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    102-201 Argument Essay 10 March 2016 The Fight on Terrorism Torture is the intentional inflicting of severe pain and suffering on people to punish or intimidate them so that they will extract information (Doing Ethics). Torture is morally wrong if it is unjustifiable or does not serve a purpose. On the other hand‚ to protect and secure our country from extremist and other terrorist‚ it can be morally justified. Keeping torture quiet with the public and out of world news is crucial. If it got out that the

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    Torture In the article “The Truth about Torture”‚ Charles Krauthammer considers the ticking time bomb problem and argues that torture is sometimes not only morally permissible‚ but morally necessary. Krauthammer uses the example of terrorists in his example‚ what if we captured a terrorist with knowledge of an attack and the knowledge of future attacks; do we torture him for his information? Or simply just have him locked up? (Krauthammer 2). Utilitarian considerations are sufficient to justify

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    Result and Discussion Use-Case 1: Inclusive Government Policy Formation Module A: Section 66A of IT Act What is Section 66A of the IT Act? Section 66A defines the punishment for sending “offensive” messages through a computer or any other communication device like a mobile phone or a tablet. A conviction can fetch a maximum of three years in jail and a fine. What is the problem with that? The vagueness about what is “offensive”. The word has a very wide connotation‚ and is open to distinctive‚ varied

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    Community Relationship Policy NorthStar Group values the importance of relationships with the communities in which we operate. Through community participation‚ we develop a long-term commitment and create positive relationships built on mutual understanding‚ respect and trust. We recognize that each community is unique We Believe • Supporting our communities will encourage support of our business; • Good communication is essential to good community relations; • Open and honest communications are

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    Tierra Mason Professor Colin Anderson 15 November 2011 Is Torture Ever Justifiable? Torture‚ according to the United Nations Convention against Torture‚ is: “any act by which severe pain or suffering‚ whether physical or mental‚ is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him‚ or a third person‚ information or a confession‚ punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed‚ or intimidating or coercing him

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    2.7 Remote Access Policy 2.7.1 It is the responsibility of all Meditech employees‚ contractors and vendors with remote access privileges to Meditech ‘s corporate network to ensure that their remote access connection is given the same consideration as the user’s on-site connection to Meditech. 2.7.2 Secure remote access must be strictly controlled. Control will be enforced by two factor authentication. 2.7.3 Vendor accounts with access to the company network will only be enabled during the time period

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    Torture: Right or Wrong Jennifer Lopez April 22‚ 2013 Ustick 7 US History Lopez 1 Torture: Right or Wrong Torture means any act by which severe pain or suffering‚ whether physical or mental‚ is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession‚ punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed‚ or intimidating or coercing him or a third person‚ or

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    the utilization of torture and its effectiveness as a means to elicit information. A main argument has been supplied that torture is ineffective in its purpose to gather information from the victim. The usefulness of torture has been questioned because prisoners might use false information to elude their torturers‚ which has occurred in previous cases of torture. It has also been supposed that torture is necessary in order to use the information to save many lives. Torture has been compared to

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    Why Torture Is Wrong

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    Torture is the action or practice of someone in authority intentionally inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment‚ whether it be physical or psychological in order to force them to do or say something. Under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ article 5 states that‚ “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel‚ inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” Torture corrodes the rule of law and undermines the criminal justice system‚ it is barbaric and inhumane. However‚ over the

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    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 as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession‚ punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed‚ or intimidating or coercing him or a third person‚ or for any reason based on

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