re: #137 right_wing2

I would define torture as anything that left a permanent mark, scar or deformity.

Removing a finger is torture.

Breaking a finger is not.

Castration is torture.

A kick to the groin is not.

So beating someone with a rubber hose would be OK. As would applying electrical shocks to them - say to their genitals.

Over and over again, until they told you what you wanted to hear.

Do you see why this isn’t a particularly useful definition?