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People are divided about whether governments should torture people suspected of terrorism. Torture involves severe physical or emotional pain to gain information from someone. The Pew Research Center asked people in 38 nations if they believe torture is justified to gain information from suspected terrorists about future attacks. The average support for torture in the 38 countries was 40 percent. Governments sometimes defend torture as a way of learning about a planned terrorist attack so they can take action to prevent it. But a U.S. Senate Committee report said brutal questioning of suspects does not work. In 2014, the committee said torture was “not an effective means of acquiring intelligence or gaining cooperation” from terrorist suspects.
* be divided about ~ = ~에 대해 의견이 엇갈리다[나뉘다]/ torture = 고문하다/ be suspected of ~ = ~의 혐의를 받다/ involve = 수반[포함]하다/ justified = 정당한/ take action = ~에 대해 조치를 취하다/ brutal = 잔혹한, 악랄한/ means = 수단, 방법/ acquire = 습득하다[얻다]/ intelligence = 기밀, 정보; 정보 요원들
The most support for torture came from people in Uganda. Seventy eight percent of Ugandans polled by the Pew Research Center said they support torture against suspected terrorists. Other countries with more than 58 percent support for torture were Lebanon, Israel, Kenya, Nigeria and the United States, Pew said. All those nations have experienced terrorist attacks. The lowest percentages of support for torture came from people in Argentina, Ukraine, Venezuela, Chile and Indonesia. Support in those five nations was 22 percent or less.
* poll = 여론 조사를 하다/ terrorist attack = 테러 공격
