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I'm with you

Submitted by Philip Brewer on November 5, 2007 - 04:55.

Torture is evil and should never be tolerated. I can't imagine that we've accepted it to the extent that we have.

If someone believes that there's a "ticking bomb" scenario, and thinks that torture is the only way to save lives, then I'm okay with him making that choice--and then turning himself in, losing his job, and going to prison. After all--aren't his career and freedom a reasonable trade-off for saving lives?

Frankly, I think prosecuting the torturers is the only way we'll preserve the rule of law in this country. There's no point in passing new laws against torture, as it was already illegal. We need to send a bunch of CIA and Army folks to jail under the old laws, and their bosses along with them. A willingness to see that done is what I'm looking for in our next administration.

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