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Originally Posted by bkadoctaj
Here are some points to consider: - If torture is justifiable and you come from a liberal (in the political science sense) society, what does it say about liberal democracy when such practices are condoned?
- Are rights (to freedom from torture, which liberal societies tout) meaningful if they are consistently violated?
- If you knew you could get information to prevent terrorism, would this justify torture?
- If torture could happen to anyone, even you, would you support it?
- If you knew the people who were being hurt, would you support torture?
- What if you had to hit the switch, swing the baton, or dunk the prisoner in water?
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torture leads to unreliable information, so its a waste of time. its inhuman. it does nothing good. anyone who is involved in the torture of any kind of life is a sadist.
the only good (not really) reason to have torture is as a deterrent. meaning if you get caught doing something this bad, something this bad will happen to you so youre less likely to do it.
i still dont think its justified