&gt; We can see physical or psychological torture used effectively in many TV series.<p>Almost exclusively by the heroes, and it always works almost instantly. It says something about the people writing them.<p>I can&#x27;t wait for the episode of Daredevil where he spends a month and a half torturing someone for information.<p>Remember all of those scenes in movies from the 70s and earlier when halfway through the rape, the woman starts to get into it, and when we cut to the morning after she&#x27;s like &quot;never leave me,&quot; and now the viewer is expected to sympathise with the rapist and his victim against the world?<p>It&#x27;s a snapshot of the mindset of elites.<p>&gt; Remember at school. When one child get punished, all the other childs of the class become quiet. The main desired effect of torture is manipulation of population. They do not care if the tortured guy speaks or dies, they want to inspire fear.<p>This is only way torture is effective. Except, in this context, the more accurate term for it is terrorism.