If the kidnapper had information that was useful in the recovery of my daughter I am sure the kidnapper would have some agenda for releasing that information and my conduct would be responsive to that agenda.
I appreciate that you want to preserve a bit of ambiguity about how you would respond.
And just as you acknowledge you're not a pacifist, I'm pretty sure you're also not a fool. I think, with your inate mothering instinct, you'd find a strength and malevolence within you that would immediately convince that captive that he'd better tell you what you want to know, RIGHT NOW, or you're going to kill him (after a whole lot of pain being inflicted on him)...
Yes.. it's a drastic scenario and god forbid any one of else ever be unfortunate enough to confront such a scenario.
Unfortunately, our soldiers face this situation on all to regular an occasion (such as the two soldiers who were kidnapped, beheaded, and mutilated).
But when human life is not at imminent risk, I completely concur that physical violence is not the best, or most desirable, approach in obtaining information.
But there are times, and circumstances, when you "gotta do what you gotta do" and then try and retrieve your humanity later on
Hawk. |
