The problem with that scenario is that it's not effective. The violence of it could only be justified were it effective at producing true information which coul

The problem with that scenario is that it's not effective. The violence of it could only be justified were it effective at producing true information which could stop a bomb threat. You should pick an example like "Well, if we torture the rival lord in to giving a false confession that he committed a crime, we can stabilize the political landscape of the kingdom." You know, something torture is actualy good at.