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Changelog: On Torture

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Bob Levin11/04/2010 5:02:59 pm PDT

re: #531 Obdicut

I’ve got to run, but you’re picking hypothetical situations where torture wouldn’t be the right way to get information. I would venture to say that if you asked researchok to create the proper hypothetical, rk would have a difficult time creating it.

The point is, at some point during warfare, or when many lives are in danger, sometimes information is needed very quickly, and it’s up to your side to get that information. Thus far in our world, we haven’t figured out the proper way to do that. But there are times where the best we’ve got is all we’ve got.

I think everyone would agree that right now, the best we’ve got isn’t good enough. Further research could make this question a moot point.