The Aim Of Torture

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The Art of Torture Going by the title of this paper you are probably asking yourself “How in God’s name can torture be seen as an art, were these people mentally ill?” well it was, but I talk about that later, let me tell you a little about the history of torture. Torture has been around since the times of Ancient Greece and is still around today, usually in the Mafia. Other than the mob, torture isn’t very common in our society. Punishments aren’t near as harsh as they used to be back in medieval times.

Torture is something all over the world to inflict punishment and pain to people. The fear of drowning is something a lot of people have. With this being said, this story is based on a torture method called waterboarding. Waterboarding was thought of by members of the Special Forces. It was used in a training called SERE, which means Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape. The main things needed for this torture is water, and a board of course. This is why it gets the name waterboarding. The goal of this paper is to insure people that doubt waterboarding is a torture, waterboarding is a torture. In “Believe Me, It’s Torture”, Christopher Hitchens describes waterboarding in order to convince the readers on why it is torture.

Torturing is a Psychological Behavior “The Case for Torture” by Michael Levin introduces the topic of torture as an acceptable measure for preventing future evil. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, torture is the act or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment that forces them to do or say something, or for the pleasure of the person inflicting the pain. Victims may be tortured for various reasons, such as for the tormentor’s own pleasure, a motive for revenge, or the need to obtain answers. At some point in life, everyone has thoughts of torturing another individual, especially when experiencing traumatic events or simply seeking for revenge. Stanley Milgram’s Shock Experiment, the Iraqi Prisoner, and Philip

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

Torture the Means to an End Torture is not a method that should be used by law enforcement. The use of torture by law enforcement personnel is unethical. To prove this we will have to examine several different areas. First, one has to consider what torture is.

The term waterboarding does not sound like a negative word. It actually sounds as if it is a water-based sport such as surfboarding. One might assume that it is a very exciting and enjoyable activity. Unfortunately, it is far from enjoyable. Waterboarding is a severe form of torture that has been practiced throughout history. It is a form of torture in which a person is strapped down to a board that slopes downward at the head and has his head covered with a thin cloth or towel, while water is poured on face. This is done to give the person the feeling that he is being drowned. If performed repeatedly or the person is exposed to a large amount of water it will lead death. Waterboarding has recently become the topic of discussion among many government agencies and the media. It is a very controversial and debatable issue among many people, including government officials and citizens of the United States. The reason why waterboarding is controversial has with legal definition of the word torture. Many people claim that according to the law waterboarding does not constitute as a form o...

In this scenario there is substantial moral justification for torture. Consider this: law enforcement believes that torturing the target will save thousands of innocents; law enforcement knows of no other way to save those lives; loss of life is imminent; the lives about to be lost are innocent; the target has no good reason to murder the victims; the target is known to be morally responsible for planning and arming the device and if it explodes, that individual will be responsible for the murder of thousands. The target is liable on two aspects. First, the target is causing law enforcement to make a choice between two evils, torturing the target or allowing innocents to die. Were the target to do what people consider the right thing and disclose the location of the bomb, law enforcement would not have to pursue interrogation techniques. Second, the target is engaged in completing his purpose which is to murder thousands of innocents. In this environment laid out, torture is both unlawful and unusual and if law enforcement officials tortured the target they would be tried for a crime...

Ethics It is morally and ethically unjustifiable to resort to torture, no matter what the scenario might be. In this case, if you are not getting reliable information while interrogating the prisoner; then you are most likely not going to get reliable information while torturing the prisoner. The prisoner is most likely going to give you information that you want to hear, so you will stop with the torture. The decision to not torture the prisoner might leave thousands of lives at stake if he still refuses to give reliable information during interrogation.

In the context of the theoretical propositions introduced in the lecture around issues of law and morality, give consideration to ONE of the following: (a) reproductive rights; (b) euthanasia’ or (c) torture, in the context of discussions in the lecture and readings about law and morality (2000 words).