Story v. Headline: Torture Okay (not)
Am I reading something wrong? "US Allies Oppose Torture, Polls show," reads the headline. But, if you read the article, you find out that the polls show just the opposite. The polls show that Americans and most others support torture, if only in extreme cases:
How can you get that headline out of those poll numbers?
On the issue of torture, 61 percent of Americans refused to rule it out. About one in 10 — 11 percent — said it could be justified, often, while 27 percent said sometimes and 23 percent said rarely. Almost four in 10 — 36 percent — said it could never be justified.
Majorities in Britain, France and South Korea felt similarly while in Canada, Mexico and Germany there was a nearly even split. Only in Italy and Spain do most people oppose torture under any circumstances.
How can you get that headline out of those poll numbers?
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