Quote Originally Posted by Litmaster View Post
Hmmm... well, I don't think so. The common factor here is that there are two opposing sides: allied and enemy. Anything that would help your side win the conflict (whether Maller or Tower side) would be fair game in this situation.



In this case, revenge and increasing survival rate are one on the same, assuming they can take out Scratch. Presumably Tardust has cut bait with Scratch, thus making him less of a threat, but there is no good way for Burt or Riley to verify this. For all they know, he could be lying through his teeth. The application of torture in this case is a use of force intended to get the truth from Tar-- the whole truth, and nothing but the truth...
I don't think you can put all that on Burt. Scratch threatened to shoot Lizzy just because she walked toward them to say Hi. Then both Scratch and Latch wanted to trade the tanker for sexual favors from Lizzy. They provoked Burt first.