Acknowledging that torture is not an efficient form of interrogation

[u/Character_Growth_397]

Torture is often shown as an effective way of interrogation, with writers forgetting one key detail: People lie. AAMOF, it's likely that they will lie and give you untrue information to not be tortured

The Last of Us - Joel has an interrogation map where he'd make two different people point to something on a map. If they both pointed the same thing it meant the info was true. Very often this wasn't the case

Mass Effect 2 - Garrus points out that torture is not effective because victims will lie to make the torture stop

[u/Equivalent-Yam6331]

If you can immediately verify AND if you know for a fact that the person knows the answer. It is pointless to torture someone just to have them make shit up just for a chance you leave them alone. 

[u/Business-Loquat143 → u/Equivalent-Yam6331]

If they don't know what you want why torture them in the first place?

I'm assuming ofc you only torture people you know have the info you need

[u/TestSubject003 → u/Business-Loquat143]

People will torture for sadistic pleasure. Because they want to hurt people. Getting info is just the excuse.

[u/Business-Loquat143 → u/TestSubject003]

Ok but assuming you actually torture for info. 

You wouldn't go after someone if you weren't really sure they have the info

[u/New_War_7087 → u/Business-Loquat143]

You may be sure and still wrong. Bad intel is a thing.

[u/UnrealCanine → u/Business-Loquat143]

Well how do you know if someone knows something or not?