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Originally Posted by pan6467
1) How is 1 day of withholding rations starving anyone? I have a feeling you talk to men that have been in battle in any war and they may have gone a day without eating or sleep because they lacked the rations.
I have gone a day without food a few times and it hasn't killed me, never once made me sick, except for a few hunger pangs, I didn't feel in bad shape at all.
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Do I really have to look up starvation? Suffering from lack of food or nourishment. Suffering (hunger pain) from lack of food or nourishment = starvation.
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Originally Posted by pan6467
2) This was a POW, NOT a civilian. There is a difference. Also this man was being punished because of behavior problems. I look at it much like a parent sending a child to bed without dinner.
If this is your definition of torture, then we are in trouble and I thank God you are not in power.
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You failed to mention it was a POW. Of course a POW is still a human being. A soldier feels the same pain as a civilian.
Also, if I were in power we wouldn't be at war so the conversation would be moot.
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Originally Posted by Seer666
Sometimes, it does. It is morally reprehensible. But like any other tool, used right, it's effective. Am I fan of it? No. But I won't discount anything that may be of use.
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No, seriously, torture cannot produce reliable results. It's practically psych 101. I can elaborate on why if you'd like, but it's established science. It's not a case of "Well if it's done right, then it does yield reliable intel".