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Rather than legalizing torture as a result of these sorts of fantasies, one might argue that in such extraordinary cases, the interrogator should be willing to
by eseehausen 13y ago
Rather than legalizing torture as a result of these sorts of fantasies, one might argue that in such extraordinary cases, the interrogator should be willing to suffer the consequences of committing the crime of torture.
- brazzy 13y agoThis risks giving them some sort of glorified martyr position that people might subsequently aspire to.
- eseehausen 13y agoAs opposed to risking just making it legal so anyone can do it without a second thought?
- brazzy 13y agoAs opposed to saying "It's never the right thing to do, no matter how certain you are that this case is different".
- eseehausen 13y agoI agree, but I was addressing the fantasy that there is a different case, which remains pervasive, despite an abundance of strong arguments against it made by other replies offered to parent.