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Originally Posted by Willravel
Ah, so trying to bring the torturers to justice prevents the tortured from healing? What about the closure that comes from justice? Have you ever been tortured?
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no and that's a dumb if not stupid question.
The quote specifically says someone who is tortured is no longer associating with family members out of embarassment. Great healing there.
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Originally Posted by spectre
This isn't about privacy and compassion, it's about sweeping the problem under the rug. The photos can be released while retaining the privacy of those in the pics. The benefit to the public at large is letting them know that their government takes responsibility for their bad actions. It doesn't just lie to the people and pretend that everything is okay when everyone knows better. This is the sort of stuff that keeps people from trusting or believing in the government.
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I've not stated anything about sweeping a problem under the rug. I've not advocated for the non pursuit of offenders. I've asked simply "how does MORE photos make it better?" I've gotten a decent answer from dc but releasing it to public at large, how does it help?
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