Quote:We weren't trying to get intel out of him, either. We tried him for his crimes and sentenced him to death.Right. My point was that just because someone committed horrible crimes, does not mean torture is automatically on the table, which appeared to be what Kandrathe was implying.
Quote:If torture is soooo ineffective, why has it been used since the beginning of history?
First, that's a poor argument. "If praying for health is so ineffective at healing, why has it been used since the beginning of history?" It's an elementary example of the genetic fallacy. Antiquity is no guarantee of effectiveness.
As to motives, as I said in my first post in this thread:
Quote:Torture is a relatively poor method of intelligence collection, and a remarkably effective tool of coercion.The rest is obvious.
-Jester