Answer:
First up, it’s illegal.
The international standard, as defined by the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, is that torture is illegal.
A total of 156 nations adopted this treaty. The U.S. was one of them. We signed it in 1988. And it became legally binding in 1994.
Explanation:
“I should have opposed torture,” Balko wrote, “for the same reason I oppose just about every other surrender of power to the government that people tend to think looks good on paper Because the government won’t use it competently, because the government will abuse it, and because the government will find new inappropriate contexts in which to use it.”
