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    “The Case for Torture” argues that there are various reasons for allowing torture to exist in the United States of America. Levin would love to see society change its negative views on torture so that‚ under certain circumstances‚ torture would be permissible. The article starts off with a very brief description of how he believes society views the subject of torture as a negative thing. He leads on to oppose that way of thinking and provides three cases in which he believes torture must be administered

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    It is my belief that the essay “The Case for Torture” is flawed and that Torture is impermissible whatever the case. This is as torture is fundamentally immoral. The text states that the perpetrator aims to obtain valuable information which could potentially save thousands of lives‚ and what is the damage or loss of one life compared to this? However‚ torture achieves this goal through inflicting excruciating pain to the powerless victim‚ which cannot ever be justified. All religions take this

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    Torture and civil liberties Civil liberties are rights one owns‚ that are stated in the Bill of Rights. After 9/11 terrorist attacks President Bush and the Republican Congressed passed the patriotic Act.it undermined basic rights and freedom of the people. The government increased spying‚ wiretapping and surveillance of citizens. The united nations convention against torture of 1987‚the Geneva conventions of 1949‚the international convent of civil and political rights‚ are some of the many treaties

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    WE SHOULD NOT USE TORTURE ON SUSPECTED TERRORISTS Torture‚ as a simple definition‚ is the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as punishment or in order to force them to do or say something. When we see it done on our TV screens we think it’s revolting; we find it hard to watch‚ even though it’s faked and censored in comparison to actual methods used. This practice is usually done using covert methods‚ and is ineffective. It’s unethical and damaging‚ especially when it is practiced

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    The Importance of Torture in Relation to National Security 2‚977. The number of lives our country lost‚ due to a group of hijackers linked to Al-Qaeda that planned a terrorist attack on our nation. This day will always be remembered as September 11‚ 2001‚ or informally known as simply 9/11. This casualty count does not include the additional heart wrenching calls that were made‚ tears that were shed‚ or families that were torn apart. Our nation’s leaders often reflect on this horrific incident

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    “The Case of Torture” “The Case of Torture” written by‚ Michael Levin is a an essay about how torture is valuable‚ that “the lives of the innocent people must be saved even at the price of hurting the one who endangered them”. Pg. 360 The other gives two great scenarios‚ in my opinion that would permit for torture. The first incident he gave an example of was; suppose a terrorist planted a bomb at an important monument and said the bomb was going to go off at a certain time. Say for instance we

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    Torture Should Not Be Justified The act of torture is a grave violation of human rights that infringes objectives of the United Nations Charter. Since 1984‚ 155 countries have ratified UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT). Between these 155 countries‚ 142 countries were researched by Amnesty International‚ a non-profit organization in the forefront of the campaign against torture and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. In result‚ in 2014 among 142 countries‚ 79 of these are still torturing. (Dolmaci

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    letting the enemy know where the rest of your brigade is hiding‚ is a common torture tactic. In most cases you just want the pain to stop‚ so you give false information. This is why I feel ‚no‚ torture should not be a tactic to retrieve information and should be abolished in this country. In the essay The Torture Myth written by Anne Applebaum‚ torture is discussed and evaluated by the writer. Applebaum focuses on whether torture is a good vice to gain information from a person and it is insinuated that

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    The Potential Broken Link in the Torture Chain An American political theorist‚ Michael Walzer wrote that “just like strategy‚ generals must understand morality‚ they must understand cruelty and take actions to avoid it.” While sound military strategy‚ following the September 11th attacks‚ successfully expelled Al-Qaeda from Afghanistan and removed the Taliban from power‚ failures in morality continue to hamper the global effort to eradicate terrorism. The torture of suspected terrorists at Abu Graib

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    Capital punishment and torture are often looked down on in today’s societies because they are viewed as cruel and unconstitutional‚ but perhaps they would help in more ways then we would like to admit. They can be beneficial in many ways such as encouragement to be truthful‚ encouragement to live by the laws‚ and as a source of punishment. Capital punishment and torture are thought to be too painful‚ and the person doing the punishment is also committing a crime. <br> <br>Many people agree with

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