August 1, 2012, 3:38am – This is an INFRARED VIDEO IMAGE of our friend Bind (Recon, F etLife ) spending time in our infamous underground cell. He ha s b een in the cell since 4pm yesterday (July 31). He will be in the cell for a full 24 hours – per his request. He is chained to bolts which are anchored in the cement walls. He is wearing a steel collar and wrist and ankle shackles, all of which are connected by short chains to the anchoring points. He has enough slack in the chains to be able to sit up, drink water, and piss in a cup. If he needs to take a dump he will have to do it on a pape r t owel and then dispose of it in a covered bucket he has with him. There is no light in the cell, so he is in total darkness regardless of the time of day. An infrared video camera and microphone allow us to monitor him from the comfort of our office. The cell is rigged with a high-quality microphone which is fed to a pair of desktop computer speakers so we are able to hear every nuance of Bind’s activity in the cell, including his snoring. The TV image you see in the photo shows Bind holding his water bottle. The quality of the image is not very sharp because the cell i s b eing lit by infrared LED’s which are built into the camera. F rom Bind’s perspective he is in total darknes s b ecause his eyes are not capable of seeing with the infrared light – so we can see him but he can’t see anything in the cell – he can’t even see his hand in front of his face.

We will release him from the cell around 4pm today (August 1).