LET'S ARGUE TORTURE

[Duchess]

A New York state senator has spurred controversy online by asking in a tweet if the Boston Marathon bombing suspect arrested Friday should be tortured.

Second-term Republican Sen. Greg Ball of the Hudson Valley tweeted just after authorities in Boston captured Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Friday evening.

Ball's tweet calls the suspect "scum bag No. 2" and asks who wouldn't use torture on him to save more lives.

Many tweets responding to Ball were critical of his remarks.

Ball issued a statement Saturday defending his position on torture without mentioning his tweet. He says he is not shy in saying torture is justified in the war against terror if it can save lives.


So...the US can condemn the use of torture by other countries but it's alright for us to use it because the end justifies the means. Would you agree with that statement?

Personally, I tend to travel the high road because that makes me better person than those who don't. How I feel about myself is always way more important than how others feel about me. I don't believe the use of torture works & if my country resorts to that they are nothing more than a bully, which we are already viewed as, btw. That plays a big role in why Americans are so hated & I think those that hate us have every right to that feeling.