Biblical Jailer=Tormentor

One of the charming facts of life in Biblical times was that anyone who went to jail in Roman lands was routinely tormented and humiliated. "Jailer" and "tormentor" meant the same thing. Could this explain the Abu Garaib and Gitmo phenomenon, further bolstering the observation that Christian Dominionists have infiltrated the US military? We have Marine Officers speaking of the ememy as "Satan" and their own troops as "warriors," Dominionist term for culture reform activists. Roman Jailers used the "Fasces," the symbol if Fascism, to beat prisoners.
Also, many of us have been treated to a RW e-mail circulator describing admiringly a southern sheriff known for his abusive treatment of prisoners. To him, no matter why they were in there, they were dogs.