How do you feel about torture?

@pcunix (210)
Middleboro, Massachusetts
October 14, 2015 7:02am CST
I was reading this morning that the psychologists who designed (and profited from) torture by the CIA are being sued by the ACLU. I hope they win. Those people violated their medical ethics and general human morality. I think they and everyone else who allowed this belong in jail.
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Boingboing
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
15 Oct 15
Ah yes, but in response to your earlier post, 'the government' made them do it!
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Ruth Pearson
@Gwensmom (504)
• United States
14 Oct 15
Instead of "First, do no harm" they believe in "First, make some money". People like that are pathetic.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (167015)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Oct 15
Torture is for the evil who get off on it, not for humans.
Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
14 Oct 15
It is a blatant human rights abuse and in war time it is a war crime. I was in a cult that practiced brainwashing - which was itself developed as a CIA torture and mind control practice. What happened to me effectively has its roots in such torture classes
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
14 Oct 15
Torture is not effective, people confess to stop the pain! I am glad they were sued.
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Margaret Mwangi
@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
14 Oct 15
It might have been helpful in some situations but that does not mean torturing is good
Tony Lawrence
@pcunix (210)
• Middleboro, Massachusetts
14 Oct 15
No, it's not helpful ever. Aside from that, it also makes other countries feel justified in doing the same thing. It's pointless, wrong and dangerous.
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Margaret Mwangi
@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
14 Oct 15
@pcunix I guess the good thing is many people would not support torture and so there is no place for it now
Tony Lawrence
@pcunix (210)
• Middleboro, Massachusetts
14 Oct 15
@Missmwngi I'm not sure that's the case. I'm not convinced that we have stopped.
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