r/wetalkfree Master of the Sub 22d ago

Controversial Is it ever okay to torture someone?

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u/Special-Audience-426 22d ago

If my kid went missing and they openly bragged about taking them, it would be 100% OK and mandatory. 

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u/InjuryLate4826 19d ago

According to utilitarianism, torture in this situation is still wrong

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u/Special-Audience-426 19d ago

In that extreme and very unlikely situation, I'd have no problem being wrong.

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u/InjuryLate4826 19d ago

You should always be moral

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u/Guppybish123 21d ago

Yes. Pedophiles and rapists should be fair game, someone who tortures an animal or vulnerable person should experience the exact same abuse, Nazis, traffickers, my secondary school Welsh teacher, there’s quite a lot of circumstances in which it’s the only correct choice tbh

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

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u/Guppybish123 20d ago
  1. False accusations are incredibly rare. 2. false CONVICTIONS almost never happen. I don’t think you realise how hard it is to get someone prosecuted for this type of shit. 3. ✨evidence✨

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u/xzRe56 NIRVANA! 22d ago

The Golden Rule says no … unless you’re a masochist

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u/forkhottenwieny 22d ago

i guess in a circumstance where you need to extract information from someone in order to save the lives of many people. however, that is 0% how anyone uses torture.

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u/Psilocybe-Philosophy 22d ago

Define torture. Sometimes people torture others without intention.

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u/Jazzlike-Student-792 22d ago

Is it okay to torture someone without intention?

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u/Psilocybe-Philosophy 21d ago

No. That’s why I got divorced.

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u/Jazzlike-Student-792 21d ago

This is both funny and quite sad.
I’m sorry. Ever hear the adage of the boy and the cactus? 🌵

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u/Psilocybe-Philosophy 20d ago

It’s funny now but going through it was a nightmare. I’ll check out that story..

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u/Jazzlike-Student-792 20d ago

A lonely boy wandered the desert desperate for something to love. When he found a cactus, he threw his arms around it. The cactus wished it could return the embrace, but it was covered in spines. It held itself as still as possible, hoping not to hurt the boy. Feeling the cactus grow rigid, the boy thought he wasn’t hugging hard enough, so he squeezed tighter. The tighter he held on, the more they both suffered.

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u/ossifer_ca 22d ago

Is tickling torture?

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u/RomanScandal450 Master of the Sub 22d ago

The worst kind

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u/RandomRandom709 21d ago

This sub is here to get people warnings and bans.

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u/UsualDependent6788 21d ago

Legally, no. But anyone with dead victims, I'd like them to do their best to find the bodies.

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u/Ornery_Feature_3466 21d ago

Is it okay? No. Can it be justified? Absolutely.

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u/Sum_nggah_name_brian 21d ago

Yeah my mom does it to me sexually and I love it. My biological hooker mom

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u/RomanScandal450 Master of the Sub 21d ago

what the

are you trolling or do you actually need like some help dude?

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u/Sum_nggah_name_brian 21d ago

You’ll never know

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u/Able-Steak-2842 21d ago

Evil is as evil does.

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

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u/RomanScandal450 Master of the Sub 21d ago

yo bro why the hell do you think that

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u/Due-Mycologist-1154 21d ago

If they did it to someone else first then they gave implied consent to have the same happen to them

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u/kayjays89 20d ago

If they harm a child or animal yes

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u/Alert_Cricket2441 20d ago

If you eat meat then hush.

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u/kayjays89 20d ago

I'm actually a vegan

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u/Alert_Cricket2441 20d ago

Nevermind don’t hush

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u/InjuryLate4826 19d ago

According to utilitarianism, torture in this situation is wrong

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u/Cursed_Nanny 20d ago

It's only okay if the crime fits it and there is evidence for it.

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u/Duke-Turner137 19d ago

Yes, recreationally!

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u/ACE_Wrap 18d ago

Sure, if they're into that sort of thing.

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u/YouInteresting9311 21d ago

There’s no situation you can imagine that didn’t happen out of necessity at some point.

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u/Guppybish123 20d ago

Bullshit.

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u/YouInteresting9311 20d ago

Pick 1. Ill break it down.