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Old 05-19-2008, 02:56 PM
TakuanSoho TakuanSoho is offline
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Originally Posted by wolf_22 View Post
torture doesn't work... torture makes people lie. anyone will say anything under torture.
do you believe in magic?
do you know how many people confessed to practicing magic under torture in the past?

I (hopefully) don't even have to list the ethical and moral issues with it.

and even with non-lethal tactics there is still permanent internal damage and severe psychological damage as well.
Torture doesn't work against innocent people, they will say what they think torturers want to hear. Torture can work against those who have information that needs to be extracted.

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