Reply #55: Thank Hollywood For The Myths [View All]

[iamjoy]

you know, the good guys (the heroes) in television and movies don't break, no matter how horrible the torture.

So, we come to expect the same from our people in real life.

I'm a coward and whimp. Hit me once with the threat to do it again (or worse) and I'll confess to anything too. I'll profess belief in whatever religion you want me to as well.

Anyway, this was a PR Battle and Iran won. They got their confession and they get to look magnanimous for releasing the detainees. Furthermore, the treatment of these detainees was not as bad as it could have been. I'm not saying it was "good" but it could have been worse.