>> That raises an obvious question: If they saw the problem with torture, why did they continue to employ it? I was part of a lecture covering a case where US

>> That raises an obvious question: If they saw the problem with torture, why did they continue to employ it? I was part of a lecture covering a case where US police had tortured out a false confession. The prof asked a Canadian student if such a thing would happen in Canada. "No. The RCMP wouldn't bother. If they need a confession they would just forge one. Forgery is much easier than torturing someone."