D-brief By Nathaniel Scharping and Carl Engelking January 28, 2017 4:59 AM. Torture is banned because it is cruel and inhumane. Why torture doesn't work: A definitive guide. December 18, 2014. I know that they went into it with an open mind. In countless films and TV shows such as Homeland and 24, torture is portrayed as a harsh necessity.If cruelty can extract secrets that … US report on 'enhanced interrogation' concludes: torture doesn't work. But even if we move past those realizations, all available evidence suggests torture doesn't work, and those being interrogated will simply say anything to make the torture stop. Torture doesn't work and here's the scientific evidence No longer a myth: a part human, part pig chimera 38-thousand year old rock art has a lot in common with Monet Based on his knowledge on neuroscience Shane O’Mara comes to the conclusion that torture "doesn't work," and that "interrogation is far too important to be left to amateurs." I seem to remember in the beginning of Battle of Algiers – it’s been a while since I watched it – I think the film begins with a scene where captured and waterboarded guy leads the French to the hiding place of the last group of the insurgency leaders. The amendment's main goal is to prohibit torture by demanding that all U.S. national security agencies — including the CIA — follow the field manual. Torture doesn't work… There is … Policymakers (whom O'Mara labels as relying "on their own impoverished thinking" when it comes to policy on torture), specifically would benefit from reviewing some of the research that O'Mara uses to bolster his argument. Evidence That Torture Doesn’t Work. / Evidence That Torture Doesn’t Work. David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star. Those who were engaged in the analysis followed the evidence. ... torture methods either — multiple studies have shown that simply accusing someone of a crime and claiming that evidence of their wrongdoing exists is enough to get even innocent people to change their minds. But it also requires the manual to be revised, within a year, to reflect "current, evidence-based best practices for interrogation" that don't involve the use of force. But for anyone with even a scrap of intellectual integrity, the evidence is beyond question. The answer may lay in the fact that there are few empirically validated alternatives to torture, and it is hard for scientists to prove that torture doesn’t work. An interrogation aims to question somebody thoroughly, often in an aggressive manner to obtain information, or to extort a confession. "Why Torture Doesn't Work" is an absorbing read. 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