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@ Craig Murray
Political Activist, Rector Dundee University

Is it any worse to torture someone yourself than to allow them to be tortured by another person/country?

Submitted by: paulo123 | 17 votes for this..

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Answered by Craig Murray

No. I think certainly if you had the power to stop it you should stop it. If you are encouraging the torture by another country, as I would argue the United Kingdom was in Uzbekistan for example, by being... Show more »No. I think certainly if you had the power to stop it you should stop it. If you are encouraging the torture by another country, as I would argue the United Kingdom was in Uzbekistan for example, by being a regular and reliable customer for the intelligence it produced, then I would think you are morally just as culpable. If it is going ahead without your encouragement, I would argue you have a duty to try to stop it. Show less »

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rezashah at Nov 29 2007 12:00:00 AM :  That's a thought-provoking question, paulo123. I'd especially like to know what practising Christians think, since the Church defines sins as either of commission or omission. Surely allowing people to be tortured is a sin of omission?

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