You know the world's gone mad when a United States Supreme Court Justice states publicly, with all the bluster of ancient Rome’s Caligula, that a country’s use of torture is justifiable in the name of national security. It’s hard to believe, given all we know about the atrocities committed by Germany’s Hitler, Rome’s Caligula and all those who perpetrated the Inquisitions of the Middle Ages, that some would still think that the depravity of torture could be excused, let alone encouraged, but that’s exactly what Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once suggested on BBC Radio.
As if that was not enough, Justice Scalia took the occasion to mock European criticism of the U.S. death penalty, calling Europe’s opposition to the American practice ‘self-righteous’ and ‘ridiculous’.
One could almost forgive Justice Scalia as being ignorant on both topics, as he’s never witnessed the atrocities that millions of Europeans did or lost friends or relatives to Hitler's campaign of horror, but Scalia is routinely touted as one of the most brilliant thinkers on the United States Supreme Court. Thus, it can only be concluded that Scalia is perfectly satisfied with the use of torture and state-sponsored killing, which speaks volumes about his moral character.
You wouldn’t think that the bloodthirsty would achieve such high respect in the United States, but like I said, “The world's gone mad”.
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