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[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

So why not just quit pussy footing around and say it; Torture is ok by you, as long as it's only done to assholes we don't like.

JC

Missing the point... It's not about people I don't like... It's about adjusting the technique to account for the particular person's makeup...

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

OK, so now we know that you're OK with treating a "fucked in the head" human being, in a way you would never consider treating a dog. Being 'trained' to resist torture doesn't make something not torture. When you're trying to obtain a psychological response, in this case capitulation and the release of information, not physically messing up your captive is a plus. That's a feature, not a bug.

It also doesn't happen to, you know, work.

See, I think it does make something torture or not... Playing heavy metal at high volumes and sleep depravation is considered torture by some... Others, it's a good weekend. There's a lot of grey area here, but again IMHO, waterboarding is not torture.