ADK_Forever
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It can work, however you are doing the opposite of what ADK is doing and implying the other end of the extreme, that somehow torture "does" work seemingly every time which is also not the case.
It "can" work?
And just what process will we use to determine that it "did" work?
First off: it is illegal. So, it should never be used.
Second: In order to use it you would have to know that your subject had the info you wanted. Gitmo proved that we cannot prove this. Many innocent people were tortured thinking they must have info. If they don't have that info they will tell you anything to stop the torture. And they did! Hence, all those wild goose chases.
And in the ever popular "ticking time bomb" scenario we won't have the luxury of running down false leads. Remember, tick... tock... tick... tock...
And then, don't forget this: "If" you have someone with the desired info, how will you know that what he tells you is the truth? tick... tock...
The experts in this field agree that torture is not reliable. I would place the safety of my life, my family and this country in their hands before I let some right wing power hungry whacko start pulling finger nails until he got the right person and the right information.