Comment on When Britain used torture to control the Strait of Hormuz
deHaga@feddit.uk 1 month agoLaws literally define what torture is. How could it be enforced otherwise? How could they create coercive techniques that avoided it being torture?
Comment on When Britain used torture to control the Strait of Hormuz
deHaga@feddit.uk 1 month agoLaws literally define what torture is. How could it be enforced otherwise? How could they create coercive techniques that avoided it being torture?
huf@hexbear.net 1 month ago
no, the word torture has a meaning independent of the laws of the day. it’s been fairly stable for a long time.
also, why do they need to create “coercive techniques” (methods of torture)?