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Rogues beeing Rogues (s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com)
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[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 106 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Reminds me of why torture as a means of information gathering is ridiculous.

I will absolutely tell you what I think you want to hear when you start stabbing me, whether its the truth or I ever knew it at all.

But I also hate you for torturing me, so If I do happen to know the thing then I also know enough about the thing to alter the answer to something false but plausible for a moment of relief while you act on it, because we all know if you're torturing me, you have no intention of letting me out alive.

This is why the lets be pals/wine and dine approach is more effective.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, real pros say:

"Thanks for finally providing some info. We are going to go corroborate it. If you lied, or if we can't find convincing evidence your info was right, we will take this conversation up with your wife/kid/family"

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Joel did that in last of us

[–] nodiet@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Joel pretended to do that in the last of us, only to turn around saying "I believe your friend" and killing the second guy immediately.

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

Well they really shouldn't have stabbed him to begin with!

[–] ObstreperousCanadian@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago

This is why I liked the how Torture skill in Burning Wheel does just this: you decide what the victim says. It's not true, it's just what they admit to.

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Which is why you get the deets, stab anyways, check for accuracy. If incorrect, revive, repeat.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

The CIA hates this one weird trick!

[–] renormalizer@feddit.org 3 points 2 years ago

I doubt their soul would be willing to be revived just to be tortured and killed again.

[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago

That what the brits did to get Germans to talk in WW2