This survey, conducted across the United States in April 2014, shows the public opinion regarding the justification of torture against suspected terrorists. 35 percent of respondents felt that the use of torture against suspected terrorists is sometimes justified.
United States: Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists is ever justified?
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YouGov. (May 6, 2014). United States: Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists is ever justified? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298786/united-states-public-opinion-torture-against-terrorists-justified/
YouGov. "United States: Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists is ever justified?." Chart. May 6, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298786/united-states-public-opinion-torture-against-terrorists-justified/
YouGov. (2014). United States: Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists is ever justified?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298786/united-states-public-opinion-torture-against-terrorists-justified/
YouGov. "United States: Do You Think The Use of Torture against Suspected Terrorists Is Ever Justified?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298786/united-states-public-opinion-torture-against-terrorists-justified/
YouGov, United States: Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists is ever justified? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298786/united-states-public-opinion-torture-against-terrorists-justified/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
United States: Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists is ever justified? [Graph], YouGov, May 6, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298786/united-states-public-opinion-torture-against-terrorists-justified/