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by kvikks on March 15th, 2007
Torture is mean. A better alternative would have been to tell him we were very disappointed in his behavior and give him a time out.
by Lemonyellow Di Vintage on March 15th, 2007
I'm against torture.
by maS elcnU on June 27th, 2008
The government does not torture, they do water boarding.
My 2 cents.
by DavidHume on March 15th, 2007
As well as the legal and moral arguments against torture, which are compelling enough in themselves, torture is pragmatically bad. Intelligence obtained through torture is likely not to be reliable.
I have a low tolerance to physical pain and if you tortured me or even threatened convincingly to, I would probably confess to the Kennedy assassinations, although I didn't do them. There are so many reasons why civilised countries don't do this.
I could also mention how this kind of thing plays out in the Arab countries... It just isn't a good idea.
by Brian I on March 15th, 2007
Nobody should be tortured, particularly by the representatives of so-called civilised countries, all of which offer asylum to people from other countries if there is a likelihood that they would be tortured if they returned to their home country.
by Charger on April 18th, 2009
He was not tortured. You people hate Bush and his people so much that you'll take the word of a known terrorist over the former President of the United States.
KSM was scared silly (for the grand total of 37 seconds), but that isn't torture. Look at what totalitarain states do to dissidents (even pseudo-democracies like India), such as using heavy rollers to break their legs or tying their legs to two vehicles that drive in different directions, tearing the person apart, and you tell me if a little water is torture. It isn't.
But of course, you folks will insist that it's worse, because you're so blinded by your utter hatred of those who dare to disagree with you.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on July 7th, 2008
He SAID he was tortured. He should not have been IF it happened.
by technios on June 27th, 2008
No... you can't beat the truth out of someone. they have to offer it. If you beat someone into saying what you want them to say by force, then it is probably not the truth but what the person doing the beating wanted you to say. hence the term "say uncle". I would give every last dollar to end my torture and when I am out of money like I almost am. I think they will lock me up because they like to monitor their victims. This is my take on the torture that happens in America, having been tortured here myself.
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I wish I had more points to give. I love sarcasm.
by Someguy on March 15th, 2007
Sounds just like something they'd say on Sealab 2020.....lol
by mac1896 on March 15th, 2007
thanks guys. In all seriousness though I can't see how pouring water over someone's head is all that bad... now skinning someone alive... that's torture.
by kvikks on March 15th, 2007
i am sure we turned this guy over to another country so they could beat the crap out if him and hooked his genitals up to nuclear power plants
by Someguy on March 15th, 2007
kvikks it is not just pouring water over their head. It can cause psychological damage for years to come and has an actual risk of drowning. One patient who underwent waterboarding couldn't take showers, and panicked when it rained. Read about other effects at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding
by Everything. Nothing. on June 27th, 2008