Episode 9 Discussion [rewatch]

[JHyde]

I think the difference is more one that is spoken about in 5.5

Series season5 Spoiler: show

where Harry asks Mace if the prisoners had Alsatians biting their testicles or slicing off fingers [insert permanently debilitating action here].

/ It is true that in England from time to time, terrible torture has taken place. But it is certainly not of the calibre that takes place in other parts of the world, including the US.