Answer

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. MORE!

1 comment

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?

Topics you are talking about:

People you are asking:
James Purnell Lynne Featherstone Paul Hudson Gordon Brown Jo Swinson Kevin Keegan Geoffrey Boycott Alan Curbishly Pat Allen sir tim berners lee Gavi Strachan Britney Spears George Osborne Jon Garfunkel Banksy