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Comment author: Sniffnoy 23 January 2011 07:51:46PM 4 points [-]

To some people, it's completely obvious that torture is a bad thing and doesn't work, and to others, it's completely obvious that getting important information for one's own side is an emergency, people can't lie if they're suffering enough, and people on the other side don't deserve careful treatment.

This example seems a bit odd, as half of it is about a factual matter...

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