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<blockquote data-quote="Sportello" data-source="post: 1476374" data-attributes="member: 55299"><p>There is absolutely no evidence that torture works. None.</p><p></p><p>This is one scholarly article explaining this. There are many others. There are no studies that show that torture works. There is not even any anecdotal evidence that it does.</p><p></p><p>This thread has shown what lies in the hearts of some, if you can call that dark place a 'heart'.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cgu.edu/pdffiles/sbos/costanzo_effects_of_interrogation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cgu.edu/pdffiles/sbos/costanzo_effects_of_interrogation.pdf</a></p><p></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"With many policy or political issues, there are ambiguities that lead to the</em></p><p><em>necessity of compromise. This is not the case with the policy of torture. Based on</em></p><p><em>the available facts and research findings, it is clear that the use of torture-based</em></p><p><em>interrogations should end. Torture-based interrogations are ineffective as a means</em></p><p><em>of extracting reliable information and are likely to produce faulty intelligence.</em></p><p><em>Torture has severe, long-term negative consequences for survivors, perpetrators,</em></p><p><em>and communities. More broadly, the use of torture has far-reaching consequences:</em></p><p><em>it damages the reputation of the United States, creates hostility toward our troops,</em></p><p><em>provides a rationale for cruelty against U.S. soldiers and citizens, places the United</em></p><p><em>States in the company of some of the most oppressive regimes in the world, and</em></p><p><em>undermines our credibility when we argue for international human rights or any</em></p><p><em>moral imperative. Any purported benefits of torture must be weighed against these</em></p><p><em>substantial proven costs."</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sportello, post: 1476374, member: 55299"] There is absolutely no evidence that torture works. None. This is one scholarly article explaining this. There are many others. There are no studies that show that torture works. There is not even any anecdotal evidence that it does. This thread has shown what lies in the hearts of some, if you can call that dark place a 'heart'. [url]https://www.cgu.edu/pdffiles/sbos/costanzo_effects_of_interrogation.pdf[/url] [I] "With many policy or political issues, there are ambiguities that lead to the necessity of compromise. This is not the case with the policy of torture. Based on the available facts and research findings, it is clear that the use of torture-based interrogations should end. Torture-based interrogations are ineffective as a means of extracting reliable information and are likely to produce faulty intelligence. Torture has severe, long-term negative consequences for survivors, perpetrators, and communities. More broadly, the use of torture has far-reaching consequences: it damages the reputation of the United States, creates hostility toward our troops, provides a rationale for cruelty against U.S. soldiers and citizens, places the United States in the company of some of the most oppressive regimes in the world, and undermines our credibility when we argue for international human rights or any moral imperative. Any purported benefits of torture must be weighed against these substantial proven costs."[/I] [/QUOTE]
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