PFC Manning was forced to strip naked in his cell again last night. As with the previous evening, Quantico Brig guards required him to surrender all of his clothing. PFC Manning then walked back to his bed, and spent the next seven hours in humiliation.
The decision to require him to be stripped of all clothing was made by the Brig commander, Chief Warrant Officer-2 Denise Barnes. According to First Lieutenant Brian Villard, a Marine spokesman, the decision was "not punitive" and done in accordance with Brig rules. There can be no conceivable justification for requiring a soldier to surrender all his clothing, remain naked in his cell for seven hours, and then stand at attention the subsequent morning.
Uh, in other words the prisoner has to sleep in the nude?
Little did I realize I've been torturing myself for years.
Obviously prisoner Manning if on a suicide watch, which can involve the removal of clothing and other items which could be used to strangle/choke the prisoner if they attempted to harm themselves.
Is it pretty? Probably not, but Manning is not residing at the Ritz-Carlton for a pretty compelling reason.
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