[sirrocco]

If your daughter and wife were kidnapped by 2 people and you catch one of them, would you torture him to save them? What if you learned that they are being raped every day? Would you torture him then ?

What if you knew they do this every two weeks to another family, would you do it then?

What if you caught someone that has a habit of planting bombs in schools, would you do it then ?

I don't know if torture works or it doesn't, but it's certainly a topic worth having a conversation over.

[vacri]

Hand them over to the police and let them deal with it - they're far better at interrogating people for information, and far better resourced for a rescue operation.

[sirrocco]

I was giving a couple of examples in reply to the "Why is this a topic of conversation?" question. It's not meant to be taken literally as a plan to save someone.

I'm just saying that it's worth having a conversation over.

PS: what's up with the downvotes in this thread ?

[reddytowns]

It's often used as a way for a person to shut someone up when they don't have an argument. Seriously, karma should really be called groupthink points.

[vacri]

Downvotes can just mean 'I disagree'. It's stupid and wrong and confuses everyone new since it ghosts the comment, but it's the sanctioned action of HN since time immemorial. The argument has been had many times before, but it's acceptable HN behaviour. If you look in my profile, you'll see a screed against the moderation system that was written about four years ago...

Basically just suck it up and don't read too much into the "I disagree"s.

[rdtsc]

What if the aliens landed? What if lizards are controlling the earth? What if....

> If your daughter and wife were kidnapped by 2 people and you catch one of them

Does this happen often to your wife and daughter? Did it happen to anyone you personally know? Or is it a movie plot you are remembering.