Law-makers breaking the law: torture as a justified interrogation technique?
the lawlessness one has until that moment abided by and if notions could have been
stretched to an extent, it now would simply become an outlaw-act.
After the events of 9/11, the US government refused to allow some prisoners to
testify in criminal court, which stalled the case and led to the sentence to be overturned
because of a lack of evidence against who was commonly believed to be an actual
terrorist.
Disproportionate reasoning
Joshua Dratel points to the fact that the life-saving argument of consequentialism can be
applied to all situations. Criminals or drugdealers aren't tortured either, although that
could as well provide information that could save lives. Deontologists state that a
morally evil act will remain morally evil, whether the consequences are positive or
negative. Even if torture would be the answer to obtain necessary information on
annaabi.ee 
