Re:Two scientists quietly revolutionising the study and prac...
by ansible on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:42PM
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If this ever does come to pass and the lives of 10's of thousands are at stake I suppose you do it anyway in violation of the law and take the punishment knowing that your sacrifice prevents greater injustice and evil.
Yes, exactly. Legislating torture as a practice is not necessary or desirable.
If such a perfect "pro-torture" situation does occur, Any True Patriot (TM) should be glad to face a lifetime of imprisonment (for torturing the totally-for-sure-did-it-bad-guy) as a tradeoff for saving thousands of lives.
In the real world, with much more common situations, we do not want people being tortured on a routine basis.
Yes, exactly. Legislating torture as a practice is not necessary or desirable.
If such a perfect "pro-torture" situation does occur, Any True Patriot (TM) should be glad to face a lifetime of imprisonment (for torturing the totally-for-sure-did-it-bad-guy) as a tradeoff for saving thousands of lives.
In the real world, with much more common situations, we do not want people being tortured on a routine basis.