A man struggles to get the water out of his lungs as his torturer removed the cloth and water that he had been using to water board. He sputters and coughs as more water is forced into his lungs over and over. This man just blew up twenty innocent people and is a leader of a terrorist group. The question remains, is it ethical to torture this man for information, or should this be stopped? David Gushee has several things to say on this subject. Torture is a major ethical issue especially with the ever current war on terror and fight against ISIS. Human rights need to be thought of as well because taking somebody and inflicting pain on them and making them suffer for extended periods of time is horrible. Torture brings to light major ethical …show more content…
1)(UN Convention Against Torture, 1985). During war time, the need of information is great and one of the methods to retrieve it is to torture the enemy. However, is this ethical? Is it ethically correct to take somebody to the brink of death and bring them back to receive information? David Gushee disagrees with this and every other form torture. In the article Gushee wrote, 5 Reasons Torture Is Always Wrong, states five points. The first says, “Torture violates the dignity of a human being” (Gushee, Pg. 3). He states that every person has equal rights and they are made in the image of God. He argues that every person has a right to life and torture takes away that right from that person. However, if someone kills hundreds of people does he still have a right to his own life? To answer this question Gushee discusses how torture violates the demands of justice because it abuses power and subjects people to a punishment without a trial. In his third point, he describes the ethical dilemma of giving the government power when torture is used. Despite the gathered intelligence and information from the torture, David Gushee firmly states that torture is wrong no matter what the …show more content…
From a Christian perspective, torture should not be used because all of mankind are sinners and some, by the grace of God, know the truth and have received salvation. So if everyone is a sinner, what right does a man have to torture someone who sinned? He has no right whatsoever. Gushee uses Romans 3 to describe how every individual is a sinner and not to be trusted because power will always be misused (Gushee, Pg. 4). Leaders should have power to help guide and lead others but they should not have the power to take someone’s life and do what they want with it. God created all men and women and children in his image. It, therefore, makes sense to treat everyone with the utmost respect and love because they are a reflection of the omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent God. Torture is also morally unacceptable. This may seem like a simple example, but could a person torture someone in front of Jesus. The answer would probably be no. Jesus was tortured and killed. He died for all. The torture should be
definition of terrorism as “criminal acts…against civilians, committed with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury, or taking of hostages, with the purpose to provoke a state of terror in the general public or in a group of persons..” Also, the United States have defined terrorism under the Federal Criminal Code, Title 18. It defines and lists the crimes associate with terrorism . Section 2331 of Chapter 113(B), defines terrorism as, “activities
non-Christians or non-believers. Urban II then proclaimed that all Christians who were willing to fight Muslims in the holy lands, would be forgiven of their past sins and would be accepted into heaven and so began the crusades. Despite the many beliefs that Muslim and Christian’s share, the crusaders felt justified by God in the violent slaughter of Muslim peoples. In retaliation, the Muslims formed their own crusades against the Christian peoples. It is believed that when the crusades finally ended in 1291
to be violence against the government and government policy to bring about political, and social change to better their way of life. There are two major categories of terrorism, International and Domestic terrorism (Yancey, 2006). Causes of Terrorism: There are five major factors that terrorist are motivated by, “political ideology, racial/moral convictions, anarchism, religious, or nationalism” (Yancey, 2006). People choose terrorism when they feel there is no way out. They fight to defend what
Louis 1965 wrote this; This group is ruthless in their use of religious suffrage, religious imagery, and religious tradition. They oppress the poor and the weak and push their ideals on others through force and terror. They steal and hang and beat and whip and burn and rape, woman and children and men. They pervert their religion and use it to instill fear, people shudder at their name, at their mere mention. We run but we cannot hide, we are dragged from our houses in the dead of night, we call
considered a domestic terrorism attack. The reason for that would be because the act was done by a local terrorist group ISIS. They would be considered domestic since, they committed the act intending to cause serious harm upon other Muslims and death. ISIS committed the act of terrorism in their owe jurisdiction. the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; appear to be intended (Cornell
these as well. As humans we always have to find an answer as to why these events take place and religion seems to be a fallback in providing us with this solution. It can be powerfully motivating and when interpreted However the Qur’an never once states that killing innocent people over political debates and the rights of women in these third world countries is acceptable. But as you can see regardless of this the Taliban took a murderous approach in order to make a stand against what they believe
wants to fight for their country and is willing to die for the country. But a lot of US soldiers are sacrificing their life in foreign countries due to the United States international policing. United States should not be sending troops to different countries and lose their soldiers. The United Nations have an ‘Interpol’ to deal with the international crimes and even have a UN military force to act upon international terrorism. As of 2016, the United States lost 2,386 soldiers in the war in Afghanistan
lot of changes to the way their law enforcement handles certain situations and offenses. These changes have come from learning experiences. For example the Miranda vs. Arizona case taught us that every person, guilty or not, needs to be read their rights before taken into custody because it is fair. A more modern topic that has constantly been changing the way our government and criminal justice system operates, is terrorism. Terrorism over the past two decades or so, has had a huge influence on the
endured mass human extinctions and brutal violence from the well-known holocaust to the under recognized Rwanda genocide. According to Dictionary.com, genocide is the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. Genocide has been occurring for centuries and centuries and continues to occur in countries such as Syria, Nigeria, Iraq and many more. These recent genocides are mostly occurring at the hands of extremist groups such as Boko Haram and ISIS (Countries
Some would consider war to be inevitable, others think it an excuse for resources and power, while the remaining think it to be pointless, and a waste of human lives. War is a dreadful thing, the trauma that victims endure, and the effects that it brings on the warring nation is horrendous. I have chosen this topic because I want to shed light on the devastation and pain that war brings, and what some preach in the name of peace. Specifically, I will be focusing on the aspects of government intervention
armed conflicts worldwide. The life of a child soldier is filled with terror, violence, horrible living conditions, lack of proper sanitization and poor nutrition. Children are forced by commanders through false promises and manipulation, to kill innocent civilians, other children and even their own families. “Shooting became just like drinking a glass of water” said Ishmael Beah, an ex-child-soldier, “children who refused to fight, kill or showed any weakness were ruthlessly dealt with.” In the last
Throughout history, there have been many influences on the human race, whether good or bad. Actions of these human beings ring through time and continue to have an impact on those living today. In this past century, the human race has seen two prominent men stand out in the categories of good and bad, Mahatma Gandhi and Osama bin Laden. Gandhi and bin Laden have many similarities in background and leadership, but it is their difference in impact that affect the billions of people alive today. Mohandas
the fight for power have not changed, nor has a solution for this fight been found. What about power makes man resort to terror attacks and violating human rights? The classic definition of power is the sum total of one capabilities (Pevehouse and Goldstein, 2016, 2.2), but what influence does that “one” legitimately hold over any other “one” and/or groups of other “ones”.
France and it was involved in multiple wars, including the Spanish-American War in the year 1898. In addition to these wars, many of Spain’s overseas colonies had taken up arms and gained their independence during this time. All of these problems led to a period of dictatorial rule in the country in 1923 and ended in 1931 with the establishment of the Second Republic. With all the growing tensions and volatility developing in Spain, the Spanish Civil War had erupted in July
The Al-Qaeda offshoot ISIS, has made its way through Iraq and Syria. This new terror campaign appears to have been rolled out with a decades old objective, which is wrought with violence, propaganda and destabilization. But what are the reasons behind these acts of terror and violence? How is it possible to stop terrorism? What is the future of the endless conflict between Islamic extremism and modernity? The last one is particularly burning, since it touches an issue, entwined in ever-lasting controversy