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>There is no justification for torture. None. - revenge - increasing the torturer's loyalty for the organization (how many torturers are whistleblowers?) - s
by stefantalpalaru 12y ago
>There is no justification for torture. None.
- revenge
- increasing the torturer's loyalty for the organization (how many torturers are whistleblowers?)
- showing your superiors how far you are willing to go in pursuit of information
- terrorizing the enemies you haven't captured yet
- strengthening the connections with subordinate countries (Romania hosted secret torture prisons and bribes where given to officials. Who there dares to challenge the imposed economical partners or foreign policies? Or the visa requirements still in place in a country that hosts US military bases on its territory for that matter.)
- jimktrains2 12y agoNone of those are justifications.
- zghst 12y agoI don't think torture has to be justified to those looking to employ it. It is the most brutal method to rock someone's core, to break them as a person. Because of the current technological progress, we cannot just hack into someone's brain. The availability of methods for information extraction today are slim, you have a lot of officers who lost people, had their own tortured, and are looking demonstrate tenacious resolve in the face of an enemy. I disagree with the use torture, it is sadistic. However in some context it is not inconceivable to why some would use it.