Torture vs. Interrogation

[TheGame]

You guys should watch the hearings they will have about this topic, the experts in general say that it does not work. I've yet to see anyone present a good example of when it worked and gave reliable information.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by TheGame

You guys should watch the hearings they will have about this topic, the experts in general say that it does not work. I've yet to see anyone present a good example of when it worked and gave reliable information.

I'm aware of what the experts say on both sides, but as I stated earlier, it's mainly anecdotal evidence. A lot of the testimony against is also about torture in general, and not waterboarding specifically. I'd like to see the specifics from internal documents and memos and get some real clarity on this episode.

I'm not orthodox on this issue by any means. I just want to see the results of the waterboardings on the three detainees before passing my final judgment. Whether or not these activities garnered any significant results is what would sway me from reluctantly accepting a controversial technique and wanting it abolished.

[Vampyr]

You never use those methods. Period. We, as Americans, should not use those methods. They are torture - it's actually NOT a complex question.

First of all, the methods don't work. Second of all, you have NO IDEA if the what the person said is true, or they just said it to make you stop.

For me this doesn't even need observing, analyzing, or thinking about - the answer is pretty clear cut: the greatest country in the world (no offense to Canadians) doesn't torture people.

The whole thing reeks of past scenarios like the spanish inquisition. They thought what they were doing was 'getting the answers they absolutely needed' too.

And people who pose the question, "What if you HAD to do it to save lives" are trying to trick the person into trying to answer an impossible question.