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Old 05-29-2009, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselAddict View Post
I only care about the truth. Even though I'm opposed to torture on legal/moral grounds, if there was evidence that it has produced valuable information I'd be more open to it. Read the whole article if you want to know more. It appears that the experts in the interrogation field are opposed to torture on practical grounds, simply because it's counter-productive and not intelligent.
Would we accept testimony in any US courtroom that was obtained by torturing a prisoner? I don't think so. Primarily because it would be unreliable. IMO.
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