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    America ’s Accountability to its Constitution and the Events at Abu Ghraib - ... While I agree that “severe” is a matter of perspective‚ what went on at Abu Ghraib‚ the depraved acts against Iraqis and humanity‚ were certainly torture. Trying to argue against that point would be somewhere on the order of arguing against gravity. The pictures speak for themselves (Unauthored). And also consider this: the woman who took the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs was “…convicted by a court-martial‚ in May of 2005

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    Although this experiment is over 30 years old‚ it strikingly resembles the events that occurred in Abu Ghraib prison‚ Iraq in 2003. It was there‚ where detainees were humiliated‚ abused‚ and degraded by American Soldiers. Images of abuse soon appeared online‚ and spread viral across the world. Almost immediately the United States military defensively stated

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    is what America stands for. In my America‚ we should not mass torture people and dehumanize them due to the fact that we can. In 2003‚ at Abu Ghraib prison‚ in Baghdad‚ American soldiers violated the rights and tortured Iraqi prisoners. The soldiers made the prisoners strip down and do humiliating acts while not wearing any clothes. What happened at the Abu Ghraib prison is an example of what can happen when one loses sight of their ethical positions. The stress of the situation plays a large part

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    key issue for obedience‚ discuss by using theories/studies from obedience for what happened in Abu Ghraib The Abu Ghraib prison is a notorious prison in Iraq‚ located in Abu Ghraib‚ near Baghdad. US soldiers were told to abuse and humiliate the prisoners by their leaders; this included chaining them up‚ treating them like dogs‚ and sometimes sexually harassing them. In April 2004 the abuses at Abu Ghraib were exposed with photos and videos showing US soldiers abusing naked Iraqis. On the 22nd October

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    Baylee Crumpler Professor Dr. Maul Sociology 7 October 2010 Abu Ghraib Prison In the United States today‚ people have become less caring for others‚ commit tremendous amounts of crime‚ and show many signs of hatred. Abuses take place in peoples’ everyday lives physically‚ psychologically‚ and sexually. Crimes such as torture‚ rape‚ sodomy‚ and homicide became popular in Iraq‚ at Abu Ghraib prison. Surprisingly‚ these terrible acts were committed by military police personnel of the United

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    The video‚ “Ghosts of Abu Gharib”‚ told the tale of inhumane treatment of Iraqi prisoners by United States military personnel in the early 2000’s. After the events that took place on September 11th‚ 2001 many individuals felt it was their need to join the army‚ fight for their country‚ and aid the war against terror. This was a very unique war because the rules of combat were not clearly stated because there was no straightforward law about treatment of individuals who were part of terror group.

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    information of what a soldier should and should not do to a captive‚ clearly was not communicated. Another issue that was proposed in the Stanford Prison Simulation was the disproportion of guards to prisoner’s‚ which was also a grand issue in the Abu Ghraib scandal. Few reinforcements with a mass of captives will cause an exhaustive effort to deal with the captives‚ therefore causing distress and frustration already to a scenario which already has a biased skew towards the captives. Training and in-depth

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    in a position of power or control. Those who are not in that position expect those who are to act with a moral conscience‚ but it is easier said than done. The Abu Ghraib scandal and Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison experiment demonstrate the powerful role that a situation can play in altering human behavior. Abu Ghraib and the

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    between The Stanford Prison Experiment and Abu Ghraib. Dawud R. Gilmore Worcester State University Psychology 101 Dr. Soysa June 28‚ 2012 Abstract American soldiers brutalized Iraqis. How far does the responsibility go? During the era of Saddam Hussein‚ Abu Ghraib was one of the worlds worst and most notorious prisons. From torture‚ to executions‚ to terrible living conditions. This was the honest view of the horrors of war. The mistreatment at Abu Ghraib took a toll on not only the prisoners

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    Dear Mike Hum The article “Is Abu Ghraib the military version of reality TV?” is unpleasant to read. It tries to give the reader‚ the vision that US soldiers in this period are not responsible for their actions on torturing of other peoples (Iraqis) but rather the orders in chief. The soldiers act was because of hypothetical imperative and not by their own desires. This is total disagreeable. The most categorical imperative act is when your own life is at risk and to save it you must commit things

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