# Torture? Meh, who gives a crap? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 9, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800 "2014-12-09T22:33:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chetumal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Chetumal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chetumal)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/1 "2014-12-09T22:33:01Z")
How about those thousands of people who burned to death or were forced to jump from the twin towers? THAT’s torture. These murderous Muslim ragheads made their beds, they can lie in 'em and rot. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/2 "2014-12-09T22:35:07Z")
Good summary of ridicioulus position of torture advocates. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/3 "2014-12-09T22:39:49Z")
In fact, we should burn some of their buildings with civilians in them. An eye for an eye! ---
**Author:** ![Chetumal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Chetumal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chetumal)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/4 "2014-12-09T22:42:37Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Good summary of ridicioulus position of torture advocates. I’m not advocating torture, just couldn’t care less about these raghead assholes that are whining about it. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/5 "2014-12-09T22:43:31Z")
I remember when America had the best trolls in the world. Now we come behind Norway and Chad. Before long, Canada will have more advanced trolling technology! Come on, OP! We can do better! ---
**Author:** ![Sciency](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Sciency](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sciency)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/6 "2014-12-09T22:52:12Z")
Thing is though, allowing torture puts a lot of power in the hands of a few individuals. Do you trust these people to have all that power? What if they made a mistake in their investigation? What if they’re corrupted? I know most people would admit anything after 2 weeks of sleep deprivation and constant flirting with death. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/7 "2014-12-09T22:55:05Z")
> [@Chetumal](#): > > I’m not advocating torture, just couldn’t care less about these raghead assholes that are whining about it. Most people I see “whinning about it,” are not “rag head assholes,” but good old Apple pie loving Americans. ---
**Author:** ![Chetumal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@Chetumal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chetumal)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/8 "2014-12-09T22:56:40Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Most people I see “whinning about it,” are not “rag head assholes,” but good old Apple pie loving Americans. Whatever. Don’t bomb buildings full of innocent civilians and you won’t get tortured. Seems fair enough to me. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/9 "2014-12-09T22:58:03Z")
> [@Chetumal](#): > > I’m not advocating torture, just couldn’t care less about these raghead assholes that are whining about it. You’re a piece of shit. But I guess you knew that. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/10 "2014-12-09T23:01:21Z")
> [@Chetumal](#): > > Whatever. Don’t bomb buildings full of innocent civilians and you won’t get tortured. Seems fair enough to me. Do you really think the only people who were tortured were people who bombed buildings full of innocent civilians? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/11 "2014-12-09T23:02:29Z")
> [@Lobohan](#): > > You’re a piece of shit. But I guess you knew that. You are giving [del]him[/del] it much too much credit. “Piece of sub-human slime” would be more accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/12 "2014-12-09T23:03:53Z")
> [@Chetumal](#): > > Whatever. Don’t bomb buildings full of innocent civilians and you won’t get tortured. Seems fair enough to me. Ah, yes: “Whatever” - the last argument for those without an argument. The equivalent of a five-year-old saying “Yeah, well duh.” To paraphrase the President, “It’s not what we do in peaceful times that defines us; it’s how we act during times of stress.” ---
**Author:** ![DataX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/13 "2014-12-09T23:05:35Z")
Yes - if they weren’t guilty - we wouldn’t need to torture them. We should also start using the throw them in water - and if they drown - well they truly were innocent - and if they don’t - we burn or stone them. Maybe we should put them in camps like we did to the Japanese and torture them (two for one). Am I the only one that is 99% against torture - and leave the 1% open for those that think torture is ok? Not that I would torture them, but if it turned out they were - I wouldn’t lose much sleep over it. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/14 "2014-12-09T23:09:37Z")
I think it’s usually the US that bombs buildings full of innocent civilians (usually in error, but that’s small comfort to the dead). The terrorists, generally lacking an airforce, have to resort to IEDs and flying airplanes directly into things and the like. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/15 "2014-12-09T23:35:27Z")
> [@Chetumal](#): > > I’m not advocating torture, just couldn’t care less about these raghead assholes that are whining about it. Odds on when this guy will be banned? ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/16 "2014-12-09T23:47:01Z")
> [@Chetumal](#): > > How about those thousands of people who burned to death or were forced to jump from the twin towers? THAT’s torture. > > These murderous Muslim ragheads made their beds, they can lie in 'em and rot. You libtards on this board are so predictable. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/17 "2014-12-09T23:56:40Z")
I didn’t think it possible for **Smapti** to have an evil twin. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/18 "2014-12-10T00:03:16Z")
> [@Chetumal](#): > > I’m not advocating torture, just couldn’t care less about these raghead assholes that are whining about it. [I never thought such insults would be used to describe this guy.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain#mediaviewer/File:John_McCain_official_portrait_2009.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/19 "2014-12-10T00:04:05Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Odds on when this guy will be banned? I was shocked to see a March rather than a December Join date. ---
**Author:** ![Latimera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/latimera/32/497_2.png) [@Latimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latimera)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800/20 "2014-12-10T00:45:26Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > I was shocked to see a March rather than a December Join date. LOL! That was my first reaction too! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torture-meh-who-gives-a-crap/706800.md?page=2)