2006-09-29 14:29:54 · 12 answers · asked by Pseudo Obscure 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Duh! You mean as in "I'll inflict so much pain on you that you'll tell me whatever you think I want to hear! I'll confess to anything if it'll make the pain go away!" Is that what we're after?
Torture may yeild some satisfaction to the torturer and other sadists, but there are better ways to get the truth. All torture gets you is a story they think you'll believe.
2006-09-29 15:24:34 · answer #1 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First let's define 'torture'. Let's agree that torture is the infliction of prolonged, significant and/or damaging physical or emotional discomfort (ie, pain). Torture is NOT merely general discomfort, displeasure, etc.
That being established, here's the problem. Sever pain has been proven through centuries of examples to be no more effective in getting someone to divuldge knowledge than other more effective interrogation methods. In fact, it can be LESS. Because, the state of mind brought on by toture only makes someone say anything you want to hear. They also become so confused that they themsleves often forget what is fact and what isn't.
Effective techniques utilize the physical state of fatigue - not pain, and the emotional states of lonliness, guilt and compassion - not fear.
2006-09-29 22:41:27 · answer #2 · answered by lmn78744 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Torture is merely the inflicting of extreme pain, maiming, and the like merely for the titlation of the torturer. Interogation techniques, however; are a different thing. They are primarily psychological in nature. While some pain and discomfort may be involved, the primary effect is on the mind, not the body.
Some like to call interogation techniques torture. They are not. The only lasting effect is the guilt a subject feels for giving up information they didn't want to.
2006-09-29 22:11:38 · answer #3 · answered by APRock 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First off, I can't imagine why anyone would ask such a question, shock value perhaps.
If you are scared out of your wits by someone torturing you, would you be thinking in your right mind about what they want to know? Doubt it.
Also torture is a crime of power. The torturer gets off on torturing people.
2006-09-30 03:36:11 · answer #4 · answered by Cat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because a person under torture will tell you anythink you would like to know to end the torture and what he sais usually is not the true. Thare are better ways to recover information from prisoners. Even the dreaded KGB rarely used phisical torture. Insted they tried to get into your head with subtle methods.
2006-09-30 04:45:03 · answer #5 · answered by alesimeon 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Torture can be used to gain infomation, but its not reliable. Many under the threat of torture or actual torture will provide much information and confess to whatever you want to avoid further pain, whether mental of physical. The reliability of the information, though, has to be tested.
2006-09-30 03:28:33 · answer #6 · answered by jerry f 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Says who?
Properly done, torture can yield all sorts of information. For example... look at this answer you got from me by torturing us with this question.
2006-09-29 22:02:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
torture is quite effective used the right way. but some people just will not tell anything and will give their life for the cause
2006-09-29 23:02:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What a wonderful straw man argument.
Please define torture?
Please show your proof of lack of efficacy?
The logical world does not agree with your definition of torture and effective interrogation has always been.........effective.
2006-09-30 13:00:19 · answer #9 · answered by rmagedon 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you think its ineffective then perhaps the techniques need to be changed. It is effective and should be used on the terrorist scum without predjudice
2006-09-30 06:46:32 · answer #10 · answered by steelerguy92868 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋