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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 659900" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>Waterboarding or any other form of torture should continue to be illegal; however, if CIA/Law enforcement/military personel decide to use it anyway and as a result of the torture are able to prevent a terrorist incident, they should be able to use the information they uncover as an "affirmative defense" in any trial they may face. In other words...show me the bomb you found by torturing someone and you get a free pass. Otherwise, you give the authorities a blank check to torture anyone, anytime, anywhere.</p><p> </p><p>Another option might be a requirement to first obtain a "torture warrant" in which the reasons for the proposed torture, the information it seks to obtain, as well as the manner in which it is to be inflicted are all spelled out. There needs to be some level of transparency and due process.</p><p> </p><p>Real life bears little resemblance to an episode of "24" and we need to remember that fact before we allow our govt to start torturing other human beings without any accountability or just cause.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 659900, member: 14668"] Waterboarding or any other form of torture should continue to be illegal; however, if CIA/Law enforcement/military personel decide to use it anyway and as a result of the torture are able to prevent a terrorist incident, they should be able to use the information they uncover as an "affirmative defense" in any trial they may face. In other words...show me the bomb you found by torturing someone and you get a free pass. Otherwise, you give the authorities a blank check to torture anyone, anytime, anywhere. Another option might be a requirement to first obtain a "torture warrant" in which the reasons for the proposed torture, the information it seks to obtain, as well as the manner in which it is to be inflicted are all spelled out. There needs to be some level of transparency and due process. Real life bears little resemblance to an episode of "24" and we need to remember that fact before we allow our govt to start torturing other human beings without any accountability or just cause. [/QUOTE]
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