world changing response 7

We are all aware that torture is a method used in order to manipulate people in question into giving more information then they are willing to give normally. We are also aware that the process of torture is unethical. It is argued that while it is a productive way in retrieving desired information from people as a form of punishment, its also been said to only promote false information, seeing as how people will say anything to escape pain and torture. If we as Americans know that it’s wrong to torture in order to get information, why are we still using it as a mechanism today? I believe that its also wrong to put individuals at risk for developing major psychological problems later on in life as a result of receiving torture as punishment, no matter what the circumstances are. People make mistakes, and where I do agree that these people should be punished, messing around with an individuals psyche is very dangerous and can only lead to worse behavior in the future, not to mention make it even more difficult for that particular individual to recuperate from any trauma they may have already undergone. It is stated that while physical damage can occur, the emotion damage is always much worse. How come in a world and time like the one we are currently living in different approaches have not been stressed as being the main way to get information that we are looking for?