This is an effort to mobilize a single voice in America forcing both Bush And Kerry and their respective parties to completely dismantle the use of torture against prisoners of any kind, including terrorists.
Don't just "join". Send a letter.
Members: 139
Code of Conduct Visibility: open Membership: open Group Email: againsttorture@groups.care2.com
Here are some statements to include in letters, emails, and phone calls to your representatives concering this issue:
"It has become apparent that our American culture is being manipulated to accept the concept of "torture" as a legitimate tool of authority.
We must, if we are to maintain our position of leadership of the "free world", immediately take action to reverse this trend.
Prisoners of war and arrested terrorist suspects must not be considered as eligible for torture, no matter how desperate we may be for new information about their groups' intentions, plans, or resources.
Information gained through methods of torture is notoriously unreliable, and has always been disqualified as evidence in American criminal trials because of this fact. Even coercive techniques that fall short of torture have been considered unreliable in our justice system.
Furthermore, we must protect our own society from degenerating into the form of government that relies on torture against its own citizens.
Because many of the men and women in the military are young and will be likely to follow up their military careers in the civilian world of government, law enforcement, and corporate business, we must pay attention to what we are doing.
If these men and women are trained to resort to such methods when motivated by the highest intentions of doing good and protecting society, what are they likely to decide to do when they are advancing through positions of authority in the civilian world over the next 10 or 20 years?
Clearly, by accepting the use of torture in the present war on terrorism, we will have lost that war.
Clearly, we must eschew all reliance on torture in any form.
If we don't, we will soon be seeing our own children, and maybe ourselves, subjected to torture every time the authorities fear even the most petty of crimes and misdemeanors.
This petition which needs so many signatures as possible, from people who strongly support REFORM and REHABILITATED inmates serving life terms, be placed in the electronic monitoring or furlough programs.
They need your voices to RING OUT LOUD for them as FORGOTTEN MEN.
The voice of Law abiding, working-class,tax-paying,voters,family and friends. As the voice of the voters were heard during the attempted Legislative pay raise, they will be heard again. Voters have always made a difference in getting Laws implemented And they would greatly appreciate your assistance in performing the task at hand.
This is not just for them, this is for our state and our future. They asking you to read, date and sign.
The petition going to the House Sub Committee on Crime,Terrorism and Homeland security.
If you are able to help them, please send this petition to your friends, family etc in and other state. And national Official or ministers that will aid in this matter
To House Sub Committee on Crime,Terrorism and Homeland security, a petition From Eligible Louisiana Citizens In Support of the Implementation of R.S 15:550 and R.S 15:833 (b) (1) In GENERAL R.S 15.550, Approving of inmates convicted of a crime of violence as defined in 14 (2) and sentenced to a life-term to participate in Location Tracking and Electronic Monitoring Program. And Sub part (b) (1) of 15:833, authorizes the Secretary to grant Furlough es to deserving inmates of any adult correctional institution. Both allows REFORMED inmates convicted of violent crimes as defined in 14 (2) to participate in these programs.
This would be greatly alleviate the State of its multi-million-dollar (burden) of caring for any offender who has shown to be no lonfer a threat to OUR Community.
The state of Louisiana now suffers from a $ 894 million dollar deficit and thus much of the tax payers monies are being spent on prisons and or housing :REFORMED AND/OR REHABILITATED INMATES.
Rather than affording quality EDUCATIONS to our children ! Please give consideration to this resolution.
Sincerely: All inmates who's serving a life terms !!!!!!!! Thank you all for signing our petition God Bless You All !!
