why would the guards looking for "the brotherhood" torture people to death?

[slimjim]

OK so they want info about the brotherhood so they torture that guy and he gives it to them.... but then they just keep going anyway.... IN FULL VIEW OF THE OTHER PRISONERS. I wonder how their next interrogation went?
guard: tell me what I want to know before that giant rat thing burrows though your chest
prisoner: no you'll just kill me any way.... you always bloody do
guard: errrrr promise I won't this time?

[Ukko]

They're the bad guys.

[slimjim]

They're the bad guys.

even an amoral person wouldn't hurt someone if not doing so was in their interest

[Ukko]

Of course they would. They're idiots as well as bad guys. Tywin said as much.

[slimjim]

Of course they would. They're idiots as well as bad guys. Tywin said as much.

even small children can understand "go back on your word and people won't trust you any more"

[Ukko]

They can understand "dont stick your hand in the flame, it burns" aswell, but children still get burned.

[slimjim]

They can understand "dont stick your hand in the flame, it burns" aswell, but children still get burned.

children often do stupid stuff because theirs as slaves to their emotions and impulses not because they don't understand why they shouldn't, these men aren't children

[Ukko]

children often do stupid stuff because theirs as slaves to their emotions and impulses not because they don't understand why they shouldn't, these men aren't children

Then why bring children into it?

[slimjim]

Then why bring children into it?

I didn't say kids weren't pretty dumb as well as being emotionally immature

[The Mighty 6 platoon]

They're sadists. The entire point is that Harrenhal has become this mad hellhole and the Lannister soldiers have been torturing people for so long they don't really care about information, they're just doing it for their own amusement.

[slimjim]

They're sadists. The entire point is that Harrenhal has become this mad hellhole and the Lannister soldiers have been torturing people for so long they don't really care about information, they're just doing it for their own amusement.

did you get that from the books? because if so I don't except it as an explanation for something in the TV show

[Morbo]

because they can.

its as simple as that.
remember in feudal societies, peasants and lower class don't mean **** to higher ups. they can rape pillage and burn whatever they want because as far as society is concerned its their right.

[slimjim]

because they can.

its as simple as that.
remember in feudal societies, peasants and lower class don't mean **** to higher ups. they can rape pillage and burn whatever they want because as far as society is concerned its their right.

they can't if they need peasants to be cooperative
given this was suppose to be the south judging by their accent those guards weren't any one's "higher ups"

[The Mighty 6 platoon]

did you get that from the books? because if so I don't except it as an explanation for something in the TV show

No, it's clear in the tv show that the guards are sadists doing it for their own enjoyment.

How much more do you need? A dictionary definition of sadism to pop up?

[slimjim]

No, it's clear in the tv show that the guards are sadists doing it for their own enjoyment.

no it isn't.... at all