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'''Waterboarding''' is a form of [[torture]] where the victim is laid onto their back with a cloth or other thin material covering the face and water being poured onto their face to give the victim the sensation of drowning. Waterboarding can cause extreme pain, dry drowning, damage to lungs, brain damage from oxygen deprivation, other physical injuries including broken bones due to struggling against restraints, lasting psychological damage, and death. Adverse physical consequences can manifest themselves months after the event, while psychological effects can last for years. The term water board torture appears in press reports as early as 1976. The captive's face is usually covered with cloth or some other thin material, and the subject is immobilized on his/her back. Interrogators pour water onto the face over the breathing passages, causing an almost immediate gag reflex and creating the sensation for the captive that he is drowning. | '''Waterboarding''' is a form of [[torture]] where the victim is laid onto their back with a cloth or other thin material covering the face and water being poured onto their face to give the victim the sensation of drowning. Waterboarding can cause extreme pain, dry drowning, damage to lungs, brain damage from oxygen deprivation, other physical injuries including broken bones due to struggling against restraints, lasting psychological damage, and death. Adverse physical consequences can manifest themselves months after the event, while psychological effects can last for years. The term water board torture appears in press reports as early as 1976. The captive's face is usually covered with cloth or some other thin material, and the subject is immobilized on his/her back. Interrogators pour water onto the face over the breathing passages, causing an almost immediate gag reflex and creating the sensation for the captive that he is drowning. | ||
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[[Category:Psychological Abusers]] | [[Category:Psychological Abusers]] | ||
[[Category:Sadists]] | [[Category:Sadists]] | ||
[[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | |||