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Ericus585/04/2011 9:28:17 am PDT

re: #417 Lidane

Call it a personal problem. I hate the idea that we’re actively torturing prisoners, even if they’re terrorist assholes. I want us to be the better people.

But, as I said, this is a moot point. Bin Laden is dead. I just don’t want us to legitimize torture as a valid tool for anything, because we then legitimize it for others to use against us.

Your points are worthy and I applaud them.
However, there are some people/groups/nations that have and will continue to use torture at the drop of a hat - regardless of our actions.