power. Won’t that be enough.
Eino suggests that they may now be up against the Man in Black. That up until now he has just been testing us..
Tommy doesn’t think so. He thinks the man in black seems to be more of an observer.
Mrs. Trumble says she is going to contact Homeland Security and see if they can get some troops in Pigeon Falls before the confrontation. If there is a power struggle they might tip the balance.
The dragons are another factor are they friend or foe?
The entire group is sure the battle is coming.

Wrap UP

I had a great day. My oxtgen was up. I got the rest of the Church website material up. Went out to lunch in still a new place with Melli, "Mom" and Betty. Went to Best Buy with the same people. Came home and showed the train layout to Melli and "Mom". Then we played two last games of canasta. Melli won one and Betty the other. Now Melli is leaving and we won't see her again in this life. It has been a wonderful time. I never thought I would ever meet a blogger from that far away in person. She has such a laugh. We didn't getto know her for very long and already we miss her. Now I need a breathing treatment.
GBYA

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