New poll finds majority of Americans believe torture justified after 9/11 attacks

[NACBA]

A majority of Americans believe that the harsh interrogation techniques used on terrorism suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were justified, even as about half the public says the treatment amounted to torture, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

By an almost 2-1 margin, or 59-to-31 percent, those interviewed support the CIA’s brutal methods, with the vast majority of supporters saying they produced valuable intelligence.

In general, 58 percent say the torture of suspected terrorists can be justified “often” or “sometimes.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...34-f79a23c40e6c_story.html?wprss=rss_homepage

 

[Spikender]

I can't wait until the day their children are abducted by the Government and interrogated using the same techniques.

Oh, but they're Americans, right? So that would never happen to their children, right?

There is a such thing as unacceptable tactics and acceptable targets. But these people believe the exact opposite of that: there is no such thing as an unacceptable tactic, but there are unacceptable targets for those tactics. What's good for the goose should be good for the gander, but they believe the people tortured were "terrorists" and that they deserved it because of their non/anti-American association they were given.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

Polls are interesting.

 

[muh_roads]

I want off this planet.

 

[Ronin Truth]

According to the late Bob LeFevre, only about 5% of mankind is civilized.

 

[ZENemy]

This is a phone poll and they only questioned 1000 people. Its pathetic.

 

[William Tell]

Sounds like Soviet Russia or Nazi Germany. How many of these people have heard of the 8th amendment? I think that should become a big campaign of ours. Always bring up how torture violates the Constitution.

 

[Christian Liberty]

Sounds like Soviet Russia or Nazi Germany. How many of these people have heard of the 8th amendment? I think that should become a big campaign of ours. Always bring up how torture violates the Constitution.

The problem is that most people in America have nationalistic prejudices, and they believe non-Americans shouldn't be given constitutional rights. Some don't even believe "terrorists" should be given human rights...

 

[otherone]

The problem is that most people in America have nationalistic prejudices, and they believe non-Americans shouldn't be given constitutional rights. Some don't even believe "terrorists" should be given human rights...

Most Americans believe the constitution is powerless to protect the rights of those outside the jurisdiction of the federal government. Ironically, the federal government believes the entire world to be within it's jurisdiction.

 

[Kotin]

shocker.. /sarcasm

 

[Brian4Liberty]

What came first, public acceptance of torture, or media and entertainment propaganda promoting torture?

 

[William Tell]

What came first, public acceptance of torture, or media and entertainment propaganda promoting torture?

I have no doubt that those lame Cop shows on TV has had a big effect on it. There's always some terrorist who needs to be tortured so he will tell how to diffuse his bomb.

 

[Lucille]

"I would rather die in a country that upholds every human’s inalienable rights than live in a country ‘protected’ by barbarous thugs."

That.

 

[56ktarget]

This is a phone poll and they only questioned 1000 people. Its pathetic.

Another moron who doesn't understand statistics.

 

[DFF]

Aside from the fact that it's supremely evil, by torturing suspects, this opens the door to future US POW's being tortured as "payback."

 

[William Tell]

Aside from the fact that it's supremely evil, by torturing suspects, this opens the door to US POW's being tortured as "payback."

Yep, and the lame Neocon response is "the enemy already does that sort of stuff"

 

[A Son of Liberty]

But, "elections".

 

[jkob]

guess what, terrorists think 9/11 was justified because of torture

 

[presence]

But, "elections".

Prime example of why hearts and minds must come first.


How many of these people polled realized we were shoving crunch peanut butter up the asses of those detained in the name of the USA?

 

[mosquitobite]

On my iPad so I can't pull up the meme I created with Jack Bauer interrogating.

Successful propaganda. And Americans are too sheeple to even realize they were brainwashed.