Consider the following. Say you want someone's pin number. You give them a choice to either give the pin number or submit to torture. The person chooses torture. The person knows that if he/she throws out a false pin number to stop the torture you will be able to verify that you're being lied to (since the pin doesn't work), and that person will be punished for lying. However, if the person give a right pin number the first time, the person will suffer less torture than if he lied. The person then reasons that:
If I'm being tortured, and the infomation I give out while being tortured CAN BE VERIFIED, then it is to my advantage to tell the truth.
Do you agree?
2007-11-16 20:34:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Torture is like an art. It has to be subtle, for a blunt threat will seem empty. And physical pain is not always an effective route. Try hurting those whom the one being tortured loves as family or friend. Most effective.
It would be to your advantage to tell the truth. After all, telling the truth doesn't hurt, does it?
2007-11-16 20:39:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this case it would be effective, but generally a person will admit to absolutely anything you want them to in order to make the pain stop. In the case with the pin number it would be easy to extract the truth, but I would think that in many real life cases where torture is used, most of the time the questions aren't nearly so straight-forward and readily checkable. Most of the time I would think that a person would give you whatever answer they think is the right one by reading into the torturer's motives, which isn't always a lie. This would also be assuming that the person who is doing the torturing likes the right answer that might be given, so an answer that is in fact wrong won't sound better to the one holding the thumb screws.
And I do not, of course, condone any form of torture in any way at any time, ever.
2007-11-17 04:43:27 · answer #2 · answered by Yggdrasil 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are a terrrorist then yeah. If you are some punk stupid kid then no. So there. If you plan on torturing someone for their pin number think again. As a matter of fact, I have several accounts but don't know my pin numbers nor if I even have them. You wouldn't get a pin number out of me no matter how much you torchered. I don't use them, know them nor want to know them. Start thinking good thoughts would you like "what would happen if we all meditated or said an appreciative prayer to the Great Spirit or something.
2007-11-17 04:47:42 · answer #3 · answered by julie b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends who is being tortured and who the person who is being tortured.
for ex. CIA or Military..(including recon) are supposed to give out there serial number and rank and take the beating.
Civilians - would more than likely give out the number in fear of there life. (so they don't end up like what happened to Batmans family)
But under duress what if the individual makes a mistake?
Does that mean that person didn't tell the truth or is lying on purpose? to conceal the true amt which is probably allot or nothing at all. to be tortured and then have the torturer discover that he tortured for worthless amount of time in turn could caz the individual being tortured to be inallot of pain.
PS> I am not a lawyer....Go ask one.
2007-11-17 04:44:25 · answer #4 · answered by darcyaf1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah. You should google this stuff. Maybe with something as obvious as a PIN it would work. But a lot of research has shown that people will say ANYTHING under torture and the information is not at all reliable. I heard a guy from the FBI talking about how much he got out of people by actually being nice.
2007-11-17 04:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by Janey 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Complete bullshit. Its a made-up case to justify torture. Think on and considere who you´d torture next. Maybe the guy who knows the guy with the pin number? Also consider that you dont always know whether the person you are torturing knows your ******* pin number. This made up idea is completely unrealistic, forget about it. Look at real cases.
There is no way to justify torture. Torture is always inhumane and below someone who respects human rights.
2007-11-17 04:40:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Considering the "?" is, "Do you think torture is an effective way to retrieve information?." Yes I do, however, whether the info is that which you want need or need or even if it is credible not are completely different "?'s".
Consider the fact that when people in the military are captured overseas and are being interrogated. The only things they are told to give out I believe are name, rank, and I forgot what kind of number it was, possibly SS#. I highly doubt that that it was their captors are looking for, but thats all they are gonna get.
2007-11-17 04:52:33 · answer #7 · answered by jesus_and_the_decibels 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with your hypothesis is that it can also be reasoned that the person doing the torture likes it and therefore the torture won't stop no matter what you do. Truly civilized people don't result to torture. And before I get slammed by all of the righties, let me just say that I've been there, done that and it's just stupid.
2007-11-17 04:40:11 · answer #8 · answered by johnhdavisjrusa20 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree. Whats to say that once I give up my pin # I won't be killed. I believe in putting up a fight. Bring it on ESE! I know that torture is effective though. Blackmail works too. Dude, Your'e a trip.
2007-11-17 04:36:39 · answer #9 · answered by sickytwisted 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that many a person would give up just about anything to stop the torture and therefore it is highly effective.
2007-11-17 04:42:26 · answer #10 · answered by kpatterson7 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋