Torture is degrading to everybody involved, not to mention the fact that it violates international law and reduces us to the level of countries that we condemn for human rights abuses.
I do believe in some kind of retribution though, and I do believe in capital punishment. No, I don't think it deters anybody. But there are a lot of people out there who are beyond rehabilitation of any type. They're not sick. They know exactly what they're doing - they just don't care. Those people simply deserve to die. No need to make the process overly complicated or painful - just shoot them.
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