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Originally Posted by merrylander
The problem with torture is that the victim will tell you whatever he thinks will make the torture stop if he/she knows nothing. On the other hand if they really do know something do you honestly think that some fanatic who thinks suicide bombing is a grand gesture is going to divulge anything?
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I have to agree, and therein lies one of the problems; is it info just to stop the torture, or is it reliable. I think the only semblance of an answer is to use torture only in cases in which the "torturee" has the info needed beyond a shadow of a doubt, and it should only be administered by trained individuals with the goal of extracting the info. Not the perfect solution, but not a perfect problem either. No easy answer here.
Controversial Point: Using survivable pain or discomfort to save lives sounds like a fair trade-off to me.