Two-thirds of Americans believe physical torture should never be used. What I find disturbing is that this means 100 million Americans think torture is OK. As you walk down the street, one out of every three people you pass thinks it is acceptable to inflict pain and injury on others for information. Don't get on their bad side!
One of the problems Americans (people?) have is minimizing torture. I have heard several friends and family members say things like "That stuff going on in Iraq isn't torture. Torture has to be life or death, etc..."
ReplyDeleteIt's really quite scary to hear people say that.