Argumentative Essay: Is Torture Justified?
Torture is define as cruel action that can be made by a superior for an immoral action. People have different opinions when it comes to the topic of torture. Are you on the good side or bad side do you know? Sometimes torture can be justified: I’m not saying that torture can be acceptable, but in some cases it’s necessary. Torture is the process of saving lives I would say in other words is obtaining information from a convict of whichever the case is that can be helpful for the superiors to find out what happen.
“Suppose a terrorist has hidden an atomic bomb on Manhattan Island which will detonate at noon on July 4 unless ... here follow the usual demands for money and release of his friends from jail” (Levin 1). This is a very good example
of when it’s necessary to use torture. What would you do in this case? To save the millions of lives located in Manhattan Island I would torture the terrorist without any compassion, because on top of being a terrorist he is about to kill millions of innocent lives with no reason at all.
“Here are the results of an informal poll about a third, hypothetical, case. Suppose a terrorist group kidnapped a newborn baby from a hospital. I asked four mothers if they would approve of torturing kidnappers if that were necessary to get their own newborns back. All said yes, the most "liberal" adding that she would like to administer it herself” (Levin 1). They are many cases were torturing is really necessary to be able to save important live, like this newborn baby that just came to the world and has not done anything bad.
“Opponents of the death penalty, for example, are forever insisting that executing a murderer will not bring back his victim” (Levin 1). Death penalty in my opinion is not worth of doing if the convict killed someone why are you going to do the same thing, death penalty like the quote said: it will not bring the lives the convict took back. In my opinion I would put them in jail for the rest of their life, he will suffer more than just killing him. In comparison with torturing, they are not trying to bring anyone back to life, but to keep from taking them away.
“Just as torture is justified only to save lives (not extort confessions or incantations), it is justifiably administered only to those known to hold innocent lives in their hands” (Levin 1). Torture is only justified if live are in danger, unlike many people use their power to torture innocent people. They might torture people just because of their race, religion or political views and that’s not justify. They are bad people all around the world that are happy making bad decisions hurting others. This world is made of many injustices, that’s why we as a society should not use torture if is not necessary. Hurting innocent people that have not done anything to you is unhuman. “I am not advocating torture as punishment. Punishment is addressed to deeds irrevocably past. Rather, I am advocating torture as an acceptable measure for preventing future evils” (Levin 1) keeping in mind that if you do a crime you are going to be torture to obtain information might prevent the future of criminal for doing bad things. In my own opinion torture is acceptable if lives are in danger and can be justified.
“Suppose a terrorist has hidden an atomic bomb on Manhattan Island which will detonate at noon on July 4 unless ... here follow the usual demands for money and release of his friends from jail” (Levin 1). This is a very good example
of when it’s necessary to use torture. What would you do in this case? To save the millions of lives located in Manhattan Island I would torture the terrorist without any compassion, because on top of being a terrorist he is about to kill millions of innocent lives with no reason at all.
“Here are the results of an informal poll about a third, hypothetical, case. Suppose a terrorist group kidnapped a newborn baby from a hospital. I asked four mothers if they would approve of torturing kidnappers if that were necessary to get their own newborns back. All said yes, the most "liberal" adding that she would like to administer it herself” (Levin 1). They are many cases were torturing is really necessary to be able to save important live, like this newborn baby that just came to the world and has not done anything bad.
“Opponents of the death penalty, for example, are forever insisting that executing a murderer will not bring back his victim” (Levin 1). Death penalty in my opinion is not worth of doing if the convict killed someone why are you going to do the same thing, death penalty like the quote said: it will not bring the lives the convict took back. In my opinion I would put them in jail for the rest of their life, he will suffer more than just killing him. In comparison with torturing, they are not trying to bring anyone back to life, but to keep from taking them away.
“Just as torture is justified only to save lives (not extort confessions or incantations), it is justifiably administered only to those known to hold innocent lives in their hands” (Levin 1). Torture is only justified if live are in danger, unlike many people use their power to torture innocent people. They might torture people just because of their race, religion or political views and that’s not justify. They are bad people all around the world that are happy making bad decisions hurting others. This world is made of many injustices, that’s why we as a society should not use torture if is not necessary. Hurting innocent people that have not done anything to you is unhuman. “I am not advocating torture as punishment. Punishment is addressed to deeds irrevocably past. Rather, I am advocating torture as an acceptable measure for preventing future evils” (Levin 1) keeping in mind that if you do a crime you are going to be torture to obtain information might prevent the future of criminal for doing bad things. In my own opinion torture is acceptable if lives are in danger and can be justified.