Is Torture an acceptable tool in the interrogation of terrorists? ENDS- 26th of April

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I'm going to jump right into this debate, as many topics are being brought up and discussed amongst the current affairs section of the forum it has gotten to a point where they are stating that a lot of the attacks on these cities are forms of terrorism and that individuals from different groups of rebels are pointed at for the cause of the attacks.

So my topic for this debate which states;

Is torture an acceptable tool in the interrogation of terrorists?

Things to consider if you favour torture as an acceptable tool;

• Needing information from terrorists can be time-sensitive. Which means that those interrogating the individual need to know all detail regarding the terrorist attack or a potential one.
• Some may claim that torture is right as those who have done a terrorist attack deserve more punishment for the lives they've taken
• Torture is sometimes more humane than what the terrorist could/would do to soldiers when captured.

Things to consider if you are against torture as an acceptable tool;

• Some experts say that torture is not practical nor is it effective.
• Those who are terrorist may construe the truth and may have an alternative objective
• Most interrogators have a hard time keeping psychologically sound when partaking in challenging activities during interrogation
• Those who are interrogators are perceived as evil, and has a ever-lasting effect on public and international opinion.

I will rest the debate into your hands. What do you think?
Let the Debate begin!

This Debate will end on 26th April, 2017 at 11:59PM GMT

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Dang right I think torture is acceptable. If you decide to attack a country with malicious intent to scare/harm/injure/kill people and others, you deserve torture and eventually death.

no, not acceptable as you'd be just as bad as the person you're torturing - anyone who has the ability to hurt anyone, despite who that person is or what they do, should be classed as a danger to society imo

terrorists are extremely vicious and horrible people, but they were brainwashed into thinking what they think and they wouldn't tell you all that you know if you harm them or threaten to harm them... they don't care about pain

Yes, if it's proven beyond reasonable doubt that this person is either involved in a plot which undermines the nations security or has knowledge of one then torture should be acceptable.

I don't imagine there's any stats on torture (I.e. How many plots have been foiled due to interrogations) as it's typically a hush hush scenario in a base that doesn't exist so can't really judge the effectiveness

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Originally Posted by Expling

no, not acceptable as you'd be just as bad as the person you're torturing - anyone who has the ability to hurt anyone, despite who that person is or what they do, should be classed as a danger to society imo

terrorists are extremely vicious and horrible people, but they were brainwashed into thinking what they think and they wouldn't tell you all that you know if you harm them or threaten to harm them... they don't care about pain

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Everyone has a breaking point.

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Originally Posted by Expling

no, not acceptable as you'd be just as bad as the person you're torturing

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Waterboarding, sleep deprivation, standing in a cell for a long time, etc. is not as bad as being:

shot with a gun
stabbed
cut
blown up by explosives
raped
etc.

Regardless, the attacker deserves the things listed above if he or she chose to do so to others.

One of the big problems with torture isn't the obvious moral ambiguity but the actual effectiveness - people can be forced to admit to things that simply aren't true under minimal coersion, let alone straight up torture

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Originally Posted by FlyingJesus

One of the big problems with torture isn't the obvious moral ambiguity but the actual effectiveness - people can be forced to admit to things that simply aren't true under minimal coersion, let alone straight up torture

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Often times torture is used to get the person to admit something that investigators know already so as to make sure they are telling the truth.

Sinking to their level is never acceptable. Our governments should be leading by example.

Telling the truth once doesn't mean you're telling the truth the next time, especially when it's under duress. People are quite capable of saying one thing that's correct followed immediately by something that isn't, for example: literally everyone in the world ever

And why do you call me a liberal in your sig lol I'm nothing of the sort, about as much fiction as you winning these arguments

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Originally Posted by Empired

Sinking to their level is never acceptable. Our governments should be leading by example.

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Leading by example by letting a murderer live peacefully in a cell?