Senate report on CIA torture techniques released

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

That sounds just plain disgusting. Sugarcoating of it's best.
They take good care of the subject, nothing wrong going on here, move along...*scream in the background*

If torture is permitted (or it has to be not only banned, but that ban uniformly enforced), then I believe that well executed interrogation without permanent damage (and thus without the likelihood of the suspect dying during it), with proper legal process (ie such methods are specifically sanctioned, clear rules exist and they are uniformly enforced, in a way not dissimilar with the arrest), with compensation and rehabilitation should the suspect be found to be not guilty, is the way to go.

Otherwise, without regulation (or uniformly enforced ban), what you get is a dysfunctional (doesn't get the results) and open to misuse (because it is done secretly, without clear cut rules) instrument.