Now in reality there will no doubt be moments when, to save innocent lives from certain death, an interrogator may be forced to resort to torture. We might appreciate such an interrogator in the same way we would appreciate the parent who puts a bullet in the head of a pedophile, but we should no more change our laws to allow torture than we should change them to allow murder. Soldiers caught up in conflicts and wars often choose to sacrifice their lives for their country and their mission
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