not quoting anyone, just stating my opinion:
it is not right, obviously, to torture in order to gain results or to essentially prod another to torture in order to gain the results. torture is very bad and should be prevented if at all possible.
it is right, however, to use the results of torture if the torture has already happened and was not preventable. mengele and others were going to torture those people for their own gain no matter what. i think it is wrong to ignore the results they obtained because the people are dead and tortured no matter what, ignoring the results will have condemned the people to a death even more devoid of purpose than it already is.
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