Reply #62: I disagree, as I just posted downthread, but will repeat here.

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It is a matter of control and risk. OBL was killed when he was an imminent threat to others. If he had been subdued and controlled and was thus no longer a threat to others, then the responsibility for humane treatment becomes relevant.


(Addendum not in my other post: )
However, for those who support torture in certain cases, the responsibility for humane treatment MIGHT be outweighed by the value of other life that could be protected, if it is genuinely believed that torture will result in information that saves lives.

Those are two separate questions. The second is irrelevant in this case because OBL did not surrender, and was killed.