Comments on: Joe Scarborough: More Extreme than Jack Bauer http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2009/01/12/joe-scarborough-more-extreme-than-jack-bauer/ Human Rights First builds respect for human rights and the rule of law to help ensure the dignity to which everyone is entitled and to stem intolerance, tyranny, and violence. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2009/01/12/joe-scarborough-more-extreme-than-jack-bauer/#comment-103 Anonymous Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:46:00 +0000 http://69.164.209.119/?p=993#comment-103 >"Imagine if a terrorist had the knowledge that an atomic bomb was going to be detonated in an American city maybe even yours and it could be avoided by waterboarding one terrorist for this information." OK, imagine that city was New York, but the terrorist knew just saying any city would end the torture. What's stopping him from lying and saying LA or Chicago instead if the end result will be the same (i.e. no more pain)? Great way of getting reliable information. Of course, that's just the opinion of a "loon" who sees the world in shades of gray instead of just black and white. >"Imagine if a terrorist had the knowledge that an atomic bomb was going to be detonated in an American city maybe even yours and it could be avoided by waterboarding one terrorist for this information." OK, imagine that city was New York, but the terrorist knew just saying any city would end the torture. What's stopping him from lying and saying LA or Chicago instead if the end result will be the same (i.e. no more pain)? Great way of getting reliable information. Of course, that's just the opinion of a "loon" who sees the world in shades of gray instead of just black and white.

]]> By: Dan D http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2009/01/12/joe-scarborough-more-extreme-than-jack-bauer/#comment-102 Dan D Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:25:00 +0000 http://69.164.209.119/?p=993#comment-102 >Systemic torture is a crime against humanity there Anonymous. <br /><br />You actually are, as a matter of law, in the same moral arena as the Nazis. This isn't a "goodwin" exaggeration either. The Rome Treaty actually defines systemic use of torture as a matter of government policy as a crime against humanity.<br /><br />Who are the loons again? >Systemic torture is a crime against humanity there Anonymous.

You actually are, as a matter of law, in the same moral arena as the Nazis. This isn't a "goodwin" exaggeration either. The Rome Treaty actually defines systemic use of torture as a matter of government policy as a crime against humanity.

Who are the loons again?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/2009/01/12/joe-scarborough-more-extreme-than-jack-bauer/#comment-101 Anonymous Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:16:00 +0000 http://69.164.209.119/?p=993#comment-101 >I say do what ever it takes to extract information that could possibly prevent another 9/11 or perhaps worse.<br />Imagine if a terrorist had the knowledge that an atomic bomb was going to be detonated in an American city maybe even yours and it could be avoided by waterboarding one terrorist for this information,it would be worth it. If it saves even one American life its worth doing, much more so to save millions. I am sure ythere are some loons out there that would rather Americans die than a few bad guys have emotional trauma >I say do what ever it takes to extract information that could possibly prevent another 9/11 or perhaps worse.
Imagine if a terrorist had the knowledge that an atomic bomb was going to be detonated in an American city maybe even yours and it could be avoided by waterboarding one terrorist for this information,it would be worth it. If it saves even one American life its worth doing, much more so to save millions. I am sure ythere are some loons out there that would rather Americans die than a few bad guys have emotional trauma

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