Red Cross Torture Report

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I have an opinion on most political issues, but torture is one of those things I am hung up on. I think torture is thouroughly disgusting, even if used for a good purpose. Unfortunately sometimes disgusting methods need to be used though. The problem is that if you arm someone with something so disgusting and powerful, how hard is it for them to misuse it? IMO, torture should be used only when absolutely necassary, to the minimal extent, on the worst scum, to stop innocents from being harmed. The problem is that it is not that simple, because someone has to make that call, and everyone is human and subject to error and greed. Just too many variables for me to form a solid opinion yet. (I have been thinking about it and reading about it and reading historical examples of it for years too, and I still have not decided :P)


EDIT: and I think it should NEVER be used as a punishment.