Rep. Lynn Westmoreland R-GA

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Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) discusses his definitions of torture (and choice of social clubs) …

Pressed on whether that means he supports torture, he said, “What’s torture? Torture is many things to many people … people have different breaking points.”

Asked whether he would support using electric shocks, he said, “Electric shocks are given to people during initiations to different clubs … Is that torture? I don’t know.”

Asked about beatings, he said, “Are you talking about tying his hands behind his back and beating him in the head? No, I’m not for that.”

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