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Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery
From: "Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:29:16 -0500
On 10/20/06, Dennis Henderson <hendomatic () gmail com> wrote:
> How many of the people the Spanish Inquisition tortured were *really* guilty, > and how many just cracked and agreed to anything the torturer wanted? How many > of our soldiers in Vietnam cracked and divulged secret info, and how many just > cracked and "confessed" for a Viet Cong photo op? On torture i'll refine my comments and stick to very tactical situations, like preventing the end of the earth or slightly less. And then agree with you more so on the strategic views that you reference like the Inquisition and Salem Witch trials etc... toture is not a very reliable way to gain primary information from a prisoner.
Its not a fair comparison. In one case you're expecting people to admit to being something that doesn't exist - there is no right answer so you'll say anything to get them to kill you and end the torture (see previous posts by me).
I do believe however that most people could bring themselves to cause whatever injury necessary to keep themselves or other people from being killed.
I believe it, and I've read a study that verified it. Anti-gun idiots like to bring it up as an argument for their side. I've never been able to make that leap of logic but the study's findings were interesting. Had to do with a person's willingness to shock another human...they're quite willing. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery, (continued)
- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Brian Loe (Oct 19)
- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Rob Thompson (Oct 19)
- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 19)
- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Dennis Henderson (Oct 20)
- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 20)
- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Brian Loe (Oct 20)
- Fwd: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Brian Loe (Oct 20)
- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 20)
- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Brian Loe (Oct 20)
- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Dennis Henderson (Oct 20)
- Re: Idaho Killer Holds Encryption Key to Laptop Mystery Brian Loe (Oct 20)