Leaving aside the morality or otherwise of torture-
Listening to reports on CIA torture, I found it interesting that one of the main motivations for carrying on the torture was fear of prosecution for torture.
That is, the torturers were desperate to justify their actions by trying to force out some statement that would mean the torture was justifiable.
This may have become as much of a motivation for carrying on with torture as the original attempts to find out information to save lives.
A sensible objection to torture is that it doesn't really work, but if the above is the case, then it really is counter productive.
Listening to reports on CIA torture, I found it interesting that one of the main motivations for carrying on the torture was fear of prosecution for torture.
That is, the torturers were desperate to justify their actions by trying to force out some statement that would mean the torture was justifiable.
This may have become as much of a motivation for carrying on with torture as the original attempts to find out information to save lives.
A sensible objection to torture is that it doesn't really work, but if the above is the case, then it really is counter productive.