Would legalizing torture result in too many cases of torture? Rare counterexamples

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The economist David K. Levine claims that if a government of a country makes torture legal, the inevitable result will be torture that is out of control. I point out an inconsistency in his approach to torture. I then argue that we should be open to rare counterexamples to his claim and describe a kind of counterexample.

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Terence Rajivan Edward
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