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Re: Is sleep deprivation a torture ?

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Originally posted by Aurel
I am just asking your opinion. Sure there is no physical contact, but if someone prevented me from sleeping, I sure would feel like they are torturing me. It is, at least, a form of moral torture, which can be as painful as physical torture. So, what should be the real definition of a torture ? Isn`the distinction between physical/no physical a little hypocritical ?

Aurel
Sure. Whatever. It's all a matter of degree. Can we redefine torture as "making one uncomfortable"? Is putting womens panties on Mustafas head torture?

Maybe asking questions of a suspect in an unfriendly tone might be torture if the suspect is a very sensitive type.

The bigger question is; Is it ever acceptable to use torture as part of an interrogation?
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