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Objectively defining torture is an interesting exercise to me, however, I think torture has to be defined subjectivly. Given the subjective nature of defining torture I doubt there can ever be agreement on where the line gets drawn between what is and what is not torture, especially on the margins. There will always be opportunities for those sitting on the sidelines to come in after the fact and make charges against those on the front lines of doing unpleasant work.
Samurai had an answer for torture - sapaku.
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