Would you spend a year in a middle-eastern prison being tortured if you think you may be compensated later?

Four years after he was tortured in a Syrian prison, a Canadian resident (Maher Arar) has finally received an official apology and $10.5 million in compensation from the Canadian government for its role in the affair that caused him to be deported by US Immigration to Syria. He was detained and tortured there based on false information supplied to US officials by the Canadian government.

Regardless of right or wrong in the Arar case, here is my question:

If you knew you might be deported to a middle-eastern country to face torture for one year, but there was a high probability that you would get a $10M settlement for injustice upon returning, would you still go to?

Further to that, what would you do with the money afterwards? Would it be used for personal gain, helping to make a better community, or for revenge?
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I'm glad to see that most people have the same point of view that I have. No amount of money is worth the year of utter suffering you would have to endure.

By the way, I am not "sick", just wanted to see everyone's opinion before providing my own one way or the other.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. If you are interested in more about the Arar case, take a look at this website:

http://www.maherarar.ca/

For the record, I am not related nor do I have any vested interest...just an interested Canadian who would never want this to happen to me...

cloudyskies

No, no amount of money is worth a year of captivity. Living is about enjoying life, and money isn't necessary to do that.

Shredded Cottage Cheese

if you had evere been abused and tortured, you would know that $10M is a paltry sum, and a year is like an eternity. you would be messed up for life. NO, not worth it.

ra63

No way - my freedom is worth more than any amount of money.

mr_crankypants

No, even a few weeks of those tactics could leave you with serious mental illness. You would not come out as recognizably the same person.

Steve E

No, I wouldn't do that for 1 billion dollars.

Fast Eddie B

Nah, money is a seriously overrated reason for doing ANYTHING.

d0wnward.spiral

no way, it'd cost the whole 10 mill just for therapy afterwards.

Laughing Libra

Heck no, I wouldn't agree to be tortured for any amount of money.

I would enjoy life with the money and donate to Anmesty Int'l.

Peace Love and Harmony

Absolutely not.

Being tortured would be horrific, and there would be a significant chance of being killed, or at least permanently injured in ways that would demean your quality of life way beyond what money could repair.

Besides, there are much easier ways to make $10 million in one year.

Julia

I would never give up my body to be tortured for any amount of money. Besides that, my family and friends would be so worried. By the time you get the money and after being tortured for a year, you might as well put that money towards psychologist fees anyway!

Christie G

There would be no way I would do that. I would love the money and could have lots of fun with it but being tortured isnt the way to get it.

LaissezFaire

Nope. Anyone who says 'yes' hasn't seen what happens when people are tortured.

There are both short term and long term side effects, you'd risk being killed, there's a probability that you wouldn't get that much money and I would never give away my freedom for 10 million dollars.

blueiichris

Trey

hmmm... mentally scar myself for life and face injuries that may be permanently sustained for a remote chance of getting some money later on?

HAHAHHHA!

drgolfmd

Hell no.

crazylegs

Well Steven I am watching the Arar compensation case as I type this response. And as so would have to state as his lawyer has said that there would be no amount of money that would be worth the torture. 10 million bucks is being split amongst his family also and not just Arar alone. Family is also being compensated for the silent torture that they had to endure. The money cannot and will not ever take away these nightmares that he will have to live with for the rest of his days. If I was to be deported as he was I do not believe that I would have the ability to face the injustices he faced so would not have any money awaiting for me on return as I would imagine that I would be returning in a box in all honesty.

Curious Girl is back.

No I would not.

Heather

No way. I wouldn't sacrifice my freedom and happiness for any amount of money.

fairy_punk07

uh and make me loonier than i already am

savmcardle

I wouldn't subject myself to torture in order for money...

lll

No Way!

sugarlips

for anyone that makes the choice to go thru that type of torture for money. (there are surely some mental issue)THE ONLY THING THE MONEY SHOULD BE USED FOR IS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH BILLS!. AND NO I WOULD NOT DO IT. THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE WORLD THAT CAN MAKE ME LEAVE THE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE, TO RETURN TO THEM A FRUIT CAKE

I know the point isnt the location and rather if the monetary compensation makes up for the torture, but Ihave a question, why did you specify a middle-eastern country in our new hypothetical? Would compensation or torture be any different in another part of the world?

HotInTX

Hell yeah! If I knew that I would survive and live to see the settlement, I would go through it!
I would then spend the money on my family members that are deserving such as my poor old mother and take a world tour! Buy me three homes in the United States, one on the Pacific coast, another up in Northern-mid America, and then somewhere on the Hawaiian Islands! A nice car parked in each garage and the rest put away in stocks and bonds! Retirement!

luminosa

Good grief! I'm not insane! Nor, am I that in love with the idea of being a multimillionaire! My life and well being means more to me than that. To make a long story short.... NO I would not.

Ricky D

No way! It's not just the year of torture that he is being compensated for, its the effect on the rest of his life. The poor chap is going to spend the rest of his life haunted by those memories.

ctosboy

no, i wouldn't

kelliandjay

I don't care how much money, I wouldn't go.....who knows whether you would survive the torture, but more importantly, you family and friends would be devasted.

kurticus1024

no way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kerilyn (RIP Nolte)

NO, NO WAY

cutiepie81289

no amount of money is worth torture

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