extreeeeeeeeme hair splitting

[waider]

The March 6 document about torture provides tightly constructed definitions of torture. For example, if an interrogator "knows that severe pain will result from his actions, if causing such harm is not his objective, he lacks the requisite specific intent even though the defendant did not act in good faith," the report said. "Instead, a defendant

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[eejitalmuppet]

Woohoo! With definitions like that, I could do a hit and run on some hapless pedestrian and get away with it. "Y'see, officer, my intention was merely to encourage 'im to learn to look before crossing the road. I was aware that it would break both his legs and maybe kill 'im, but causing those injuries wasn't my objective."
Maybe I could even sue the poor schmuck for denting my car...

Sheesh.