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re: Could you torture a terrorist?
Posted on 1/12/15 at 7:42 am to bhtigerfan
Posted on 1/12/15 at 7:42 am to bhtigerfan
Most subjects will break on an approach short of torture.
Torture is neither desired, nor necessarily effective in 99.9999% of interrogations because the information gleaned will be of very suspect value without other corroboration. To that end, I do not believe that "rough" interrogation methods constitute torture, either. I'm talking about climate control, sleep deprivation, even drug assisted interrogation - nothing that causes permanent damage to the subject should rightly be considered torture in the modern age.
There is an axiom in human intelligence: "Everybody wants to tell everyone else, everything they know, all the time." All one has to do is facilitate that to break a subject during interrogation. Again, with torture, you're likely to get the answers the subject thinks you want. I certainly don't want that - I want accurate information.
"Torture" is a tool of sadists.
(ETA: Nevermind - I thought we were trying to prevent something. To answer the OP's question - I would merely execute the terrorist under your hypothetical.)
Torture is neither desired, nor necessarily effective in 99.9999% of interrogations because the information gleaned will be of very suspect value without other corroboration. To that end, I do not believe that "rough" interrogation methods constitute torture, either. I'm talking about climate control, sleep deprivation, even drug assisted interrogation - nothing that causes permanent damage to the subject should rightly be considered torture in the modern age.
There is an axiom in human intelligence: "Everybody wants to tell everyone else, everything they know, all the time." All one has to do is facilitate that to break a subject during interrogation. Again, with torture, you're likely to get the answers the subject thinks you want. I certainly don't want that - I want accurate information.
"Torture" is a tool of sadists.
(ETA: Nevermind - I thought we were trying to prevent something. To answer the OP's question - I would merely execute the terrorist under your hypothetical.)
This post was edited on 1/12/15 at 7:45 am
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Posted on 1/12/15 at 7:51 am to Ace Midnight
quote:
Torture is neither desired, nor necessarily effective in 99.9999% of interrogations because the information gleaned will be of very suspect value without other corroboration. To that end, I do not believe that "rough" interrogation methods constitute torture, either. I'm talking about climate control, sleep deprivation, even drug assisted interrogation - nothing that causes permanent damage to the subject should rightly be considered torture in the modern age.
There is an axiom in human intelligence: "Everybody wants to tell everyone else, everything they know, all the time." All one has to do is facilitate that to break a subject during interrogation. Again, with torture, you're likely to get the answers the subject thinks you want. I certainly don't want that - I want accurate information.
"Torture" is a tool of sadists.
I'm not looking for answers, bruh.....just revenge.
Posted on 1/12/15 at 7:52 am to Ace Midnight
quote:Yeah, I'm more talking about retribution/revenge for killing your loved one. I can imagine the hate and anger I would have towards someone who brutally murdered a family member or your child. Especially people like these ISIS animals who show no remorse. Oh frick I would hurt them.
(ETA: Nevermind - I thought we were trying to prevent something. To answer the OP's question - I would merely execute the terrorist under your hypothetical.)
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