More evidence of President Reagan's flaming liberal status. His Justice Department prosecuted a Texas sheriff and four deputies for waterboarding prisoners. Ten year sentence for the sheriff, four years for each of the deputies. For waterboarding.
"A towel was draped over his head," Magee said, according to court documents. "He was pulled back in the chair and water was poured over the towel."
Harkless said he thought he was "going to be strangled to death," adding: "I couldn't breathe."