Torturing Terrorists The threat of terrorism is a reality that most were oblivious to until the horrific day of September 11‚ 2001. Its’ images will forever be imprinted on the minds of the unfortunate ones who watched the tragic death of thousands. Many believe that the United States was ill prepared and ignorant of crucial information. What would happen if they had a terrorist who knew of the attack but would not talk? How far do you go to potentially save the lives of thousands? In critical
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According to Merriam-Webster.com‚ “Torture is defined as the act of causing severe physical pain as a form of punishment or as a way to force someone to do or say something.” While torture is widely criticized by the United Nations and Amnesty International‚ organizations that are supposedly for the progression of human rights‚ there is no denying that the United States‚ in compliance with the Central Intelligence Agency‚ has received valuable intel from the use of torture. Torture is sometimes a
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Imagine‚ you have a terrorist in custody‚ and this terrorist knows the location of a bomb that will detonate and end thousands of American lives‚ is it ethically justified to torture this terrorist in order to obtain the critical intelligence needed to locate and disarm the bomb‚ saving thousands of lives? This is a scenario called the ticking time bomb scenario‚ it may be an extreme scenario‚ but none the less‚ it is possible‚ would you let ethics get in the way of saving those people’s lives?
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we are are presented with where the master mind of a terrorist attack who is call KSM has been captured by the CIA. He posses valuable information that could prevent another terrorist attack. However‚ he is not cooperating even under coercive interrogation methods. As a result‚ one of the agents suggests torturing his two kids who are under their custody. As unethical as torturing kids is this was one of their only options in order to try to make KSM talk. By doing this they would hope to save countless
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Should we close Guantanamo Bay‚ and move the inmates to a federal prison in the U.S ? Are they getting the rights they should be getting? Many people are convinced that Guantanamo Bay should be shut down for a handful of reasons‚ one of them is that they’re not getting treated like they should be‚ it is also an exorbitant amount of money that us taxpayers pay just to run and keep open‚ some are in their with no trail no chance to prove their innocence. The people who are locked up in here are
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Growing up in a safe country such as Canada‚ it is very easy to be naïve to the darkness and dangerous of a world it is in some places. Factions of people believe in using terror tactics such as rape and murder as tools of persuasion and promoting of their agenda. The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel‚ Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment defines torture as: “any act by which severe pain or suffering‚ whether physical or mental‚ is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes
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This is what torture is. Torture is not an effective method of interrogation. Statements can be falsely made by suspects in order to make the interrogators stop torturing. The Senate report yields information stating that 7 of 39 detainees exposed to especially violent methods bore no intelligence; others suspected provided
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many nations in the world including the United States. Physically and psychologically damage captured people is what the government do when under attack. There were innocent victims along with attackers that got captured for terrorist and war interrogation. Terrorist attacks like September 11 are unpredictable and it then disturb every citizen’s everyday life. However‚ that should not be the reason to arrest suspects and torture them‚ sometimes to death‚ to get ahold of the true culprits. People
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Introduction The word torture is a term that has international and national publicity. It is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a : anguish of body or mind : agony b : something that causes agony or pain 2: the infliction of intense pain (as from burning‚ crushing‚ or wounding) to punish‚ coerce‚ or afford sadistic pleasure and According to "Uslegal" (2001-2012)‚ the legal definiftion is “punishment inflicted in the form of physical or psychological pain inflicted on supposed criminals
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The Tragedy in Torture Is the intentional pain that an individual experiences justified by the possibility of preserving the lives of many? Torture is the used as a weapon‚ but in reality does it work? The purpose of this essay is to identify what the motives are for using torture‚ the effectiveness of torture‚ and important issues or flaws with the entire process of torture. Motivation The United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT) defines torture as: ’torture’ means any act by which severe
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