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This is a wrong question. Even if torture yielded absolutely vital information, it would still not be OK.
by littletimmy 11y ago
This is a wrong question.
Even if torture yielded absolutely vital information, it would still not be OK.
- nickbauman 11y agoWhile I admire and am grateful for your sentiment on this, if torture did yield "absolutely vital information", the party that uses it would vanquish those who didn't. The fact that we still wonder about this question may indeed prove that it's wrong from a utilitarian point of view.
- tomjen3 11y agoThat assumes that torture which reveals reliable information doesn't have significant bad effects. For example the police could put away more criminals if they could just torture anybody, but then nobody would ever risk talking to the police, which might mean crime would go up.