In 1983, Federal prosecutors charged a Texas Sheriff and three of his deputies with violating prisoners' civil rights by forcing confessions. The complaint alleged that the officers conspired to "subject prisoners to a suffocating water torture ordeal in order to coerce confessions. Don't think it's just for terrorists. If it's constitutional, we are next. Make sure we keep the 5th and 8th amendments.
In 1983, Federal prosecutors charged a Texas Sheriff and three of his deputies with violating prisoners' civil rights by forcing confessions. The complaint alleged that the officers conspired to "subject prisoners to a suffocating water torture ordeal in order to coerce confessions. Don't think it's just for terrorists. If it's constitutional, we are next. Make sure we keep the 5th and 8th amendments.
milofonbil 4 years ago