Reply #98: Scalia is a ticking bomb of tortured logic ... [View All]

[BearSquirrel2]

He first starts with a "24" scenario stating that we cannot contribute someone from slapping a prisoner if lives are on the line. Then apparently by induction, he concludes that because we cannot forbid slapping a prisoner's face that we cannot prevent ANY form of torture because there is no place to draw the line.

I suggest strapping Scalia in a chair, getting to work and then let him decide where the line should be drawn.

I remember before the war that the military said without a doubt that they do not torture. Their #1 reason was that it was unreliable. If you torture a man, he'll tell you anything YOU WANT TO HERE!!! Not the truth ... just what you want to hear.

Of course, it's unethical as well. And we all know that breaking down this boundary with respect to foreign nationals is the first step towards the FBI being able to disappear you and torture you for months on end.