TORTURE Using Torture to Gather Intelligence About Terrorism Tim Sonnreich‚ February 2005. Once upon a time (as in about 4 years ago) the issue of ’torture’ (i.e. whether it is ever acceptable to use it) was very rarely debated - and when it was debated‚ defending torture was considered an extremely hardline to defend. That reality existed for a good reason - namely that torture is almost unimaginably terrible‚ and should never be something that people speak of lightly. In fact the few times
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Torture is “the act of inflicting excruciating pain‚ as punishment or revenge‚ as a means of getting a confession or information‚ or for sheer cruelty” (Dictionary.com). It is thought that torture is used to get information that may save lives. In “September 17‚ 2001 - President George W. Bush sign[ed] a secret memo authorizing the CIA to detain suspected terrorists” (“CIA Torture Report Fast Facts”). What innocent citizens don’t know‚ is that torture is sometimes used wrongly and for revenge instead
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Over the course of my seventeen years‚ I have definitely enhanced my character due to the society and people surrounding me. Many influencers have caused me to become a better and improved individual. I have developed an individual who is grateful and studious. I was raised in a Catholic household‚ however I did not have a connection with my faith until I reached the age of fourteen. My religious community at St. Ann’s Catholic Parish has had a powerful impact on my character ever since I began
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possesses the ultimate power‚ the power to manipulate our minds and replace our entire initial beliefs and preconceived notions with alternative thoughts and beliefs. Upon this realization one can then draw a parallel to Ember‚ a character in “The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf” which is an apocalyptic novel set in dystopian times. Ember holds the power to retrieve one’s memories‚ modify them and return them anew. The entire notion of manipulating one’s original beliefs reflects the objectives of media
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Torture the action of inflicting pain to a subject in order to get the truth or make them do something they want. The origins of torture date back to 530 A. D. were in many ancient civilizations such as Romans‚ Jews‚ and Egyptians practiced the arts and ways of torture to force others to say something they want. With their lewd ways of doing the job and their inhumane machinery‚ it has become one of the most depraved forms for the extraction of truth. Their fundamental roots of their form still
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There is an ongoing debate on whether torture should be used and if it is ever “ok”. There are many different points of view and both sides have very clear‚ convincing arguments on whether torture should be used as a way to obtain information. One side says that torture is not necessary even in extreme cases. The other side it should be used if it mandatory. Although these sound like a compromise they do have a few conflicting ideas. Even though both essays are trying to sway the reader to one side
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Court ruling from the case of J.D.B. v. North Carolina established age is a factor that must be considered during a police interrogation (Mears‚ 2011). Furthermore‚ J.D.B. was a thirteen-year-old special needs student‚ and a burglary suspect‚ who was questioned by the police at school. Additionally‚ J.D.B. was not provided Miranda warnings before the police began interrogation (Mears‚ 2011). The Supreme Court determined that a child in placed in the situation would feel compelled to answer police
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The English in medieval times‚ utilized torture to extract information or a confession from a certain person (generally performed on infidels and church priests because of how religion was very important Medieval English society.) Torturers would torture someone with great skill by preventing the victim to not pass out and receive life-threatening damage but still deal excruciating pain to reach success in the torture. There were a large variety of tortures in medieval England but the particularly
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September 11th 2001‚ the laws on torture have been at dispute in democracy. If there was a way to prevent the September 11th attacks then America should do anything in their power to get the information to save innocent lives of their citizens. Furthermore‚ intelligence is needed to find out who is responsible for these attacks. To get the needed intelligence we must have somebody that knows what happened and a way to extract the information. This is where torture would come into play. There are various
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“Physical torture can affect the brain‚ too. But by itself‚ “psychological torture undermines the very ability to think‚ and it doesn’t leave any marks.”- Psychologist Steven Reisner. One of the many techniques the government uses to interrogate mainly terrorist is a form of torture to get them to give up information. They use techniques such as waterboarding‚ rectal feeding and hydration‚ confinement in boxes‚ using cold water beating‚ threats‚ etc. Using torture is very uncommon‚ it is only used
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