NEED I DETAIL THE SCENARIO, OR CAN YOUR IMAGINATION GUESS MANY SCENARIOS THAT APPLY TO THE BELOW?:
YOU'D SEVERELY PHYSICALLY TORTURE YOUR FAMILY TO SPARE THEM WORSE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TORTURING, IF YOU BELIEVED THERE WAS NO ALTERNATIVE OF SPARING THEM ANY TORTURE AT ALL, WHICH WOULD BE YOUR PREFERENCE, BUT AS FAR AS YOU BELIEVE, ISN'T AN OPTION.