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France is regularly sentenced by the European Court of Huma nRights for its deadful treatment of prisoners.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Apr 12th, 2008 at 10:28:45 AM EST
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I suppose you meant to say dreadful, but deadful makes for a nice synonym to lethal, which also describes some aspects of the French jails properly.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Apr 12th, 2008 at 12:56:53 PM EST
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and shameful either way.

But our current crop of leaders doesn't do shame.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Sat Apr 12th, 2008 at 01:03:39 PM EST
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Has any our our crops even cared about what happens in jails

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Apr 12th, 2008 at 02:36:28 PM EST
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We should not assume that we are innocent, yes. Still a lot to be improved at home.

At least there seems to be a consensus against privatisation of prisons in Europe and prison rape is not something that is almost celebrated in popular culture. And, thankfully, we have the ECHR.

by nanne (zwaerdenmaecker@gmail.com) on Sat Apr 12th, 2008 at 02:23:02 PM EST
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France also waterboards people. But it's not official policy and it's in Africa so no one cares.

And no one should be surprised it happens, considering the literature they read at Saint-Cyr.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Sat Apr 12th, 2008 at 07:36:52 PM EST
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