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It is coneviable that circumstances could exist where the use of torture would prevent some greater evil. But the only proper place to make such an argument is
by 7952 11y ago
It is coneviable that circumstances could exist where the use of torture would prevent some greater evil. But the only proper place to make such an argument is in court as a defense against prosecution. The act would still be illegal and should still be illegal. The disgusting thing is trying to pre-approve illegal acts ahead of time and using that as a defence.
- Natanael_L 11y agoProblem is that it doesn't even give all that much actionable information in the first place.
- ramblerman 11y agoYes and no. In the case of somebody who has information waterboarding is generally an 'efficient' strategy. i.e. you have the guy you know hid the bomb somewhere in manhattan. It's just very hard to tell when somebody doesn't know anything. And they will start making up information to make it stop. i.e. 10 guys and you have reason to believe one of them may have hidden a bomb somewhere.
- 7952 11y agoAlthough that guy has a massive incentive to not tell you anything. They just have to hold out for a few hours.
- hnhg 11y agoAn example of when the information is fabricated: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11283951/CIA-detainee-invented-Heathrow-bomb-plot-under-torture-to-stop-waterboarding.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1...
- gerbilly 11y ago> It is coneviable that circumstances could exist where the use of torture would prevent some greater evil. Sure, but this is just a thought experiment. In real life, these kind of tactics simply don't work.
- brlewis 11y agoSuch circumstances exist in three places: movies, TV shows, and fiction books. In non-fiction contexts the victim simply makes an answer up to get the pain to stop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effectiveness_of_torture_for_interrogation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effectiveness_of_torture_for_i...