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Do we need two classifications for torture? One for self-incrimination and one for information?<br> <br> I can't say I've given a lot of time to thinking about torture and when it might be acceptable. Growing up, I usually heard only about repressive governments torturing citizens who might be in a revolutionary group. Thus, they might be tortured to confess they belonged to a given group. In this case, a person tortured would likely confess to anything to stop the pain.<br> <br> However, informational torture would be different. A group or government needs information and tortures for it. In this case, if the information isn't accurate and can't be verified elsewhere, only the truth will do.<br> <br> If I had to guess, the first type of torture would not be effective but the second type might be.
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