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Building on what Tenaheff wrote -

Torture is worse than useless in convicting a criminal. Under torture, the person will eventually admit to anything that the interrogator is requesting.

However, to extract information that the person is known to have, it can be useful. So, if torture were used to learn the whereabouts of bin Laden, from a trusted aid, it could be useful.

This is not to either condone or condemn torture in interrogation. Only to point out where it can be effective and where it cannot.

Tena is right, though. Interrogation is simply formal questioning. The questioning of a witness in a court of law is actually interrogation. When a police officer takes a statement from a victim of a crime, it is interrogation.

Finally, I agree completely that within the war on terror, there could easily be times when torture may be necessary. Not desireable, but necessary to save many, many lives. I will offer an example:

Suppose the FBI knows that some guy, ABC, knows where a nuclear bomb has been placed within Chicago. They have ABC in their hands. Under present rules, if he refuses to talk, there is nothing they can do about it, except to prosecute him AFTER the bomb goes off, killing hundreds of thousands of people.

If they use torture, they MIGHT be able to interced in time to stop the explosion. What should they do?

Edited: Nighthawk on 25th Jan, 2005 - 12:30am

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Well, obviously, the need of the many would outweigh the needs of the few in this case, though it is not guaranteed that the person would actually reveal the correct location under torture. And one would have to be sure he actually posses the information in question, else it wouldn't be justifiable.

And, if torture really was necessary, it should be done in a somewhat humane way, meaning, the person should not receive any permanent physical or mental damage.

Interrogation History & Civil Business Politics

EX-CIA BOSS: CHENEY IS 'VICE PRESIDENT FOR TORTURE'

Former CIA chief Stansfield Turner lashed out at Dick Cheney on Thursday, calling him a "vice president for torture" that is out of touch with the American people.
Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/11/18...e.vp/index.html

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Interrogation computers work, if you believe they are human controlled

Study into the use of avatars in interrogation situations demonstrates that they are only effective if the subjects under interrogation believe that the avatar is under human control. Ref. Source 1d.