I agree with “Tortures Terrible Toll” article that we should not treat any person even prisoners with torture. Not only as mentioned in the essay that torture might not be effective‚ but also the inhumane and degrading treatment of torture will reflect the country’s moral standing. I agree with the idea mentioned in the article that all people are created equal with inalienable rights. But some people think that we have to revenge from terrorists by torture. I am not against loss of any terrorist’s
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Levin’s “The Case for Torture” Torture is a concept that Americans attempt to avoid. If a criminal possesses the opportunity to harm innocent lives‚ the delinquent should be stopped. The idea presides in Michael Levin’s “The Case for Torture”; Levin attempts to portray a point that the act of torturing terrorists in order to save innocent lives is justifiable. Throughout the article‚ Levin fabricates situations to present his argument that torture is not a bad idea. He voices that torture is not established
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First published in Newsweek‚ in 1982‚ "The Case for Torture‚" by Michael Levin‚ state that "torture is not merely permissible but morally mandatory" (201). "Michael Levin argues that torture is a mortal necessity in some situations; that torturing a terrorist is the moral thing to do if it prevents "future evils" (201). Levin examines three scenarios to persuade his readers that torture is justified. In the first circumstance‚ a terrorist has hidden an atomic bomb on Manhattan Island‚ and instead
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In the article entitled “The Case for Torture” published by Newsweek in 1982‚ Michael Levin argues that the use of torture as a means to save lives is justifiable and necessary. Beginning with very general premises‚ Levin draws a series of hyperbolic cases where torture might be justifiable so as to set precedents for the justification of torture in more “realistic cases.” However‚ the author never fully defines the boundaries and conditions behind his premises and suggests that disregarding civil
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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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person of interest believes this false statement‚ he might confess‚ though it may not be true. He may confess because he thinks that the detectives expect any confession and will not let him go until he gives them some sort of information. In this case‚ the person of interest‚ who is under tons of stress‚ will invent some story to appease the detective. Because this sort of interrogation places the suspect under a lot of stress‚ society believes that it should not be
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26 November 2012 LÖG111F The term “torture” according to Article 1 of the UN Convention against Torture and scope of the Convention. Helene Inga Stankiewicz Björg Thorarensen 311088-3439 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………….…...…3 2. The Convention against Torture…………………………………………..….….…3 3.1. Structure of the Convention………………………………………….……..…4 3. Article 1: Definition of Torture……………………………………………..............4 4.2.
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Torture is Justifiable The limited use of torture should be permitted in the US in order to protect the wellbeing of the public. Torture can be both an effective means of gathering information‚ and it can be reasonably justified in some circumstances. Some of these circumstances can be any time where there is a huge amount of human wellbeing are in danger. With out a doubt‚ some people may be worried that allowing torture may make way for several human rights violations. However‚ this is not
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Is Torture Reliable or Humane? Imagine being forced into confession with your head down‚ and blood rushing to your brain. Picture the struggle of being held down and defenseless‚ against your will. Imagine having a thick towel pressed firmly over your face and continuous water being poured on the towel as you helplessly gasp for air simulating the effect of drowning. Imagine being bound and thrown into the ocean with a ‘weight’ that pulls you in only one direction: down to the bottom of the ocean
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English Writing 101 28 July 2010 To Torture or Not? After the United States suffered terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001‚ the well being of our nation would be of great interest to the Bush Administration. Anything and everything has been done to ensure that such an attack that does not occur on American soil ever again. Our military activity in the Middle East allows us to have the opportunity to catch enemy prisoners and the ability to retrieve valuable information in order to end the
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