waterboards
the claim is that sometimes it's necessary to torture someone to get vital information in a timely fashion. and we've been conditioned by television to believe it. sop for jack bauer in 24. the purpose of a torture device, or a torture method, is to extract a confession. truth be damned. and they are very very effective at what they're designed to do. no one should promote or approve the use of torture until they've experienced it personally.