| akuma587 said:
Then why did America execute Japanese soldiers who waterboarded American troops? We obviously thought it was serious enough to KILL people over it.
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... because the victors of a war choose the rules their former opponents are judged by?
On top of that, what we think is appropriate at one point in time (or place) may not be appropriate at another time (or place) ... consider how adulterers and homosexuals were treated at different times throughout history, or how they are treated in different parts of the world.
What I was actually refering to is how people are "outraged" that the military uses methods like forcing people to listen to Barney songs and Nine inch Nails as a way to encourage people to give out information that could save hundreds or thousands of lives. Personally, I find it somewhat disturbing that the same people who are entirely unwilling to allow any minor discomfort to people who's only goal is to kill them because it violates "human rights" are the same people entirely willing to ignore the horrible "human rights" records of dozens of countries because it suits their current political goals.
