Laws have long been established to punish those found guilty of crimes; in this country, one must first be found guilty for punishment to be rendered. ... For example, many Americans believe that al Qaeda members in captivity that have thus remained silent and not provided interrogators with information should be administered truth serums so they can provide the U.S. with any information that could lead to the arrest of more al Qaeda members, and other terrorist fugitives still at large. ... That would lead to prisoners being tortured without a trial, thus breaking another ideal this country w...

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My first reasoning to why I am against torture is because of my religious views. ... The torture may also strengthen the hatred and distrust towards the interrogator, giving the criminal even more of a reason to lie. There is even historical precedent for this, during the purges in Stalin's Russia, many of his political adversaries were tortured and then put on 'show trials', where they admitted to crimes that they couldn't possibly have committed (The Doomed Soldiers). ... It is almost impossible for the interrogator to determine if the suspect has revealed everything, ...

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