Posted: Feb 10, 2013 9:54 pm
Panderos wrote:willhud9 wrote:But when information such as enemy troop movements and attack plans are essential information to know, and the POW knows the information the military needs (because more lives may be at stack) the use of inflicting pain (either physical or mental) is in my opinion justified, so long as the pain does not cause long lasting damage to the POW.
What about if lasting-damage torture is the only thing that can save you in the ticking bomb scenario? (BTW it's 'at stake' not at stack!)
Oops that typo o.o
Also, I have no idea what my response would be since its an ethical one. But I would probably go with the ends justify the means. A terrorist who threatens the lives of many by planting a dirty bomb has essentially surrendered his or her freedoms and rights by threatening one of the most fundamental rights a person can have, life, of millions of people.
This is not the case of torturing an innocent to save millions, but a case of torturing a person who has demonstrated he is violent in the hopes of killing millions of people. I feel the pros far outweigh the cons.
BUT, I am going to ask the mods to move my thread digression to a topic of its own. I feel it is worth discussing.