Who Is Torturable?

A long while back I wrote a piece in which I quote Graham Greene from his book “Our Man In Havana” where the police chief of Havana explains who is torturable.

The poor in my own country, in any Latin American country. The poor of Central Europe and the Orient. Of course in your welfare states you have no poor, so you are untorturable. In Cuba the police can deal as harshly as they like with emigres from Latin America and the Baltic States, but not with visitors from your country or Scandinavia. It is an instinctive matter on both sides. Catholics are more torturable than Protestants, just as they are more criminal.

This 2 1/2 minute video is a modern day American version of that explanation:


When the “rules” are no longer being followed it shows a system on the verge of collapse.

You can watch “Our Man From Havana” for free here supposedly. You have to sign up though. I haven’t tried it.

This post was inspired by a discussion in the comments at Don’t Get Cavities.


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3 responses to “Who Is Torturable?”

  1. Kathy Kinsley Avatar
    Kathy Kinsley

    I dunno – works both ways. You a white, walking through a black area? You will be stopped and searched. Because you don’t belong. (Even if you live there.) You MIGHT be a drug dealer.

    Yeah – the blacks get it the worst, but the poor whites aren’t far behind.

    (Anecdotal – but from a number of sources. 🙁 )

  2. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    Kathy,

    Did you watch the video? It is only 2 1/2 minutes long.

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