Americans Are More Afraid of Being Tortured By Our Government than British, Australians, Canadians Or Even Chinese!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br>And Most People – Including Most Americans – Know that Torture Is NEVER Necessary Or Acceptable “To Gain Information That May Protect The Public”<br><br>Amnesty International conducted a <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/ACT40/005/2014/en/571ddea2-66dd-4f77-81e3-053339d3a096/act400052014en.pdf">global survey</a> to find out how afraid people were of being tortured by their own governments if they are taken into custody.<br><br>The survey shows that the British, Australian, Canadian – and even Chinese people – are less afraid of being tortured than Americans.<br><br>Specifically, Amnesty asked whether people agreed with the following statement:<br><br><br>If I were taken into custody by the authorities in my country, I am confident that I would be safe from torture<br><br>Here are some of the results:<br><br><a href="http://www.washingtonsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Amnesty-Torture-1.jpg"><img src="http://www.washingtonsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Amnesty-Torture-1.jpg"></a>Also s</span></div>

Americans Are More Afraid of Being Tortured By Our Government than British, Australians, Canadians Or Even Chinese!

And Most People – Including Most Americans – Know that Torture Is NEVER Necessary Or Acceptable “To Gain Information That May Protect The P...

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