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When do the ends justify the means?

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When do the ends justify the means?
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RE: When do the ends justify the means?
September 14, 2015 at 2:41 am
Torture doesn't work on the grand majority of cases.
If the guy you're torturing isn't forthcoming in the first place, what makes you think he will be forthcoming once he has a biggest grudge against you?
But Americans think it works... Maybe 24's Jack Bauer has something to do with it...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nat...story.html
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When do the ends justify the means?

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When do the ends justify the means? - by Losty - September 13, 2015 at 10:28 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Chad32 - September 13, 2015 at 10:59 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Losty - September 13, 2015 at 11:05 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 13, 2015 at 11:09 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by vorlon13 - September 13, 2015 at 11:15 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Athene - September 13, 2015 at 11:20 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 13, 2015 at 11:31 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Athene - September 13, 2015 at 11:49 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 14, 2015 at 12:52 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Athene - September 14, 2015 at 3:13 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 14, 2015 at 11:52 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Athene - September 14, 2015 at 12:02 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Athene - September 14, 2015 at 4:11 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Napoléon - September 14, 2015 at 7:28 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 14, 2015 at 10:36 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Chad32 - September 14, 2015 at 9:32 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by vorlon13 - September 13, 2015 at 11:23 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Exian - September 14, 2015 at 12:06 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Bob Kelso - September 14, 2015 at 12:32 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Minimalist - September 14, 2015 at 1:07 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 14, 2015 at 2:25 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by pocaracas - September 14, 2015 at 2:41 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Ashground - September 14, 2015 at 3:13 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Athene - September 14, 2015 at 3:28 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Bob Kelso - September 14, 2015 at 3:44 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 14, 2015 at 3:17 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 14, 2015 at 3:43 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 14, 2015 at 4:30 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by pocaracas - September 14, 2015 at 4:47 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by pocaracas - September 14, 2015 at 11:13 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by robvalue - September 14, 2015 at 11:28 am
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by brewer - September 14, 2015 at 5:09 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by I_am_not_mafia - September 14, 2015 at 5:13 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by abaris - September 14, 2015 at 6:01 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Losty - September 14, 2015 at 6:41 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by abaris - September 14, 2015 at 7:20 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Athene - September 14, 2015 at 11:32 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 14, 2015 at 7:15 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Napoléon - September 14, 2015 at 7:29 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Losty - September 14, 2015 at 7:34 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by abaris - September 14, 2015 at 7:37 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Losty - September 14, 2015 at 7:42 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 14, 2015 at 10:47 pm
RE: When do the ends justify the means? - by Athene - September 15, 2015 at 12:41 am

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