Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh

Assuming that torture will never work because "people will say anything" is silly. Of course it works, or people wouldn't have been using these techniques for millenia. The assumption that "X was tortured, and tortured people will say anything, so all the information is invalid" is silly. We are not talking about forcing some kind of bogus confession. We are talking about a tool to solicit names, information, etc. all of which will be cross referenced.

So, feel free to attack the concept as morally repugnant and vile, but attacking it's utility is wrong.
no one here said that all information that is obtained from torture is false...but a good ammount will be.

and if you are in a situation were you can´t cross-reference the information (like if the person you are torturing is the only one that knows that information you can´t tell good information from bs.