“No one is suggesting the gov’t be given the power to do this to American citizens”
We already do it to American citizens. Our own soldiers.
Cutting off fingers and heads is torture. Unpleasantly scaring someone is not. This pious, holier-than-thou crap is so disingenuous. Those who think we shouldn’t use unpleasant scares to save American lives.... would you want the next attack stopped before your loved one has to choose between jumping to their death or being incinerated if it meant some scary water up the nose of a committed beheader?
Get real.
You’ve missed who’s advocating what here. You’re not a FR newb, so I guess you need some remedial thread-following instruction.