Myth.

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Myth.

Tom Brosz — 5/21/2005 6:10:47 PM (archived)

Human beings have been torturing information out of their enemies before they learned agriculture. For something that is assumed to never work, it seems to be a time-honored procedure. Or maybe they were ALL doing it for "fun."

Bowser's little slipup made me think. Has anyone asked U.S. veterans who were tortured if any of them ever gave up any useful information?

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A moral quandry - FrankC - 5/21/2005 1:48:12 AM
- A moral quandry, or defining question? - Publius - 5/25/2005 1:30:07 PM
- An example? - Bowser - 5/21/2005 3:30:53 PM
  - You lose your playbook? - Tom Brosz - 5/21/2005 6:07:52 PM
    - As pointed out elsewhere - alcaray - 5/23/2005 9:36:52 PM
    - this is about the INTRINSIC 'value' of torture, not about comparing yourself to your enemies (n/t) - Daniel - 5/22/2005 5:35:50 AM
    - Useful information - FrankC - 5/22/2005 12:15:21 AM
    - Show me the "playbook" or - - - . (Yer the guy who says Kennedy wasn't left-wing!) - Bowser - 5/21/2005 8:31:47 PM
  - Was it wrong ? - FrankC - 5/21/2005 3:48:22 PM
- re: Torture for information? - Raoul - 5/21/2005 9:28:04 AM
  - The purpose.. - FrankC - 5/21/2005 3:37:26 PM
- re: A moral quandry - Donald - 5/21/2005 4:12:11 AM
- re: A moral quandry - p - 5/21/2005 2:14:45 AM
  - And when the guy you're torturing admitted to the assassination of Lincoln, would it give you pause? - Mary Anne - 5/21/2005 12:35:21 PM
    - Myth. - Tom Brosz - 5/21/2005 6:10:47 PM
      - Human sacrifice was practiced for a long time, too. - Mary Anne - 5/21/2005 8:57:48 PM
        
        Trades - Tom Brosz - 5/22/2005 6:10:47 AM
      - re: Myth. - gbaikie - 5/21/2005 8:11:39 PM
  - Yep, I am in the Jack Bauer camp myself (n/t) - FrankC - 5/21/2005 2:45:37 AM
    - Works great in the movies (n/t) - alcaray - 5/23/2005 9:51:38 PM
    - 24 Flame - SDG - 5/23/2005 5:46:23 PM
      - re: 24 Flame - SDG - 5/23/2005 6:07:24 PM
        
        I don't disagree... - FrankC - 5/23/2005 10:31:28 PM
        
        I quit watching when they refused to show Kim nekkid (n/t) - p - 5/24/2005 6:16:30 PM

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