It's not black or white, many regimes (imagine Turkey) are more democratic than despotic and the question is not whether torture is the official government poli

It's not black or white, many regimes (imagine Turkey) are more democratic than despotic and the question is not whether torture is the official government policy but rather whether a local policeman in remote village thinks it is an appropriate thing to do when investigating a mobile phone theft. 99% of torture happens in countries where it is officially illegal [my guess].