wrong question

The media seems focused on the question, did torture provide information which prevented terrorist attacks. The sophistcated media asks, could whatever useful information gleaned during torture have really been found somewhere else. The improtant question, unasked so far, is are we going to bypass over 200 years of legal jurisprudence which is continually evolving to balance individual rights and group protections. Are we going to allow namesless, faceless people to determine that individuals can be tourtured. That is the only valid question. I hope someone askes it?