Jonah:
Being commentators and not actors, the best we can do on The Corner is say
where we stand. Here’s where I stand on the precise topics raised by your
reader.
Noogies: Yes.
Name calling: Yes.
Murder in custody: I assume “murder” excludes justifiable homicide, e.g. in
self-defense, in defense of other staff or prisoners, to prevent possible
terrorist escape, and probably one or two others I can’t bring to mind. The
answer then is: No.
Cigarettes extinguished in ear canals: No.
Anal rape: No.
Dog bites: I’d want to know the circumstances. On the whole — and having
been bitten by dogs myself — I don’t think this very important.
Can your reader, Jonah, supply us with the names and circumstances of those
murders in custody? Or the anal rapes? Names, dates, and circumstances,
please. Your reader is correct: I haven’t looked into these charges in
detail. Let us be enlightened.