Should suspected al-Qaeda members be tortured?

03-07-2003

Sorry for being an "UnAmerican American" but uh uh. Torture isn't right. Period.

I can understand the anger, frustration, need for revenge, etc. of the people on this board that said, "Right on, go for it!", but then how does that differentiate us from the Nazis, Soviets, Chileans, Argentinians, etc. etc. that have used torture as a modus operandi?

There has to be a place where we draw the line.

I read the British article about the terrorists who died in interrogation and was, in this case, ashamed to be an American.

It's all too easy to say, "Well, only in this one case, just this once". The problem is that it becomes easier after the first time.

There have been a lot of shameful periods of US history: The Native Americans, Slavery, The Japanese-Americans in WWII, McCarthy, etc. etc...but those are in the PAST, aren't they?? We supposedly learned from our mistakes..or haven't we?

03-07-2003	#11
originalheather Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry for being an "UnAmerican American" but uh uh. Torture isn't right. Period. I can understand the anger, frustration, need for revenge, etc. of the people on this board that said, "Right on, go for it!", but then how does that differentiate us from the Nazis, Soviets, Chileans, Argentinians, etc. etc. that have used torture as a modus operandi? There has to be a place where we draw the line. I read the British article about the terrorists who died in interrogation and was, in this case, ashamed to be an American. It's all too easy to say, "Well, only in this one case, just this once". The problem is that it becomes easier after the first time. There have been a lot of shameful periods of US history: The Native Americans, Slavery, The Japanese-Americans in WWII, McCarthy, etc. etc...but those are in the PAST, aren't they?? We supposedly learned from our mistakes..or haven't we?