Quote Originally Posted by Cloud No.9
it is not possible to use torture to defend against immineint terrorist attacks. there is no way you can get from arrest to torture to preventing a bombing in 3 hours. 3 hours is used as it was the longest conceivable time you would leave a bomb anywhere. that's from the ira. you need to use seriously obscene methods of torture to get that much that quick.
Riiiight, because the IRA has the same MO as ETA, Al'Quada, Operation Rescue, Hamas, the Grey Wolves, the Shining Path, Omega 7, and God's Army. :rolleyes2

and i would protect my family. but i will not become my enemy.
Your enemy is out to kill your family. The primary concern of yours should be to prevent that. To fight in a way which restricts our options makes us weaker.