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Old 04-28-2009, 05:34 PM
 
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If Torture Is A Sure Way To Get Truth & Confessions, Should Local Police Across The Nation Apply Torture As Well?

(I write this sarcastically) Many people defend the use of torture (such as waterboarding and sleep deprivation) as a means of obtaining reliable information and confessions from “suspected” criminals. The most common justification is that torture produces information that will save lives.
If torture is justified to use on non-Americans, shouldn’t the entire concept of torture be applied by police across the nation? After all, maybe they could extract valuable information to protect the lives and property of potential crime and murder victims. Do you think the police would like to have this authority?
Some restrict the definition of torture as damaging internal organs. Therefore, doing something like dropping a piece of red hot charcoal onto someone’s naked belly for about 2 minutes would not harm internal organs. Maybe someone can come up with some more ideas to recommend to CIA interrogators and police departments.
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Old 04-28-2009, 05:40 PM
 
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If Torture Is A Sure Way To Get Truth & Confessions, Should Local Police Across The Nation Apply Torture As Well?

Maybe someone can come up with some more ideas to recommend to CIA interrogators and police departments.
How do you know that they don't?
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Old 04-28-2009, 05:45 PM
 
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Old 04-28-2009, 05:47 PM
 
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If Torture Is A Sure Way To Get Truth & Confessions, Should Local Police Across The Nation Apply Torture As Well?
Well it wasn't for a lack of trying. Of course it also results in innocent men and women being later set free, but hey!

Seriously, that is why the FBI withdrew from interrogating detainees. They knew that not only does it not work, it is illegal.
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Old 04-28-2009, 05:55 PM
 
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How do you know that they don't?
The point is should police across America also be authorized to apply torture? Have any ideas on that?
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Old 04-28-2009, 05:56 PM
 
Location: Apple Valley Calif
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Well it wasn't for a lack of trying. Of course it also results in innocent men and women being later set free, but hey!

Seriously, that is why the FBI withdrew from interrogating detainees. They knew that not only does it not work, it is illegal.
Try to stick to the truth, if you know any truth, from most of your posts, you just quote leftist rags which are totally false
Toirture works..! We want more...!
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Old 04-28-2009, 06:29 PM
 
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Try to stick to the truth, if you know any truth, from most of your posts, you just quote leftist rags which are totally false
Toirture works..! We want more...!
How can you be sure you know the truth?
What kind of torture would you like to see increased?
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Old 04-29-2009, 01:13 AM
 
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Donn2390, how can we be sure your admission wasn't extracted under torture?
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Old 04-29-2009, 01:22 AM
 
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What really works is cutting ******* heads off. That get's em every time. What happened to the pink prisons and hop scotch? That's what really worked for the murders and killers.

You wanna see what the rest of the world is like in their jails? Watch "Locked Up Abroad, maybe you'll learn that feeding prisoners too many carbs isn't considered torture.
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Old 04-29-2009, 01:27 AM
 
Location: southern california
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torture is not a sure way to get anything.
but we stopped playing by queens rules a long time ago friend.
this includes police.
it takes a stalin to stop a hitler.
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