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Originally posted by DeltAlum
I'm certainly no expert on torture, but every "expert" I've heard interviewed or read about recently says that physical torture is a very inefficient method of garnering information.
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Quite true... physical torture itself is not effective in gathering any sort of detailed information and is moderately effective in gathering immediate tactical information (well thats always what the SSF lecture was). The problem is that under physical duress the subject will tailor their responses to suit what they percieve as your desired answer.. ie. they tell you what you want to hear.
More effective methods inculde the usual array of psychological techniques: fear of torture, sensory deprevation, sexual/social humiliation, and sleep deprevation. The added mental anguish inflicted by these techniques serves to keep the subject off balance and unable to consentrate effectively, making it harder to stick to a story over repeated interogation sessions.