In the article‚ The Case for Torture‚ Michael Levin sheds light on the complexity of using torture. The author argues that the use of torture is sometimes necessary. He lays out various situations in which torture may be needed and highlights arguments in support of torture. I agree with Michael Levin’s theory that torture is sometimes justified because it is sometimes morally obligatory‚ it helps to maintain order‚ and it prevents evils that may happen in the future. The first reason I agree with
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The Art of Torture According to a 2006 survey conducted by BBC News‚ 58% of Americans say that any form of torture upon a fellow man for any reason is wrong (“One-third” 1)‚ which is ironic because horror films‚ such as Saw and Hostel‚ where victims are brutally murdered and ripped to shreds for the audience’s pure entertainment pleasure topped the box offices with their releases in 2004 and 2005. By looking at sociopolitical platforms and moral messages behind the ‘torture porn’ subgenre‚
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(Pegg‚ 2013). This form of torture will work perfectly during interrogations. The neck torture on the other hand was just made as an endurance test or a method of punishment. “It is a neck device that is usually made out of wood or metal with sharp ends” (Pegg‚ 2013). This torture technique allowed the victim to be very uncomfortable. In fact‚ “they were unable to eat‚ lie down or lower their heads for days” (Pegg‚ 2013). In conclusion‚ many of us would approve that torture is usually abnormal and disturbing
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Torture is Torture. Period Torture is causing pain and suffering to gain information and confessions. It’s a traditional‚ historical‚ well-understood term. Waterboarding is a form of torture in which a bound‚ gagged prisoner is forced to breathe in water. There are several techniques but all produce the same effects‚ a physical sensation of drowning and a psychological sensation of panic‚ fear and loss of control. Calling it anything other than torture is absurd. You wouldn’t call a bank robbery
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States Naval Academy. While in the service I discovered an ongoing nonconsensual human experiment testing a human-machine interface weapon. The program is testing a class of weapons called “Perception Warfare‚” “Spiritual Warfare‚” or “No-Touch Torture” weapons. I use the term “testing” loosely. This program functions more like an electronic gulag. I’ve researched this issue for over ten years now and have verified the information to be true. I have been doing public outreach on this issue for
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relating to the use of torture against any person whatsoever. As such‚ there are different perspectives on the ethics of its usage as well. While some believe that the use of torture becomes necessary at times‚ others believe that whatever the circumstances are‚ torture can never be justified. Some very pertinent issues related to the use of torture are‚ “Suppose a child has been kidnapped and a person has been suspected of committing the crime. Is it justifiable to torture that person in order to
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deserve to be treated humanely. The fact is‚ they have information that could save thousands of American lives. However‚ they are so passionate about their cause; such information is not easily obtained. Therefore‚ the United States has the right to torture prisoners of war (suspected terrorists) in order to acquire vital information that is required to protect our country and its citizens. Terrorists are not regular soldiers in a regular war. They do not even merit POW (prisoner of war) status
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mercy. Torture is a great issue globally today. Ill treatment is no longer effective to receive correct information in this day and age. People are losing their basic rights very often as a result to torture. Humans are treated like animals‚ when there are more sophisticated ways of getting information. Torture also causes a lot more problems than it fixes. Torture should not be justified because it is ineffective‚ inhumane and unnecessary. Torture should not be justified because torture is ineffective
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Is it ever ethically justified to torture a terrorist to save millions of innocent lives‚ or is it always unjustifiable to torture a person? Imagine one summer day when all the news stations broadcast a message saying that a terrorist has planted a nuclear bomb in New York City and that the bomb will detonate in approximately one hour and two million civilians will parish. The news then says that the terrorist has been captured‚ but the only way to find out the key information to stop the detonation
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Torture in Guantanamo Bay Mohamed al-Kahtani was a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay who endured numerous disgusting and truly horrifying acts of torture. Being seduced by prostitutes and female officers‚ told to act like a dog and forced to crawl on his hands and feet while barking‚ and forced to urinate himself are just a few examples of the type of life prisoner’s at Guantanamo Bay are living. They are held in solitary confinement‚ while all day and night their lights in the rooms are kept on. Each
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