Dear Mr. President

Dear Mr. President,

Concerning recent reports and official admissions about mistreatment/torture of war prisoners and terrorist suspects, I don’t think it is justified under any circumstances, because it goes against our deepest sense of the dignity and human rights of each person. It is forbidden by our laws and all our faiths. Americans believe that “the ends do not justify the means.” We believe it’s better to wrongly acquit a quality man (who might rob or kill again) than to wrongly punish an innocent man.

Mistreatment/torture of captives is not a harmless way to get information; if it sim...