Torture evidence inadmissible in UK courts; thank God!

We are in danger of becoming what we hate, I thank God that this pulls us from the brink of a deep, deep abyss.

The Law Lords' ruling has overturned the tacit belief that torture can be condoned under certain circumstances.
This ruling shreds any vestige of legality with which the UK government had attempted to defend a completely unlawful and reprehensible policy, introduced as part of its counter-terrorism measures.

Once we allow that the ends justify the means we are no better than the terrorist organisations we are seeking to defend against and convert.
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