"We also have to come up with punishment that's far quicker and far greater than the punishment these animals are getting right now. They'll go through court for years. And at the end, they'll be — who knows what happens. We need quick justice and we need strong justice — much quicker and much stronger than we have right now. Because what we have right now is a joke and it's a laughing stock. And no wonder so much of this stuff takes place."—Donald Trump, arguing for a circumvention of the courts to punish terrorists, quickly and harshly.
He's essentially arguing that torture works as a deterrent. It does not.
He's also making a bold authoritarian move.
Another one, that is.
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