Let's Talk About Torture

[Lon]

Would you condone torturing a suspect that might have information that would save the life of either your spouse, child, mother, father, siblings?
Could you do the torturing yourself?

[smithy87]

Originally Posted by Lon

Would you condone torturing a suspect that might have information that would save the life of either your spouse, child, mother, father, siblings?
Could you do the torturing yourself?

If this suspect was directly involved and knew something that would save my the life of my child etc, then I would do everything in power to extract that information. If that including torturing then so be it...

If I did nothing and one of them died I could never live with myself

[lady cop]

strange question, but yes i could. only in those circumstances however, it is ingrained in me to treat even the worst piece of garbage with decency.

[abbey]

Originally Posted by Lon

Would you condone torturing a suspect that might have information that would save the life of either your spouse, child, mother, father, siblings?
Could you do the torturing yourself?

Difficult one this... ...... ...YES!

[abbey]

Originally Posted by lady cop

strange question, but yes i could. only in those circumstances however, it is ingrained in me to treat even the worst piece of garbage with decency.

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[Bothwell]

What on earth would make you think that the info would be reliable. It very rarely is when torure is used. It is human nature to say whatever your tormentor wants you to say just to make them stop.

The most effective interrogations are those where the person the other side of the desk gets inside your head and you begin to empathise, that is when you start squealing.

[weeder]

Originally Posted by Lon

Would you condone torturing a suspect that might have information that would save the life of either your spouse, child, mother, father, siblings?
Could you do the torturing yourself?

I could torture someone mentally.. but not physically. I dont know if I could condone having someone else do it either. How far to the wall do we have to be driven to break our moral codes? I dont know. Ive never been to that place. Thank God.

[Lon]

What promted me to ask this question on torture has to do with the criticism presently directed at the U.S. and the C.I.A. in particular, about the torture of SUSPECTED terrorists. There are those that take the view that it's justified
because it could save lives due to the info obtained. When put on a very personal basis, these same critics would have a different view on torture I'm sure. It's well known now, that the U.S. is kidnapping suspects and shipping them to Egypt and other countries to be tortured if necessary.

[Lon]

Originally Posted by Bothwell

What on earth would make you think that the info would be reliable. It very rarely is when torure is used. It is human nature to say whatever your tormentor wants you to say just to make them stop.

The most effective interrogations are those where the person the other side of the desk gets inside your head and you begin to empathise, that is when you start squealing.

What on earth would make you think it's not reliable? Don't forget, the life of someone close to you is at stake.

[lady cop]

Originally Posted by Lon

What on earth would make you think it's not reliable? Don't forget, the life of someone close to you is at stake.

info gained under torture is NOT reliable. witness false "confessions" thoughout history. i know how to interrogate and what i glean is truth because the trick is to gain confidence and empathy.