How do people get the opinion that torture is acceptable?:
i try to teach my children to "treat others as you want them to treat you, not the way that they DO treat you".

as far as i am concerned, two negatives ONLY make a positive in math.

therefore, torturing anyone or anything is COMPLETELY unacceptable.  

those who think that is acceptable are completely barbaric and would surely change their minds once they have been tortured.