Word: harmfulness
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...several of the infamous photographs that made the name Abu Ghraib synonymous with torture. Now, it emerges, there may be another dimension to Gus' story and certainly to the horrors of Abu Ghraib. In what amounted to a perversion of the traditional doctor's creed of "first, do no harm," the medical system at the prison became an instrument of abuse, by design and by neglect. As uncovered by legal scholars M. Gregg Bloche and Jonathan Marks, who conducted an inquiry published by the New England Journal of Medicine, not only were some military doctors at Abu Ghraib enlisted...
Among the most disturbed prisoners at Abu Ghraib was a man--probably psychotic, according to a medical staff member--who habitually coated his body in fecal matter and repeatedly tried to harm himself--for instance, by banging his head against cell walls. At one point, Auch says, medics asked his advice on restraining the prisoner, reporting that they had used a helmet to protect his head and improvised padded gloves and plastic handcuffs to secure his arms. The medics wanted to know whether using a tether would be appropriate, and Auch recalls that he gave his assent, saying, "The priority...
...COLLEGE. SHOULD I READ IT AGAIN? Yes, you should. He says there's only one case when government has an obligation to intercede in the liberty of one: when that liberty hurts another. What [New York City] Mayor Bloomberg did was to prevent harm. I was down in the Village last week, and it's packed. The restaurants are cleaner. They're making more money. I was in Washington this week, and I couldn't go anywhere smoke-free...
Dougherty also said the American military presence was doing more harm than good for the local population, citing raids on private homes and other disruptions of everyday life...
...rape, who have yet to be detained, will soon submit to a DNA test. But the Nawab suggests an old tribal custom to prove their guilt or innocence. "Our elders say that the accused must walk through fire," he says. "If he is innocent, the flames won't harm...