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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
It worked on Savanarolla. He confessed to heretical views after just a few days of torture.
As a matter of fact, I think it was a remarkably effective tool for the Inquisition in general. Think of how many people confessed their errors and were saved thanks to torture!
I believe Stalin used torture to similar effect.
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I think it is spelled Savonarola: In any event that jerk deserved what he got. The amount of cool stuff he had burned in his "Bonfire of the Vanities" was a crime.
Any no one has ever disputed that torture can get people to confess to crimes they didn't commit. So can crafty interrogations. But that doesn't mean torture can't also be used to get people to divulge information that they wouldn't otherwise divulge.
