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eseehausen
12y ago
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Rather than legalizing torture as a result of these sorts of fantasies, one might argue that in such extraordinary cases, the interrogator should be willing to suffer the consequences of committing the crime of torture.
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brazzy
12y ago
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This risks giving them some sort of glorified martyr position that people might subsequently aspire to.
eseehausen
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12y ago
As opposed to risking just making it legal so anyone can do it without a second thought?
brazzy
12y ago
As opposed to saying "It's
never
the right thing to do, no matter how certain you are that this case is different".
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