Modern Cuban Hospitality, Courtesy of the National Revolutionary Police

Keep in mind that as vicious as his public beating was, one can only imagine things got considerably worse for this young man after being escorted into the back of the police truck.

I have a lot to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, not least of which is the fact that I live in a country where liberty, democracy and human rights are not only sacrosanct, but form the very basis of our secular religion. May peace and mercy find this young man, wherever he may be tonight.