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JustMyPOV · 11-16-05, 08:48 PM

I'm going to put this as plainly as possible. If you torture someone for information, the only thing you get is exactly what the victim of said torture thinks you want to hear. When you're being tortured, the only thing that you're thinking of is the easiest way to make it stop. That is why Senator McCain's bill makes sense, and that's why 90% of the Senate voted for this bill.

I do agree however, that there should be a clearer definition of torture. Using psychological means to interrogate a prisoner should definitely be allowed, but physical torture should not be.

If we can't hold ourselves to a higher standard than the terrorists we're at war with, what is the point of fighting?

11-16-05, 08:48 PM	#17 (permalink)
JustMyPOV User Join Date: Sep 2005 Last Online: 10-01-06 10:51 PM Posts: 144 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Lean: Slightly Liberal Gender:	Re: McCain torture ammendment stupid, & dangerous! I'm going to put this as plainly as possible. If you torture someone for information, the only thing you get is exactly what the victim of said torture thinks you want to hear. When you're being tortured, the only thing that you're thinking of is the easiest way to make it stop. That is why Senator McCain's bill makes sense, and that's why 90% of the Senate voted for this bill. I do agree however, that there should be a clearer definition of torture. Using psychological means to interrogate a prisoner should definitely be allowed, but physical torture should not be. If we can't hold ourselves to a higher standard than the terrorists we're at war with, what is the point of fighting?