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Torture And Interrogation Limitations

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Torture was used as a device in order to extract confessions, prolong death, force confessions, punish suspects, satisfy personal hatred, or even frighten opponents. Today, interrogations are used in order to obtain the data needed. Interrogation is the act of questioning a suspect either formally or aggressively. The more aggressive side of interrogations involve techniques that put the suspect under a series of distress. Medieval torture techniques influence today’s interrogations. Today’s interrogations have limitations of what can be used. The government calls it clean torture for it leaves no lasting marks on the victim. For no permanent damage to be given, certain punishments are under time restraints but there are no limitations on

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