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Why was torture viewed publicly?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

It is not unusual for people to derive pleasure from the suffering of others. There is even a word in German which means the pleasure that we take in the misfortunes of other people (schadenfreude). Added to this, if we agree that the person being tortured is guilty of some crime for which he deserves to be tortured, then we might also enjoy the feeling that we are getting a just revenge.

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14y ago

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