20 Apr 13, 03:51PM
Am I a government employee? Does anyone know this person is in my custody? Will anyone every know that I made the decision? Will anyone ever know this person has been tortured?
These things matter if we are really in this situation. Personally I'd have to say I would not do it.
If I am a government employee and I choose to go through with it I am now an agent of government acting illegally by torturing a human. There's the possibility of someone finding out and the hell that that would raise for years and the precedent it would set. That precedent has already been set frankly but I'd rather not add to it.
If I am not a government employee I still do not feel ok with it. It's easy to say you value 1000 lives over 1 life when you're not in the situation but actually acting on those wishes is different.
These things matter if we are really in this situation. Personally I'd have to say I would not do it.
If I am a government employee and I choose to go through with it I am now an agent of government acting illegally by torturing a human. There's the possibility of someone finding out and the hell that that would raise for years and the precedent it would set. That precedent has already been set frankly but I'd rather not add to it.
If I am not a government employee I still do not feel ok with it. It's easy to say you value 1000 lives over 1 life when you're not in the situation but actually acting on those wishes is different.